08-06-2015, 12:59 AM
However, it is not the multiple line system that is disputed or that is the main characteristic of what is called a quincunx formation, it is the intervals between the bodies of soldiers, their dimensions and use in battle. Multiple lines were indeed useful and were used by many nations, the Gauls and Greeks among them. We should also be careful to discuss intervals in the infantry line, as cavalry formations were diachronically very different with sizable gaps between squadrons.
