Military tactics
What Military tactics means in History GCSE, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
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The methods used in battle, with the English relying solely on the static shield wall and William's flexible tactics, notably the feigned retreat, dismantling this formation so his cavalry could exploit the gaps.
The People's Liberation Army successfully transitioned from guerrilla tactics to conventional warfare, utilising captured weapons.
Topics that use Military tactics
- Option 32: Key topic 1: Establishing communist rule, 1945–59 - 1 The Civil War, 1945–49 (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
- Option B1: Key topic 1: Anglo-Saxon England and the Norman Conquest, 1060–66 - 4 The Norman invasion (Pearson Edexcel GCSE)
Related terms
- Leadership
- Army composition
- conquest
- Economic collapse
- Preparation and logistics
- shield wall
- Social unrest
- turning point
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