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When is the first historical record of Armies marching?

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This probably goes back to the Ancient Greek phalanx : Soldiers marched in a tight, square formation. Their shields formed a wall while their spears moved with synchronized lethality. The only way to keep these units together is to march in lock-step. The Phalanx was later used by the Romans. read more

Marching worked its way deep into Western culture. Interestingly, in real modern combat soldiers don't march. Strutting around, a dozen men wide, is unthinkable in, say, the trenches of World War I. read more

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