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The square was revived in the 14th century as the ''schiltron'', and later appeared as the pike square or tercio, and was widely used in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. | The square was revived in the 14th century as the ''schiltron'', and later appeared as the pike square or tercio, and was widely used in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. | ||
In 2552, during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Major (UNSC)|Major]] [[Antonio Silva]] ordered his battalion of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s to form an infantry square to hold out against the incoming [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghosts]] pressing down on them until [[First Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay|McKay]] could ready the assault on [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]]. The tactic, although described as "archaic," had worked out very well, and kept the casualty ratio relatively low on the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', ''page | In 2552, during the [[Battle of Installation 04]], [[Major (UNSC)|Major]] [[Antonio Silva]] ordered his battalion of [[Orbital Drop Shock Trooper]]s to form an infantry square to hold out against the incoming [[Covenant Empire|Covenant]] [[Type-32 Rapid Assault Vehicle|Ghosts]] pressing down on them until [[First Lieutenant|Lieutenant]] [[Melissa McKay|McKay]] could ready the assault on [[Alpha Base (Installation 04)|Alpha Base]]. The tactic, although described as "archaic," had worked out very well, and kept the casualty ratio relatively low on the [[UNSC Marine Corps|Marines]].<ref>'''[[Halo: The Flood]]''', Chapter 2, ''page 64'' (2003 paperback); ''page 73'' (2010 paperback)</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Military tactics]] | [[Category:Military tactics]] | ||