How to Use Crescent Formation to Win Battles - Ancient Tactics #shorts

New Kings and Generals short will describe how to use the Crescent Formation in battles to defeat opponents. We will cover the battle of Marathon, where the alliance of the Greek-City States fought off the Persian Invasion and Thymbra during which the first Achaemenid king Cyrus the Great defeated Croesus of Lydia.

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[napoleonibonaparte]

Oddly satisfying compression and destruction of your foe using the croissant formation.

[unsuspectingfeline]

Hannibal watching these shorts be like : "It's all coming together"

[alerommel]

Good to know these life hacks. You never know when they can be useful in ordinary life.

[Varsocona]

Keep posting these strategy shorts. love 'em. My Total War gaming has hit a whole new level.

[xshandy]

Cyrus The Great was a genius in battle strategy at the time!

[hexapodc.]

Thanks guys, I was on my daily jog and a massive army with more numerous yet lower quality troops were blocking my path. Luckily I watched this on the way and was able to whip out this crescent formation and used it to crush my enemy

[miguelcarunchod.]

There was a 5 day waiting period for who was gonna attack first in the marathon battle.

[hypernovadragon]

Great info. I’m designing a large strategy game that includes tons of formations and this helps because the army I intend to play as once it’s finished is much smaller but better quality than that of my numerically superior opponent

[christopherg]

This is like the lovechild of Oblique order and feigned retreat. But it hinges entirely on army cohesion, especially in the center.

[danielefabbro]

That's always a risky maneuver. There's the risk of miss coordination or having the front broken.
Or again the enemy could hide troops on one or both flanks for a counter-encirclement. Usually it works, but, there are always problems and inconvenients.

[horushyperion]

Definitely have to try that in battle brothers

[buzan]

Thank you! These videos help my worldbuilding so much when implementing military tactics

[hebl]

I wonder how many of these tactics would actually work in various Total War games.

[simpicusmaximus]

I like the use of Eastern general portrait and Greek portrait from Rome: Total War

[JanKowalski-gqrp]

I used this tactic a lot in Rome: Total War, though I didn't know it got a name. Another version of this tactic is to place weaker units in the middle and stronger ones on the flanks, so that they quickly break out the opponent's flanks and come from the rear to his center.

[rower]

I like how this guy uses portraits from the old Rome: Total War, kinda brings me nostalgia

[Ides]

Really like what you are trying to do with these videos. Really hate the shorts format. These deserve more than 1min.

[convolve]

Me studying war tactics that I will never use: 😁😁

[christophermccutcheon]

I think this is one of the best channels on YT at the moment. Great information, with historical examples and easy to follow animations.

[medes]

Continue this war strategy and tactic series man. Having great joy watching them