Gage spent the winter in New Jersey, recruiting for the newly-formed 80th Regiment of
Light-Armed Foot , the "first definitely
light-armedKaynak: Thomas GageHe owes his fame as much to the improvements he made in the equipment of the peltast s or
light-armed mercenaries (named for their small
Kaynak: Iphicrateswounds, the Suavi fighting on foot, the Huns with bows, the Alani drawing up a battle-line of heavy-
armed and the Heruli of
light-armed warriors
Kaynak: Battle of NedaoThe multinational Dutch forces, consisting of
light-armed troops from Makasar and Ambon , in addition to heavily-equipped European
Kaynak: Amangkurat II of MataramHe was leader of a body of Thracian
light-armed troops (javelin-men, akontistai), which accompanied Alexander the Great as auxiliaries
Kaynak: Sitalces IIthe 12,000 Roman heavy-
armed infantry and 20,000 Italic allies, apparently heavy-
armed also, as they were never used as
light-armed infantry.
Kaynak: Battle of the TrebiaThe king placed his
light-armed troops and peltasts in front of the phalanx, and drew up the phalanx itself in front of the camp, with the
Kaynak: Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC)While Tacfarinas trained a division of specially selected men into a Roman-style force, Mazippa led his traditional
light-armed Mauri
Kaynak: Tacfarinas(probably Greek-style hoplites ), plus 2,400
light-armed infantry (rorarii , later called velites ) and 600 light cavalry (equites celeres).
Kaynak: Early Roman armyThe Baggage animals, the
light-armed troops, and the cavalry are placed in the center of the army. The heavy-
armed troops who use the
Kaynak: Testudo formationAt the same time, Ammianus describes
light-armed troops with various terms: velites, leves armaturae, exculcatores, expediti.
Kaynak: Late Roman armyThe Florentines and their allies had 10,000 undisciplined
armed rabble on foot, including
light-armed infantry, and crossbowmen, and
Kaynak: Battle of CampaldinoThe Dutch formulated a new strategy of counter-insurgency warfare, during the Aceh War by deploying
light-armed Marechaussee units and
Kaynak: Counter-insurgencyhelmets and breastplates and greaves, and to practice stationary and steadfast fighting instead of the nimble movements of
light-armed troops'.
Kaynak: Achaean LeagueAfter Alexander, Tarentini equites, or
light-armed spearmen, with two horses each, emerged(192 BCE, Livy , XXXV 28, 29). Evolution
Kaynak: Hippeiswith cavalry and
light-armed troops, and phalanxes were destroyed too easily by flank attacks owing to the sarissa's tactical unwieldiness.
Kaynak: SarissaAt Delium, Pagondas made use of deeper ranks, reserves, cavalry interventions,
light-armed skirmishers (peltasts) and gradual changes in
Kaynak: Battle of Delium