[MR] What's the differenece between a column and line in a battle?

[Lady Rhiannon of Berra]

Or... a column is a sideways line and a line is a sideways column :-)

Think of a line as left to right, and a column as front to back.

Rhi
(who finally found something useful from Marching band days)



On 10/12/05, Aedan Aylwyn <aedan at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
> > >I'm having a problem defining the combat effectiveness of these two
> > >structures on the battle field. Can someone, explane in simple terms for
> > >the figher chic. :)
> >
> >A column is a row that is counted from front to back, while a line is a row
> >counted from right to left. Columns are 'deep' with lines. Lines are 'wide'
> >with columns.
>
> How about...
>
> If you have people to your left and right as you face the enemy, you're in
> a line.
>
> If you have people in front of and behind you, you're in a column.
>
> Aedan
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