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The 25 pages that link to Macedonian phalanx, each with the reason it gives.

• Alexander the GreatRelated: Its long spears pinned opposing infantry while other troops sought openings.

• Philip II of MacedonBroader topic: Philip’s reorganized infantry used long sarissas to give Macedonian armies reach and cohesion.

• Battle of ChaeroneaRelated: Macedonian infantry formations helped break the Greek coalition’s battle line.

• Battle of GaugamelaRelated: It held the center while Persian forces pressed against Alexander’s exposed flank.

• Antigonid dynastyRelated: Antigonid kings relied on phalanx infantry as the core of their field armies.

• Battle of IssusRelated: The phalanx held the center while Alexander’s cavalry attack struck the Persian position.

• Battle of PydnaRelated: Its uneven ground and broken ranks gave Roman soldiers openings at Pydna.

• Macedonian armyBroader topic: Its projecting pikes pinned opposing infantry while other Macedonian forces sought the decisive flank.

• Companion cavalryRelated: The phalanx fixed enemy forces while Companion cavalry sought a decisive flank or breakthrough.

• Hellenistic warfareRelated: Its sarissa-armed ranks formed the core of many Hellenistic armies.

• HopliteCompared with: Its pike-armed organization differed from the shorter-speared Greek hoplite phalanx.

• Battle of the GranicusRelated: Its advance helped turn the cavalry engagement into a broader defeat of Persian forces.

• Battle of the HydaspesBroader topic: Its infantry helped hold the center against Porus’s elephants and troops.

• Hellenistic armyRelated: Its sarissa-armed ranks formed the characteristic heavy-infantry core of many Hellenistic armies.

• MacedonBroader topic: Its reach and discipline gave Macedonian infantry a distinctive battlefield role.

• Macedonian EmpireRelated: Philip II developed the formation into a central instrument of Macedonian battlefield power.

• Pyrrhus of EpirusRelated: Phalanx infantry formed the core of the army Pyrrhus brought to Italy.

• Third Macedonian WarRelated: Perseus’s army relied on the formation whose loss of cohesion proved decisive at Pydna.

• Battle of RaphiaRelated: The rival phalanxes fought at the center after the elephants and cavalry engaged.

• Carthaginian militaryCompared with: Its standardized formation differs from the varied troop types used by Carthaginian commanders.

• Lamian WarNarrower topic: Macedonian infantry helped secure the victory at Crannon after the Greek coalition lost its naval advantage.

• PhilopoemenRelated: Philopoemen reorganized Achaean infantry to adopt the phalanx’s long pikes and close formation.

• Fourth Macedonian WarRelated: Andriscus drew on Macedonian military traditions in building his challenge to Rome.

• ParmenionRelated: The phalanx anchored the army Parmenion helped lead in major battles.

• Wars of Alexander the GreatRelated: Its fixed front tied down enemy troops while cavalry sought decisive openings.