Charge (warfare)
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A charge is an offensive maneuver in battle in which combatants advance towards their enemy at their best speed in an attempt to engage in a decisive close combat. The charge is the dominant shock attack and has been the key tactic and decisive moment of many battles throughout history. Modern charges usually involve small groups of fireteams equipped with weapons with a high rate of fire and striking against individual defensive positions (such as a concertainer or bunker), instead of large groups of combatants charging another group or a fortified line.
Military tactics of rapid all-out attack
| Charge | |
|---|---|
Scotland Forever!, a romanticized painting of the Royal Scots Greys charging at the Battle of Waterloo during the Napoleonic Wars | |
| Era | Prehistoric – Modern |
| Battlespace | Land |
| Weapons | Polearms, Swords, Bayonets, and Firearms |
| Type | Maneuver warfare, Offensive warfare |
| Strategy | Offensive |