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- noun Plural form of
peltast .
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Examples
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During the night he concealed a body of caetrati, whom they call peltasts, in a position between the two camps well adapted for an ambush, and instructed Athenagoras and his cavalry in case the main battle went favourably to push their advantage, but if not, to give ground slowly and draw the enemy to the place where the ambush was set.
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There were in addition 2000 caetrati, whom they call "peltasts," and contingents of the same strength were furnished by the Thracians and by the Trallians, an Illyrian tribe.
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In the centre the imitation Romans quickly destroyed the Seleucid peltasts but were then themselves beaten by the Seleucid 2nd line.
Archive 2008-12-01 Cromwell MkI 2008
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Meanwhile they lost peltasts on their right to missile fire and all their heavy cavalry on the left of the phalanx.
Camp Cromwell 16/09/08 Cromwell MkI 2008
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Meanwhile they lost peltasts on their right to missile fire and all their heavy cavalry on the left of the phalanx.
Archive 2008-09-01 Cromwell MkI 2008
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They put their phalanx on the right angled towards the centre with cavalry on each flank of it, light cavalry on the left and elephants and light infantry in the centre supported by peltasts behind & charoits on their right.
Archive 2008-04-01 Cromwell MkI 2008
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Om the other side of the phalanxes were Mercenary peltasts, then heavy cavalry, then light cavaly.
Archive 2008-01-01 Cromwell MkI 2008
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In the centre the imitation Romans quickly destroyed the Seleucid peltasts but were then themselves beaten by the Seleucid 2nd line.
Camp Cromwell 01/12/08 Cromwell MkI 2008
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Om the other side of the phalanxes were Mercenary peltasts, then heavy cavalry, then light cavaly.
Camp Cromwell 08/01/08 Cromwell MkI 2008
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They put their phalanx on the right angled towards the centre with cavalry on each flank of it, light cavalry on the left and elephants and light infantry in the centre supported by peltasts behind & charoits on their right.
Camp Cromwell 22/04/08 Cromwell MkI 2008
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