Questions tagged [pincer]
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Is there an example of 2 opposing military forces both attempting pincer movements on each other?
Pincer movements (double envelopment) seem to be a ubiquitous and effective theme throughout (what I know of) military history.
Since the idea is far from new, it seems to me like you'd find both ...
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How did the pincer movement at the Battle of Cannae work? [closed]
In an effort to understand both the Battle of Cannae and its early use of double envelopment (Pincer movement) in 216 BC, I came across the following diagram:
The diagram doesn't seem particularly ...