- In
military tactics, a
flanking maneuver is a
movement of an
armed force around an
enemy force's side, or flank, to
achieve an
advantageous position over...
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Operation Outflank was the
first combat operation of the
British Pacific Fleet (BPF). It was a
series of
raids by the
Fleet Air Arm on the oil refineries...
- counter-offensive to the west
halted the
German advance for
several days, but it was
outflanked and
encircled by the Wehrmacht.
Remnants of the
Polish army
broke through...
-
Marne in
September 1914,
Allied and
German forces unsuccessfully tried to
outflank each other, a
series of
manoeuvres later known as the "Race to the Sea"...
- on
April 18, 1847. The
battle saw
Winfield Scott's
United States troops outflank Antonio López de
Santa Anna's
larger Mexican army,
driving it from a strong...
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stationed behind its cavalry. This
ensured that
Alexander would not be
outflanked,
while his phalanx,
armed with long pikes, had a
considerable advantage...
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advanced to
seize Ormea in the mountains. From Ormea, it
headed west to
outflank the Austro-Sardinian
positions around Saorge.
After this campaign, Augustin...
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another crossing at
Augsburg (see Map).
Although this
meant Gustavus could outflank these positions by p****ing
south of Augsburg,
Tilly hoped this
would provide...
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series of
French and
Bavarian military manoeuvres and
battles designed to
outflank an
Austrian army
under General Mack.
General Mack
thought that Austrian...
- Anglo-Portuguese
forces swept northwards in late May and
seized Burgos,
outflanking the
French army and
forcing Joseph Bonaparte into the
Zadorra valley...
