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GCSE History · key term
The sides of an army or battlefield position; an attack on a flank threatens troops from the side rather than the front.
Used by Edexcel and OCR
Paper 1
Revise: Case Studies: Falkirk and AgincourtThe battlefield was narrow, with woodland protecting the English flanks. This limited the space available for a French attack and made it harder for the larger army to surround the English. Having more soldiers was less useful if they could not all engage the enemy effectively.
Paper 2
The sides of an army’s formation, which could be vulnerable to attacks from outside its main fighting line.
Revise: The Battle of Zama and the Numidian CavalryOn the right, Masinissa commanded the Numidian cavalry. Their task was to defeat the opposing horsemen and protect the infantry’s flanks.
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