File (formation)

File (formation)

A file is a military term for a number of troops drawn up in line ahead, i.e. one behind the other in a column. The number of files is the measure of the width of a formation of troops in several ranks one behind the other. A file is also small group of troops, usually two, detached for a specific role - a detachment.

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Rank

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