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Medieval European armies were typically divided in three sections called 'battles' - the vanguard or vaward, the center or main-battle, and the rearward or rearguard. This was usually the order of march, and the three battles deployed on the battlefield with the vanguard on the right, the center in the center and the rearward on the left. However, as armies grew larger and more unwieldy they often deployed...

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