Charge (warfare)
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A charge is a maneuver in battle in which soldiers rush towards their enemy to engage in close combat. Charges have lost a lot of their effectiveness over the last 150 years because of handguns, assault rifles, and various forms of artillery.
Famous charges
- Charge of the Light Brigade (October 25, 1854) at the Battle of Balaklava in the Crimean War
- Pickett's Charge (July 3, 1863) at the Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War