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A photograph of U.S. infantry troops (U.S. 7th Corps) landing at Utah Beach on D-Day 6 June 1944 during the Normandy Landings of WWII. (Imperial War Museums)

Infantry of Napoleon's Grande Armée during the 1812 Russian campaign. By Maurice Henri Orange, 1896. New York Public Library

An illustration of Continental Army infantry c. 1779-1783, color lithograph by Henry Alexander Ogden, c. 1897. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington D.C.

A 1913 photograph of a French infantry charge, a typical tactic used throughout the First World War (1914-18). Gallica Digital Library

An 1875 oil on canvas painting by Elizabeth Thompson titled The 28th Regiment at Quatre Bras (a battle during the Napoleonic Wars). The British infantry is shown employing the classic defensive strategy of a square, where each rank fires...

A typical military sign from the Ottoman Empire known as "arma" (this Homeric Greek expression itself reflects a symbol adopted under influence from abroad). Used in the Turkish army (infantry) and displayed on the reverse side of the battalion...

French infantry defend a barricade against a Prussian assault during the Battle of Leipzig (16-19 October 1813). Print by Valadon, Bousson, Paris, after Paul-Émile Boutigny from Life of Napoleon Bonaparte by William M. Sloane, New York: Century...

Chrage of the 19th Hungarian Infantry Regiment against French troops, part of the Battle of Leipzig (16-19 October 1813). By Fritz Neumann, 19th century.

A detail from the c. 1858 title page of a collection of lithographs The Campaign in India 1857-58 showing Bengal sepoy infantry of the British East India Company. (National Army Museum, London)

A photograph showing Canadian infantry troops landing under fire at Juno Beach, Normandy on D-Day 6 June 1944. Taken near St Aubin-sur-Mer, at about 8.05 am. (Imperial War Museums)