Columns
Troops
Both words in one sentence
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The War Sequence: The river battle in Twice Born, where your troops are backed by two equal columns of NPCs against waves of Myrkridia.
Source: Video Game / Myth -
Modern Major General: Lord Rust, and also Colon's old general when he reminisces on his army days - who actually had the troops form up into big arrow-shaped columns so it would look like all the tactical maps he'd seen.
Source: Discworld / Jingo -
See also Invaded States of America and Oppressive States of America for something specific to the United States - columns of foreign troops marching down Pennsylvania Avenue can be a very powerful image when the last time this happened was 200 years ago.
Source: Day of the Jackboot
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