Charge (warfare) - Definition and Overview

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

See also

• military tactics