ANSWER They were "citizen-soldiers".
In ancient times, heavily armed foot soldiers were called heavy infantry. This term is often used to describe the soldiers in the armies of Alexander the great.
a group of soldiers that stood in a square to fight?
Minute Men
While volunteers were always accepted, soldiers were drafted for service in the US armed forces during World War 1.
Militia.
a militia
A group of soldiers trained, armed, and equipped to fight on foot.
They are known as militia.
They are known as militia.
Hoplites were citizen-soldiers of Ancient Greek city-states who were primarily armed as spearmen and fought in phalanx formation
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peasants
peasants
The Phalanx was a massive formation of heavily armed foot soldiers. This required long hours of drill. Shared training created a strong sense of unity among citizen- soldiers.
ANSWER They were "citizen-soldiers".