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[[File:Ac2-guard.png|thumb|A regular soldier]] | [[File:Ac2-guard.png|thumb|A regular soldier]] | ||
A '''regular''' | A '''regular''' is any basic [[soldier|footsoldier]] that comprises the bulk of a military. While unspecialized troops have commonly been referred to as such, other names like '''militia''' during the [[Renaissance]], and '''grunts''' were nicknamed at the [[Ming dynasty]] while grunts of other nations were a bit specialized from them.<ref name="AC2">''[[Assassin's Creed II]]''</ref><ref name="ACB">''[[Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood]]''</ref><ref name="Grunts">''[[Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China]]'' – [[Database: Grunt]]</ref> During the [[American Revolution]], British Regulars were derisively referred to as "Redcoats" or "Lobsterbacks" by the [[Patriots]].<ref name="British Regulars">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: British Regulars]]</ref> At the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Ptolemaic ]] [[Egypt]], '''regular '''infantry was used by the [[Ptolemaic Army]] in Egypt and in the [[Roman Army]] served in Roman colonies. The '''[[Hoplite]] '''infantry was the '''regular '''type of soldier in [[Greece]]. The Athenian [[peltast]]s and Spartan [[phalangite]]s were common types of the [[Athenian military|Athenian]] and [[Spartan Army|Spartan]] militaries. | ||
During the [[American Revolution]], British Regulars were derisively referred to as "Redcoats" or "Lobsterbacks" by the [[Patriots]].<ref name="British Regulars">''[[Assassin's Creed III]]'' – [[Database: British Regulars]]</ref> | |||
At the [[Ptolemaic Kingdom|Ptolemaic ]] [[Egypt]], '''regular '''infantry was used by the [[Ptolemaic Army]] in Egypt and in the [[Roman Army]] served in Roman colonies. | |||
The '''[[Hoplite]] '''infantry was the '''regular '''type of soldier in [[Greece]]. The Athenian [[peltast]]s and Spartan [[phalangite]]s were common types of the [[Athenian military|Athenian]] and [[Spartan Army|Spartan]] militaries. | |||
[[File:ACIV AF S1.jpg|thumb|Regulars as seen from different factions]] | [[File:ACIV AF S1.jpg|thumb|Regulars as seen from different factions]] | ||
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A regular is any basic footsoldier that comprises the bulk of a military. While unspecialized troops have commonly been referred to as such, other names like militia during the Renaissance, and grunts were nicknamed at the Ming dynasty while grunts of other nations were a bit specialized from them.[1][2][3] During the American Revolution, British Regulars were derisively referred to as "Redcoats" or "Lobsterbacks" by the Patriots.[4] At the Ptolemaic Egypt, regular infantry was used by the Ptolemaic Army in Egypt and in the Roman Army served in Roman colonies. The Hoplite infantry was the regular type of soldier in Greece. The Athenian peltasts and Spartan phalangites were common types of the Athenian and Spartan militaries.
Appearances
- Assassin's Creed
- Assassin's Creed II
- Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
- Assassin's Creed III
- Assassin's Creed III: Liberation
- Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag
- Assassin's Creed: Rogue
- Assassin's Creed Origins
- Assassin's Creed: Odyssey