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sheltron n (military, historical)

A compact body of troops holding their shields close together to form a roof and a shield wall; a testudo. (by extension) Any compact body of troops forming a battle array or phalanx, especially such a body of Scottish troops armed with pikes during the Wars of Scottish Independence in the late 13th and early 14th centuries. The First War of Scottish Independence between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Kingdom of England began on this day in 1296 and lasted for over 32 years.

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