1 Maccabees 6:38

38 And the rest of the horsemen he placed on this side and on that side, at the two wings, with trumpets to stir up the army, and to hasten them forward that stood thick together in the legions thereof.

1 Maccabees 6:38 — New Revised Standard Version: Updated Edition (NRSVue)

38 The rest of the cavalry were stationed on either side, on the two flanks of the army, to harass the enemy while being themselves protected by the phalanxes.

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