徒歩かち軍いくさ

noun

infantry; foot soldier

Historical term for foot soldiers or infantry in pre-modern Japanese warfare.

• 戦せん国ごく時じ代だい、徒歩かち軍いくさは戦せん場じょうの主しゅ力りょくだった。

  In the Warring States period, foot soldiers were the main force on the battlefield.

noun

infantry battle; battle between foot soldiers

Historical term for a battle fought primarily by infantry, as opposed to cavalry or naval engagements.

• この合かっ戦せんは大だい規き模ぼな徒歩かち軍いくさだったと記き録ろくされている。

  This battle is recorded as having been a large-scale infantry engagement.