Home›Sources›Wikipedia: Pincer movementSourcesWikipedia: Pincer movementEncyclopedia (Wikipedia)Citation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextWar and Military Atlas. "Wikipedia: Pincer movement." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://military.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-pincer-movement.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextWar and Military Atlas. (n.d.). Wikipedia: Pincer movement. Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://military.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-pincer-movementCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{warandmilitaryatlas-wikipedia-pincer-movement, author = {War and Military Atlas}, title = {Wikipedia: Pincer movement}, year = {2026}, url = {https://military.interactiveatlas.org/sources/wikipedia-pincer-movement}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe English-language Wikipedia article on the pincer movement (double envelopment), citing Cannae as its archetype.FactsSourcesClaims Backed By This Source (30 claims)Take a Related QuizComments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationPublisherWell-attestedWikipediaURLWell-attestedhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pincer_movementSource TypeWell-attestedEncyclopediaAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested4SourcesWikipedia: Pincer movementtier 4WikipediaView the SourceClaims Backed By This Source (30 claims)This source backs 30 claims across the atlas. As facts: 18 well-attested. As cited relationships: 1 holds, 4 connected, 2 critiqued Here. Plus 5 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicStrategy and Doctrine, 17 claims: 7 well-attested, 1 holds, 3 connected, 2 critiqued Here, 4 general references.Open Questions, 8 claims: 6 well-attested, 1 connected, 1 general references.Sources, 5 claims: 5 well-attested.Well-attested18Open QuestionsWhen was the pincer movement first used as a deliberate tactic?SourcesWikipedia: Pincer movementStrategy and DoctrineDouble Envelopment (the Cannae Maneuver)Pincer Movement (General Envelopment Tactic)Holds1Strategy and DoctrineDouble Envelopment (the Cannae Maneuver)Connected4Open QuestionsWhen was the pincer movement first used as a deliberate tactic?Strategy and DoctrinePincer Movement (General Envelopment Tactic)Critiqued Here2Strategy and DoctrineDouble Envelopment (the Cannae Maneuver)Pincer Movement (General Envelopment Tactic)General References5Open QuestionsWhen was the pincer movement first used as a deliberate tactic?Strategy and DoctrineDouble Envelopment (the Cannae Maneuver)Pincer Movement (General Envelopment Tactic)Take a Related QuizNew Doctrines: From the Legion to the InsurgencyIncludes a question about Wikipedia: Pincer movement.Comments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year