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"evolutionibus" was the term where the Dutch were inspired by Roman military drills to make the standard rolling volley fire a thing in combat.

Based on this being (supposedly) the crucial factor in transforming the arquebus/blackpowder from a siege tool to a brutally effective infantry weapon, what is the earliest that you could have seen primitive "Line Infantry" - as in, full blocks of drilled blackpowder soldiers?
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