1 Maccabees 9:11-13

New Catholic Bible

¹¹ Then the army of Bacchides marched out from the camp and was arrayed in battle position. The cavalry was divided into two squadrons. The slingers and the archers went ahead of the army, and the most skilled warriors were in the front line. ¹² Bacchides was on the right wing. The phalanx, flanked by the two squadrons, advanced to the sound of the trumpets, and the men with Judas also blew their trumpets. ¹³ The earth shook with the noise of the armies, and the battle raged from morning until evening.