Amer.rev. Flashcards
The material fired,scattered,or dropped from any weapon,such as bombs or rockets, and especially shot,shrapnel,bullets,or shells fired by guns.
Ammunition
The act of attacking unexpectedly from a secret,concealed position
Ambush
A place of storage for guns,ammunition and other military equipment
Arsenal
The closing off, or surrounding,of a place,usually a port,harbor,or city,to prevent entrance or exit
Blockade
A military officer ranking above a Private First Class and below a sergeant
Corporal
To leave without intending to return,especially in violation of military duty
Desert
German sold who were hired to serve along with the British during the American Revolutionary War
Hessians
A body of citizens enrolled for military service but serving full time only in emergencies
Militia
A group of colonial militia who pledged to be ready to fight the British “at a minute’s notice”
Minutemen
A professional soldier hired to serve in a foreign army
Mercenary
A professional hired to serve in a foreign army
Mercenary
To rob of goods or valuables by open force,as in war,hostile raids,etc.
Plunder
A soldier with the lowest rank
Private
An armed ship that is privately owned and manned, commissioned by a government to fight
Privateer
Information,ideas,or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person,group,movement,institution,nation,etc.
Propaganda
