Kinsey 4 Revolutionary war 2 Flashcards
Ammunition
The material fired, scattered, or dropped from any weapon, such as bombs or rockets, and especially shot, shrapnel, bullets, or shells fired by guns
Ambush
The act of attacking unexpectedly from a secret concealed possession
Arsenal
A place of storage for guns, cannons, ammunition, and other military equipment
Blockade
The closing off, or surrounding, of a place, usually a port, harbor, or city, to pervert entrance or exit
Corporal
A military officer racing above a Private First Class and below a sergeant
Desert
To leave without intending to return especially in a violation of military duty
Hessians
German soldiers who were hired to fight along with the British army in the American Revolutionary War
Militia
A body citizens enrolled for military services but serving full tine only in emergencies
Minutemen
A group of colonial militia how pledged to be ready to fight the British at a minutes notice
Mercenary
A professional soldier hired to serve a foreign army
Plunder
To rob goods or valuables by open force, as in war, hostile raids, etc.
Private
A soldier with the lowest rank
Privateer
An armed ship that is privately owned and maned, commissions by a government to fight
Propaganda
Information, ideas, or rumors deliberately spread widely to help or harm a person, group, movement, institution, nation, etc.
Rations
A fixed allowance or provisions of food, especially for soldiers, sailors, or civilians during a storage