Cyclopædia
Assuming rear-guard is required, the following 3 results were found.
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ARMYhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/mix-d-mathematics/military-art/ARMY
etc. See MILITARY, BATTLE, MARCH, RETREAT, REVIEW, CAMP, etc. An army is usually divided into three corps; the vanguard, rear-guard, and main-body. See VANGUARD, REAR-GUARD, and BODY. Armies are also ranged in lines, columns, etc., with wings. See LINE,...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Military art
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ARRIEREhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ARRIERE
See REAR-GUARD. Arriere Vassal, or Tenant, the vassal or tenant of another vassal or tenant. See VASSAL, TENANT, etc. see also ARRIERE-FEE. ARRONDIE, in Heraldry, a Cross-Arrondie, or rounded, is that whose arms are composed of sections of a circle, not...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified
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ADVANCE-Guardhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ADVANCE-Guard
is next the enemy, or which marches first toward them. See LINE. The whole body of an army is divided into Advance-Guard, Rear-Guard, and Main Body. See ARMY, etc. The word is sometimes also applied to a small party of horse, as 15 or 20, commanded by a...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Unclassified