2533:, Mao described seven types of Guerilla units, and argues that "regular army units temporarily detailed for the purpose (of guerilla warfare)," "regular army units permanently detailed (for the purpose of guerilla warfare)," and bands of guerillas created "through a combination of a regular army unit and a unit recruited from the people" were all examples of ways in which regular military units could be involved in irregular warfare. Mao argues that regular army units temporarily detailed for irregular warfare are essential because "First, in mobile-warfare situations, the coordination of guerilla activities with regular operations is necessary. Second, until guerilla hostilities can be developed on a grand scale, there is no one to carry out guerilla missions but regulars." He also emphasizes the importance for the use of regular units permanently attached to guerilla warfare activities, stating that they can play key roles in severing enemy supply routes.
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irregulars in the count of enemy troops, making the odds seem much worse than they were. This may be accidental; counts of friendly troops often came from official regular army rolls that exclude unofficial forces, while enemy strength often came from visual estimates, where the distinction between regular and irregular were lost. If irregular forces overwhelm regulars, records of the defeat are often lost in the resulting chaos.
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manpower or expertise in exchange for money; material wealth or, less commonly, political power. Mercenaries are often experienced combatants or former regular soldiers who decided to sell their combat experience, skill or manpower to interested parties or to the highest bidder in an armed conflict. Famous historic examples of "professional" or organized (often "career") mercenaries include the
Italian
2126:, the term "irregular forces" refers to a category of combatants that consists of individuals forming part of the armed forces of a party to an armed conflict, international or domestic, but not belonging to that party's regular forces and operating inside or outside of their own territory, even if the territory is under occupation.
2286:– The Portuguese territorial militia system from the 16th century to the 19th century. From the 17th century, it became the third line of the Army, serving both as local defense force and as the mobilization system that provided conscripts for the first (Regular) and second (Militia) lines of the Army.
2141:(ICRC) is a non-governmental organization primarily responsible for and most closely associated with the drafting and successful completion of the Third Geneva Convention Relative to the Treatment of Prisoners of War ("GPW"). The ICRC provided commentary saying that "regular armed forces" satisfy four
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in
British service. This system enabled the Indian officers to achieve greater responsibility than their counterparts in regular regiments. Promotion for both Indian and British officers was for efficiency and energy, rather than by seniority as elsewhere in the EIC's armies. In irregular cavalry the
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It is possible for a military to cross the line between regular and irregular. Isolated regular army units that are forced to operate without regular support for long periods of time can degrade into irregulars. As an irregular military becomes more successful, it may transition away from irregular,
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in exchange for profit, land or power. However, not all soldiers deemed to be "mercenaries" are "professional" or "career" mercenaries, and many mercenaries may be simply opportunists or persons with no prior combat experience. Whether a combatant is truly a "mercenary" may be a matter of controversy
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Sometimes entire tribal armies of irregulars were brought in from internal native or neighboring cultures, especially ones that still had an active hunting tradition to provide the basic training of irregulars. The regulars would only provide the core military in the major battles; irregulars would
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The total effect of irregulars is often underestimated. Since the military actions of irregulars are often small and unofficial, they are underreported or even overlooked. Even when engaged by regular armies, some military histories exclude all irregulars when counting friendly troops, but include
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Most conventional military officers and militaries are wary of using irregular military forces and see them as unreliable, of doubtful military usefulness, and prone to committing atrocities leading to retaliation in kind. Usually, such forces are raised outside the regular military like the
British
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colonies on behalf of their
European contractors, or Auxiliaries, levies, civilian and other standing irregular troops that are used as more expendable supplements to assist costly trained soldiers. Bypassing the legitimate military and taking up arms is an extreme measure. The motivation for doing
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component that is distinct from a country's national armed forces. Being defined by exclusion, there is significant variance in what comes under the term. It can refer to the type of military organization, or to the type of tactics used. An irregular military organization is one which is not part
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and
Hearsay had become leaders of irregular cavalry that preserved the traditions of Mughal cavalry, which had a political purpose because it absorbed pockets of cavalrymen who might otherwise become disaffected plunderers. These were less formally drilled and had fewer British officers (sometimes
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or "soldier of fortune" – Someone who is generally not a national in a standing army or not otherwise an inherently-invested party to an armed conflict who becomes involved in an armed conflict for monetary motives or for private gain. Mercenaries are often explicitly hired to fight or provide
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While the morale, training and equipment of the individual irregular soldier can vary from very poor to excellent, irregulars are usually lacking the higher-level organizational training and equipment that is part of regular army. This usually makes irregulars ineffective in direct, main-line
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system. The result was a loose collection of regiments which in general were more effective in the field than their regular counterparts. These irregular units were also cheaper to raise and maintain and as a result many survived into the new Indian Army that was organized following the great
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maintained large numbers of cavalry and infantry regiments officially designated as "irregulars", although they were permanently established units. The end of Muslim rule saw a large number of unemployed Indian Muslim horsemen, who were employed in the army of the
2492:. However, outside the United States, the term special forces does not generally imply a force that is trained to fight as guerillas and insurgents. Originally, the United States Special Forces were created to serve as a cadre around which
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The term "irregular military" describes the "how" and "what", but it is more common to focus on the "why" as just about all irregular units were created to provide a tactical advantage to an existing military, whether it was
2316:– An organization whose structure, tactics, training, subculture, and (often) function are similar to those of a professional military, but which is not part of a country's official or legitimate armed forces.
2469:. However at times, such as out of desperation, conventional militaries will resort to guerilla tactics, usually to buy breathing space and time for themselves by tying up enemy forces to threaten their
2672:, irregulars made up an ever-increasing proportion of the Roman military. At the end of the Western Empire, there was little difference between the Roman military and the barbarians across the borders.
2853:", in which irregular forces were seen as being able to engage the enemy and to win the support of the populace but as being incapable of taking and holding ground against regular military forces.
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is warfare employing the tactics commonly used by irregular military organizations. This involves avoiding large-scale combat, and focusing on small, stealthy, hit-and-run engagements.
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or degree, as financial and national interests often overlap, and most standing regular armies also provide their soldiers with some form of payment. Furthermore, as reflected in the
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Intense debates can build up over which term is to be used to refer to a specific group. Using one term over another can strongly imply strong support or opposition for the cause.
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are soldiers or warriors that are members of these organizations, or are members of special military units that employ irregular military tactics. This also applies to irregular
2573:. Experienced irregulars often surpass the regular army in these functions. By avoiding formal battles, irregulars have sometimes harassed high quality armies to destruction.
2597:, most civilized nations relied heavily on irregulars to augment their small regular army. Even in advanced civilizations, the irregulars commonly outnumbered the regular army.
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would equal the regular legions. During this campaign the majority of locally recruited irregulars defected to the
Germanic tribesmen led by the former auxiliary officer
3053:– volunteers, that participated in a conflict without the formal authorisation of one of the belligerents, but on the instigation of a political party or an individual
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During French rule, small local volunteer militia units or colonial militias were used to provide defence needs. During
British control of various local militias, the
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dried up the traditional source of irregulars, nations were forced take over the duties of the irregulars using specially trained regular army units. Examples are the
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The words "regular" and "irregular" have been used to describe combat forces for hundreds of years, usually with little ambiguity. The requirements of a government's
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operators of World War II, which were tasked with inspiring, training, arming and leading resistance movements in German-occupied Europe and
Japanese occupied Asia.
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of the enemy during "peacetime", often on the open sea by attacking its merchant shipping, rather than engaging its combatants or enforcing a blockade against them.
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combat, the typical focus of more standard armed forces. Other things being equal, major battles between regulars and irregulars heavily favor the regulars.
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to the lack of supporting irregular forces; only a few squadrons of irregular light cavalry accompanied the invasion of
Germany when normally the number of
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or pseudo-operations – Troops of one side dressing like troops of another side to eliminate or discredit the latter and its support, such as members of the
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to gain political leverage. The term is almost always used pejoratively. Although reasonably well defined, its application is frequently controversial.
3059:– originally tribal allies supporting France in Algeria during the 19th century. From 1912 to 1956 Moroccan auxiliaries serving with the French Army.
2296:. In the 18th and 19th century, a local conventional military force using irregular tactics. Often used to refer to resistance movements against the
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began as a peasant guerilla force which in time transformed itself into a large regular force. This transformation was foreseen in the doctrine of "
2396:- It is generally treated as an organized crime, but it has the character of a resistance movement depending on the political and social situation.
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By definition, "irregular" is understood in contrast to "regular armies", which grew slowly from personal bodyguards or elite militia. In
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resistance forces could be built in the event of a communist victory in Europe or elsewhere. The United States
Special Forces and the
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so is often used as the basis of the primary label for any irregular military. Different terms come into and out of fashion, based on
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forces, are irregular. In case the legitimacy of the army or its opponents is questioned, some legal definitions have been created.
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2390:- A group that carries out sabotage, disinformation, espionage, and/or terrorism within a group that responds to external enemies
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2310:– A type of irregular military in which the main cause, in their or their supporters' view, is freedom for themselves or others.
3991:, Colonel Kathryn Stone, Professor Anthony R. Williams (Project Advisor), United States Army War College (USAWC), 7 April 2003.
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unit for creating or combating irregular military forces. SAD paramilitary officers created and led successful units from the
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and emotional associations that develop. Here is a list of such terms, which is organized more or less from oldest to latest:
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2242:– someone who uses unconventional military tactics. The term tends to refer to groups engaged in open conflict, rather than
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2376:– An alternate term for a member of an irregular military that tends to refer to members of underground groups such as the
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Robert R. Mackey, "The UnCivil War: Irregular Warfare in the Upper South, 1861–1865", University of Oklahoma Press, 2004,
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Bybee, Jay S., "Status of Taliban Forces Under Article 4 of the Third Geneva Convention of 1949", 7 February 2002
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with US Army Special Forces as an irregular counter-insurgency force against the Kurdish Sunni Islamist group
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U.S. Special Forces: A Guide to America's Special Operations Units: the World's Most Elite Fighting Force
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All Necessary Means: Employing CIA Operatives in a Warfighting Role Alongside Special Operations Forces
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cause the regular army to be very well defined, and anybody fighting outside it, other than official
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actively advocated for the use of irregular military tactics by regular military units. In his book
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By extension, combat forces that do not satisfy these criteria are termed "irregular forces".
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with US Army Special Forces during the war in Afghanistan in 2001 and organized and led the
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However, irregulars can excel at many other combat duties besides main-line combat, such as
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Empire and Information: Intelligence Gathering and Social Communication in India, 1780-1870
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Charlie Wilson's War: The Extraordinary Story of the Largest Covert Operation in History
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countries, that existed from the 18th to the early 20th centuries as private armies
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being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates to a party of conflict
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than non-mercenaries, and many countries have criminalized "mercenary activity".
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3183:– An irregular quasi-military organization that proliferated throughout the
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3031:- participants in foreign military interventions without official backing.
2995:- nationalist movement and guerrilla force in occupied Yugoslavia 1941-44.
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2266:. The term is also used in international legal cases as a synonym for
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are fought almost entirely by irregular forces on one or both sides.
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army that fought both the White Armies and the Bolsheviks during the
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Shooting at the Moon: The Story of America's Clandestine War in Laos
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troops use irregular tactics such as reconnaissance, sabotage and
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One could attribute the disastrous defeat of the Romans at the
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even to the point of becoming the new regular army if it wins.
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having a fixed distinctive emblem recognizable at a distance
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Operation Hotel California: The Clandestine War inside Iraq
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Notable examples of regulars relying on irregulars include
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CIA and the Vietnam Policymakers: Three Episodes 1962–1968
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at the Iraq-Iran border and as an irregular force against
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3019:- Arabic term for fighters willing to sacrifice themselves
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Regular military units that use irregular military tactics
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Stranglers and Bandits: A Historical Anthology of Thuggee
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in the 1960s and 1970s. They also organized and led the
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insurgency in the beginning of the 18th century in the
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were used to support British regular forces in Canada.
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4107:(Hardcover). Santa Barbara, California: Abc-Clio Inc.
4062:, Mike Tucker, Charles Faddis, 2008, The Lyons Press
3979:, publisher Time Inc, Douglas Waller, 3 February 2003
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Military Technical Revolution debate among historians
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only three or four per regiment) than the "regular"
3780:"First World War.com – Encyclopedia – Franc-Tireur"
2958:- Haitian insurgent groups 19th and 20th centuries.
2679:'s modernisation of warfare with the invention of
2380:, rather than larger rebel organizations like the
3239:People's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam
3135:- Hungarian insurgent groups 17th-18th centuries.
2178:forces harassing shipping lanes against assorted
19:"Irregulars" redirects here. For other uses, see
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2914:- (Italian Army colonial and foreign irregulars)
2875:- Guerrilla force in occupied Ethiopia 1936-44.
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2752:Indian troopers provided their horses under the
2557:, pursuing, rear-guard actions, cutting supply,
2222:to attack foreign vessels during wartime and to
2280:– military force composed of ordinary citizens.
3007:- indigenous auxiliaries in Italian Somaliand.
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3731:"Revolutionary | Definition of revolutionary"
3389:as an irregular insurgency force against the
3318:- Ottoman irregulars (17th to 20th centuries)
2890:– Armenian irregular units of the 1880s–1920s
2488:are trained in missions such as implementing
2158:conducting operations in accordance with the
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3891:Christopher Alan Bayly, C. A. Bayly (1996).
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3445:and coauthor of the first practical book on
3385:in Afghanistan in the 1980s, as well as the
3065:— bandits and irregulars in and against the
2908:, United Kingdom, (1777–1783 and since 1839)
2461:during World War II and, more recently, the
3752:"Battlefield: Vietnam – Guerrilla Tactics"
3114:- Albanian bandits and rebels (1880s–1930)
2983:- Muslim irregulars Asia Minor 1910s-1920s
2589:A group of bashi-bazouks, Ottoman postcard
2484:Although they are part of a regular army,
2033:
2019:
3491:, US term used during the "War on Terror"
3092:- pro-Cossack paramilitary (18th century)
2944:– Irregular partisans who fought for the
2292:– In the 20th century, someone part of a
3331:, the renewed Taliban insurgency in the
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2767:Irregular military in Canada before 1867
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2510:In Finland, well-trained light infantry
2139:International Committee of the Red Cross
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997:List of military strategies and concepts
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4103:Beckett, I. F. W. (15 September 2009).
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3668:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
3589:
3292:– local militia in the Horn of Africa,
3150:– created by a 21 April 1813 edict of
3069:, but found amongst military ranks in
2382:Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
16:Any non-standard military organization
4019:
3932:
3907:
3710:"Privateer | Definition of privateer"
3251:– 18th century irregular horsemen in
3196:- Paraguayan cavalry regiment of the
2926:– Irregular mounted mercenary in the
2322:– An irregular military that targets
2262:– French irregular forces during the
3823:. Praegar Publisher. pp. 72–73.
3808:. Praegar Publisher. pp. 71–72.
3154:, lowest level of reserve troops in
2896:– The only legal and still existing
2714:Irregular regiments in British India
2695:itself was coined during this time.
3141:- Ottoman/Turkish militia 1918-1921
2900:in Europe under the command of the
13:
4096:
3381:as an irregular force against the
14:
4143:
4105:Encyclopedia of Guerrilla Warfare
3777:
3417:2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
2601:provide all other combat duties.
2143:Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)
2137:" as a critical distinction. The
3838:. Praegar Publisher. p. 73.
3408:during the war in Iraq in 2003.
3339:, the rebellion in the North of
3152:Frederick William III of Prussia
3108:– armed hand in Northern Brazil.
2822:, Liberation war of Bangladesh,
2536:
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3593:International law: a dictionary
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3551:US Army & Irregular Warfare
3516:
3362:(SAC) is the premiere American
2838:where hundreds of thousands of
2503:can trace their lineage to the
2475:43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry
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3797:
3771:
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3723:
3702:
3676:
3629:
3590:Boczek, Boleslaw Adam (2005).
3583:
3537:Compound Warfare: An Anthology
3472:Sissi (Finnish light infantry)
3120:– Greek guerrilla fighters in
3075:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
2649:Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
2124:international humanitarian law
38:military of the Ottoman Empire
36:, an irregular soldier of the
1:
4082:, Simon & Schuster, 2004
3897:. Cambridge University Press.
3685:"Military in the Middle Ages"
3683:Newman, Simon (29 May 2012).
3511:
3323:Irregulars in today's warfare
2782:Other instances of irregulars
2642:Confederate States of America
4050:, Simon & Schuster, 2002
2486:United States Special Forces
2473:and rear areas, such as the
2224:destroy or disrupt logistics
7:
3421:
3013:- Ethiopian guerrilla force
2920:- Maratha horsemen 1741-51.
2867:List of guerrilla movements
2856:
2738:. British officers such as
2670:decline of the Roman Empire
2246:. It was coined during the
1490:Military–industrial complex
969:Operational manoeuvre group
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4026:. Atlantic Monthly Press.
3880:. Oxford University Press.
2881:- Ottoman Greek irregulars
2860:
2580:
2523:People's Republic of China
2490:irregular military tactics
2236:, whether military or not.
2059:military unit organization
18:
4003:, Steerforth Press, 1996
3849:McNally, Michael (2011).
3478:Legal aspects, categories
3434:Fourth generation warfare
3360:Special Activities Center
3260:- Irish guerillas (1690s)
2804:Irish War of Independence
2723:Gardner's Irregular Horse
2501:Special Activities Center
2467:Special Activities Center
1554:Loss-of-strength gradient
411:Combat information center
3524:Flavius Vegetius Renatus
3467:Violent non-state actors
2847:People's Liberation Army
2729:Prior to 1857 Britain's
2725:of Hindustani Mahomedans
2250:in Spain against France.
2168:
1872:Military science fiction
1357:Technology and equipment
778:List of military tactics
3484:Definition of terrorism
3333:2001 war in Afghanistan
2160:laws and customs of war
2131:Third Geneva Convention
1940:Wartime sexual violence
1696:Full-spectrum dominance
1507:Supply-chain management
4020:Crile, George (2003).
3933:Mason, Philip (1986).
3908:Mason, Philip (1986).
3874:Kim A. Wagner (2009).
3462:Unconventional warfare
3452:Low intensity conflict
3345:Lord's Resistance Army
3181:Legion of Frontiersmen
2999:Croats (military unit)
2842:fought on both sides.
2791:
2726:
2691:. Indeed, the term of
2590:
2571:underground resistance
2471:line of communications
2268:unprivileged combatant
2244:underground resistance
2133:of 1949 uses "regular
1852:Awards and decorations
1825:Peace through strength
1800:Low-intensity conflict
1434:Conscientious objector
1307:Area of responsibility
41:
3851:Teutoburg Forest AD 9
3834:Tsetung, Mao (1961).
3819:Tsetung, Mao (1961).
3804:Tsetung, Mao (1961).
3534:Dr. Thomas M. Huber,
3529:Epitoma rei militaris
3040:– volunteer units in
3029:Filibuster (military)
2789:
2721:
2700:Industrial Revolution
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2107:Regular vs. irregular
444:Torpedo data computer
434:Ship gun fire-control
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3937:. pp. 320–324.
3650:on 20 September 2009
3542:Clifford J. Rogers,
3327:Modern conflicts in
3274:Spanish–American War
3145:Land Storm (troops)
2531:On Guerrilla Warfare
2518:behind enemy lines.
2232:– someone part of a
2155:carrying arms openly
2048:is any non-standard
1970:Military occupations
1805:Military engineering
1707:Unrestricted Warfare
1564:Force multiplication
462:Military manoeuvrers
3977:The CIA Secret Army
3836:On Guerilla Warfare
3821:On Guerilla Warfare
3806:On Guerilla Warfare
2830:and especially the
2812:Franco-Prussian War
2800:American Revolution
2521:The founder of the
2417:Italian city-states
2356:Battle of the Bulge
2294:resistance movement
2264:Franco-Prussian War
2196:Imperial Roman army
1656:Penal military unit
1641:Rules of engagement
1317:Command and control
942:Operations research
406:Director (military)
396:Fire-control system
166:Command and control
47:Part of a series on
4132:Irregular military
3935:A Matter of Honour
3910:A Matter of Honour
3506:Unlawful combatant
3457:Military volunteer
3428:Asymmetric warfare
3349:Second Chechen War
3329:post-invasion Iraq
3194:Macheteros de Jara
3100:Russo-Japanese War
2950:American Civil War
2894:Atholl Highlanders
2863:List of guerrillas
2792:
2731:East India Company
2727:
2591:
2368:Rhodesian Bush War
2338:Panzer Brigade 150
2046:Irregular military
1765:Counter-insurgency
1686:Command of the sea
1631:Jewish laws on war
1606:Geneva Conventions
1142:Divide and conquer
937:Military operation
902:Tactical objective
401:Fire-control radar
378:Electronic-warfare
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4088:978-0-7432-5547-9
4068:978-1-59921-366-8
4009:978-1-883642-36-5
3860:978-1-84603-581-4
3784:firstworldwar.com
3689:thefinertimes.com
3625:978-0-8108-5078-1
3447:Guerrilla Warfare
3441:, teacher of the
3387:Northern Alliance
3375:Laotian Civil War
3373:tribe during the
3300:Habsburg monarchy
3221:Russian Civil War
2816:Russian Civil War
2776:Provincial Marine
2689:guerrilla warfare
2638:American frontier
2614:auxiliary cohorts
2516:guerrilla warfare
2434:Geneva Convention
2429:Renaissance Italy
2270:(for example the
2220:letters of marque
2101:Irregular warfare
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1935:Horses in warfare
1882:Anti-war movement
1785:Gunboat diplomacy
1775:Disaster response
1723:Philosophy of war
1718:Principles of war
1691:Deterrence theory
1636:Right of conquest
1559:Lanchester's laws
1327:Principles of war
1017:Counter-offensive
1002:Military campaign
907:Target saturation
830:Counterinsurgency
439:Gun data computer
373:Close air support
335:Aircraft carriers
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2761:Indian Rebellion
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2425:Late Middle Ages
2378:Iraqi Insurgency
2302:Second World War
2113:chain of command
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1790:Humanitarian aid
1728:Security dilemma
1549:Power projection
1332:Economy of force
1312:Chain of command
1027:Defence in depth
1012:Commerce raiding
835:Defeat in detail
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4080:Plan of Attack
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3787:. Retrieved
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3645:the original
3631:
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3517:Bibliography
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3383:Soviet Union
3364:paramilitary
3353:
3326:
3285:Selbstschutz
3270:Rough Riders
3215:– Ukrainian
3146:
3084:Algerian War
3049:
3036:
2942:Bushwhackers
2924:Bashi-bazouk
2898:private army
2886:
2851:people's war
2845:The Chinese
2844:
2836:World War II
2798:period, the
2793:
2790:Boer Militia
2773:
2770:
2753:
2728:
2708:British Army
2697:
2692:
2681:conscription
2674:
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2622:Roman Empire
2606:Bashi-bazouk
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2483:
2455:
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2443:
2438:rules of war
2421:Papal states
2410:
2400:Private army
2388:Fifth column
2360:World War II
2314:Paramilitary
2260:Franc-tireur
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2135:armed forces
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2117:paramilitary
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2055:regular army
2045:
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1945:Fifth column
1925:War resister
1920:Women in war
1815:Peacekeeping
1760:Arms control
1705:
1394:Mobilization
1389:Conscription
1347:Intelligence
1300:Organization
946:
875:Encirclement
755:Radiological
691:Conventional
545:Subterranean
452:Development:
451:
428:
390:
352:
315:Naval units:
314:
307:Signal corps
274:
252:Intelligence
237:Specialties:
236:
214:
161:Organization
112:Early modern
34:bashi-bazouk
25:
4048:Bush at War
3439:"Yank" Levy
3415:during the
3367:clandestine
3189:World War I
3176:Netherlands
3172:Switzerland
3147:(Landsturm)
3086:of 1954–62.
3050:(Freischar)
3048:Free Swarm
3037:(Freikorps)
3035:Free Corps
2948:during the
2824:Vietnam War
2668:During the
2659:auxiliaries
2551:skirmishing
2494:stay-behind
2423:during the
2412:condottieri
2354:during the
2300:during the
2298:Axis Powers
2200:legionaries
2192:Auxiliaries
1930:War studies
1753:Non-warfare
1681:Appeasement
1646:Martial law
1485:War economy
1424:Transgender
1377:Recruitment
1137:Containment
1022:Culminating
930:Operational
850:Envelopment
793:Air assault
674:Air cavalry
634:Air defence
614:Information
515:Cold-region
480:Battlespace
429:Historical:
275:Land units:
201:Space force
196:Coast guard
129:Late modern
90:Prehistoric
3736:1 December
3715:1 December
3577:References
3512:References
3495:Law of war
3443:Home Guard
3379:Mujaheddin
3347:, and the
3310:Zapatistas
2861:See also:
2675:Following
2527:Mao Zedong
2334:False flag
2326:and other
2284:Ordenanças
2254:Montoneras
2234:revolution
2087:Irregulars
1990:War crimes
1980:Operations
1887:Foot drill
1857:Battle cry
1770:deterrence
1429:Harassment
1404:Specialism
1227:Technology
1222:Succession
1167:Liberation
1102:Asymmetric
1037:Empty fort
948:Blitzkrieg
917:Withdrawal
880:Investment
659:Camouflage
654:Biological
592:Underwater
567:Amphibious
486:Aerospace
353:Air units:
330:Submarines
139:fourth-gen
134:industrial
122:napoleonic
3789:6 October
3763:6 October
3694:6 October
3654:19 August
3398:Peshmerga
3279:Ruga-Ruga
3272:– in the
3243:Viet Cong
3227:Minutemen
3217:anarchist
3198:Chaco War
3187:prior to
3127:Komitadji
2962:Camisards
2937:Jayhawker
2885:Armenian
2879:Armatoloi
2873:Arbegnoch
2840:partisans
2763:of 1857.
2693:guerrilla
2654:foederati
2555:harassing
2406:Mercenary
2374:Insurgent
2342:Waffen-SS
2324:civilians
2320:Terrorist
2240:Guerrilla
2216:Privateer
2185:political
2180:New World
2176:privateer
1877:War novel
1780:Grey-zone
1740:War games
1701:Overmatch
1651:War crime
1601:Desertion
1591:Ceasefire
1586:Armistice
1473:Logistics
1451:Mercenary
1439:Volunteer
1370:Personnel
1342:Engineers
1287:Sociology
1242:World war
1237:Total war
1217:Strategic
1207:Religious
1192:Political
1187:Perpetual
1162:Irregular
1077:Offensive
1052:Defensive
1047:Deception
1007:Attrition
860:Guerrilla
855:Formation
798:Airbridge
730:Loitering
644:Artillery
297:Artillery
247:Engineers
215:Irregular
186:Air force
21:Irregular
4126:Category
3664:cite web
3422:See also
3258:Rapparee
3233:Morlachs
3174:and the
3096:Honghuzi
3090:Haydamak
3073:and the
3057:Goumiers
3023:Fellagha
3017:Fedayeen
2993:Chetniks
2970:CĂ©vennes
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