2569:, 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
2162:, 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.
2322:– 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.
2177:(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
2528:. 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
2352:– 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.
2505:. 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
2708:, 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.
2889:", 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
2609:. Experienced irregulars often surpass the regular army in these functions. By avoiding formal battles, irregulars have sometimes harassed high quality armies to destruction.
2633:, 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
3089:– 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.
3095:– originally tribal allies supporting France in Algeria during the 19th century. From 1912 to 1956 Moroccan auxiliaries serving with the French Army.
2332:. 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 "
2432:- 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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2426:- A group that carries out sabotage, disinformation, espionage, and/or terrorism within a group that responds to external enemies
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2346:– A type of irregular military in which the main cause, in their or their supporters' view, is freedom for themselves or others.
4027:, 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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2278:– someone who uses unconventional military tactics. The term tends to refer to groups engaged in open conflict, rather than
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2412:– 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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2230:– foreign or allied troops supplementing the regular army, organized from provincial or tribal regions. In the
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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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2292:– they were a type of irregular forces that were formed in the 19th century in Latin America.
2181:(Hague IV) conditions. In other words, "regular forces" must satisfy the following criteria:
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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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2254:– a "for-profit" private person or ship authorized and sponsored by a government by
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countries, that existed from the 18th to the early 20th centuries as private armies
3061:- nationalist militants in Algeria and Tunisia opposing French colonial rule 1950s.
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being commanded by a person responsible for his subordinates to a party of conflict
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Before 1867, military units in Canada consisted of British units of volunteers.
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than non-mercenaries, and many countries have criminalized "mercenary activity".
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3996:; by Samuel A. Southworth, Stephen Tanner, Published by Da Capo Press, 2002,
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3219:– An irregular quasi-military organization that proliferated throughout the
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3067:- participants in foreign military interventions without official backing.
3031:- nationalist movement and guerrilla force in occupied Yugoslavia 1941-44.
2234:, it became common to maintain a number of auxiliaries about equal to the
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3025:- armed bands resisting Ottoman rule in Macedonia, early 20th century.
2302:. 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
3271:- Dalmatian auxiliaries in Venetian service during the 17th century.
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Use of large irregular forces featured heavily in wars such as the
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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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Irregular civilian volunteers also played a large role in the
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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
3265:– American irregular troops during the American Revolution
3055:- 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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3134:– Manchurian bandits who served as irregulars during the
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in the 1960s and 1970s. They also organized and led the
3013:- Scottish clan warriors and marauders pre-18th century.
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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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4143:(Hardcover). Santa Barbara, California: Abc-Clio Inc.
4098:, Mike Tucker, Charles Faddis, 2008, The Lyons Press
4015:, publisher Time Inc, Douglas Waller, 3 February 2003
3580:
Military Technical Revolution debate among historians
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only three or four per regiment) than the "regular"
3816:"First World War.com – Encyclopedia – Franc-Tireur"
2994:- Haitian insurgent groups 19th and 20th centuries.
2715:'s modernisation of warfare with the invention of
2416:, rather than larger rebel organizations like the
3275:People's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam
3171:- Hungarian insurgent groups 17th-18th centuries.
2214:forces harassing shipping lanes against assorted
30:"Irregulars" redirects here. For other uses, see
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2950:- (Italian Army colonial and foreign irregulars)
2911:- Guerrilla force in occupied Ethiopia 1936-44.
2817:
2788:Indian troopers provided their horses under the
2593:, pursuing, rear-guard actions, cutting supply,
2258:to attack foreign vessels during wartime and to
2316:– military force composed of ordinary citizens.
3043:- indigenous auxiliaries in Italian Somaliand.
3909:
3767:"Revolutionary | Definition of revolutionary"
3425:as an irregular insurgency force against the
3354:- Ottoman irregulars (17th to 20th centuries)
2926:– Armenian irregular units of the 1880s–1920s
2524:are trained in missions such as implementing
2194:conducting operations in accordance with the
2062:
3927:Christopher Alan Bayly, C. A. Bayly (1996).
3513:
3481:and coauthor of the first practical book on
3421:in Afghanistan in the 1980s, as well as the
3101:— bandits and irregulars in and against the
2944:, United Kingdom, (1777–1783 and since 1839)
2497:during World War II and, more recently, the
3788:"Battlefield: Vietnam – Guerrilla Tactics"
3150:- Albanian bandits and rebels (1880s–1930)
3019:- Muslim irregulars Asia Minor 1910s-1920s
2625:A group of bashi-bazouks, Ottoman postcard
2520:Although they are part of a regular army,
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2055:
3527:, US term used during the "War on Terror"
3128:- pro-Cossack paramilitary (18th century)
2980:– Irregular partisans who fought for the
2328:– In the 20th century, someone part of a
3367:, the renewed Taliban insurgency in the
2821:
2803:Irregular military in Canada before 1867
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2620:
2546:In Finland, well-trained light infantry
2175:International Committee of the Red Cross
2142:
1028:List of military strategies and concepts
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4139:Beckett, I. F. W. (15 September 2009).
4138:
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3869:
3854:
3839:
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3718:
3704:: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
3625:
3328:– local militia in the Horn of Africa,
3186:– created by a 21 April 1813 edict of
3105:, but found amongst military ranks in
2418:Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
27:Any non-standard military organization
4055:
3968:
3943:
3746:"Privateer | Definition of privateer"
3287:– 18th century irregular horsemen in
3232:- Paraguayan cavalry regiment of the
2962:– Irregular mounted mercenary in the
2358:– An irregular military that targets
2298:– French irregular forces during the
3859:. Praegar Publisher. pp. 72–73.
3844:. Praegar Publisher. pp. 71–72.
3190:, lowest level of reserve troops in
2932:– The only legal and still existing
2750:Irregular regiments in British India
2731:itself was coined during this time.
3177:- Ottoman/Turkish militia 1918-1921
2936:in Europe under the command of the
24:
4132:
3417:as an irregular force against the
25:
4179:
4141:Encyclopedia of Guerrilla Warfare
3813:
3453:2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
2637:provide all other combat duties.
2179:Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)
2173:" as a critical distinction. The
3874:. Praegar Publisher. p. 73.
3444:during the war in Iraq in 2003.
3375:, the rebellion in the North of
3188:Frederick William III of Prussia
3144:– armed hand in Northern Brazil.
2858:, Liberation war of Bangladesh,
2572:
2093:organization. Without standard
82:
4108:
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4049:
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4018:
4006:
3987:
3962:
3937:
3920:
3903:
3878:
3863:
3629:International law: a dictionary
3612:
3587:US Army & Irregular Warfare
3552:
3398:(SAC) is the premiere American
2874:where hundreds of thousands of
2539:can trace their lineage to the
2511:43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry
3848:
3833:
3807:
3780:
3759:
3738:
3712:
3665:
3626:Boczek, Boleslaw Adam (2005).
3619:
3573:Compound Warfare: An Anthology
3508:Sissi (Finnish light infantry)
3156:– Greek guerrilla fighters in
3111:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
2685:Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
2160:international humanitarian law
49:military of the Ottoman Empire
47:, an irregular soldier of the
13:
1:
4118:, Simon & Schuster, 2004
3933:. Cambridge University Press.
3721:"Military in the Middle Ages"
3719:Newman, Simon (29 May 2012).
3547:
3359:Irregulars in today's warfare
2818:Other instances of irregulars
2678:Confederate States of America
4086:, Simon & Schuster, 2002
2522:United States Special Forces
2509:and rear areas, such as the
2260:destroy or disrupt logistics
7:
3457:
3049:- Ethiopian guerrilla force
2956:- Maratha horsemen 1741-51.
2903:List of guerrilla movements
2892:
2774:. British officers such as
2706:decline of the Roman Empire
2282:. It was coined during the
1526:Military–industrial complex
1000:Operational manoeuvre group
10:
4184:
4062:. Atlantic Monthly Press.
3916:. Oxford University Press.
2917:- Ottoman Greek irregulars
2896:
2616:
2559:People's Republic of China
2526:irregular military tactics
2272:, whether military or not.
2095:military unit organization
29:
4039:, Steerforth Press, 1996
3885:McNally, Michael (2011).
3514:Legal aspects, categories
3470:Fourth generation warfare
3396:Special Activities Center
3296:- Irish guerillas (1690s)
2840:Irish War of Independence
2759:Gardner's Irregular Horse
2537:Special Activities Center
2503:Special Activities Center
1590:Loss-of-strength gradient
442:Combat information center
3560:Flavius Vegetius Renatus
3503:Violent non-state actors
2883:People's Liberation Army
2765:Prior to 1857 Britain's
2761:of Hindustani Mahomedans
2286:in Spain against France.
2204:
1908:Military science fiction
1393:Technology and equipment
809:List of military tactics
3520:Definition of terrorism
3369:2001 war in Afghanistan
2196:laws and customs of war
2167:Third Geneva Convention
1976:Wartime sexual violence
1732:Full-spectrum dominance
1543:Supply-chain management
4056:Crile, George (2003).
3969:Mason, Philip (1986).
3944:Mason, Philip (1986).
3910:Kim A. Wagner (2009).
3498:Unconventional warfare
3488:Low intensity conflict
3381:Lord's Resistance Army
3217:Legion of Frontiersmen
3035:Croats (military unit)
2878:fought on both sides.
2827:
2762:
2727:. Indeed, the term of
2626:
2607:underground resistance
2507:line of communications
2304:unprivileged combatant
2280:underground resistance
2169:of 1949 uses "regular
1888:Awards and decorations
1861:Peace through strength
1836:Low-intensity conflict
1470:Conscientious objector
1343:Area of responsibility
52:
3887:Teutoburg Forest AD 9
3870:Tsetung, Mao (1961).
3855:Tsetung, Mao (1961).
3840:Tsetung, Mao (1961).
3570:Dr. Thomas M. Huber,
3565:Epitoma rei militaris
3076:– volunteer units in
3065:Filibuster (military)
2825:
2757:
2736:Industrial Revolution
2624:
2143:Regular vs. irregular
475:Torpedo data computer
465:Ship gun fire-control
42:
3973:. pp. 320–324.
3686:on 20 September 2009
3578:Clifford J. Rogers,
3363:Modern conflicts in
3310:Spanish–American War
3181:Land Storm (troops)
2567:On Guerrilla Warfare
2554:behind enemy lines.
2268:– someone part of a
2191:carrying arms openly
2084:is any non-standard
2006:Military occupations
1841:Military engineering
1743:Unrestricted Warfare
1600:Force multiplication
493:Military manoeuvrers
4013:The CIA Secret Army
3872:On Guerilla Warfare
3857:On Guerilla Warfare
3842:On Guerilla Warfare
2866:and especially the
2848:Franco-Prussian War
2836:American Revolution
2557:The founder of the
2453:Italian city-states
2392:Battle of the Bulge
2330:resistance movement
2300:Franco-Prussian War
2232:Imperial Roman army
1692:Penal military unit
1677:Rules of engagement
1353:Command and control
973:Operations research
437:Director (military)
427:Fire-control system
177:Command and control
58:Part of a series on
4168:Irregular military
3971:A Matter of Honour
3946:A Matter of Honour
3542:Unlawful combatant
3493:Military volunteer
3464:Asymmetric warfare
3385:Second Chechen War
3365:post-invasion Iraq
3230:Macheteros de Jara
3136:Russo-Japanese War
2986:American Civil War
2930:Atholl Highlanders
2899:List of guerrillas
2828:
2767:East India Company
2763:
2627:
2404:Rhodesian Bush War
2374:Panzer Brigade 150
2082:Irregular military
1801:Counter-insurgency
1722:Command of the sea
1667:Jewish laws on war
1642:Geneva Conventions
1178:Divide and conquer
968:Military operation
933:Tactical objective
432:Fire-control radar
409:Electronic-warfare
53:
4124:978-0-7432-5547-9
4104:978-1-59921-366-8
4045:978-1-883642-36-5
3896:978-1-84603-581-4
3820:firstworldwar.com
3725:thefinertimes.com
3661:978-0-8108-5078-1
3483:Guerrilla Warfare
3477:, teacher of the
3423:Northern Alliance
3411:Laotian Civil War
3409:tribe during the
3336:Habsburg monarchy
3257:Russian Civil War
2852:Russian Civil War
2812:Provincial Marine
2725:guerrilla warfare
2674:American frontier
2650:auxiliary cohorts
2552:guerrilla warfare
2470:Geneva Convention
2465:Renaissance Italy
2306:(for example the
2256:letters of marque
2137:Irregular warfare
2079:
2078:
1971:Horses in warfare
1918:Anti-war movement
1821:Gunboat diplomacy
1811:Disaster response
1759:Philosophy of war
1754:Principles of war
1727:Deterrence theory
1672:Right of conquest
1595:Lanchester's laws
1363:Principles of war
1053:Counter-offensive
1033:Military campaign
938:Target saturation
861:Counterinsurgency
470:Gun data computer
404:Close air support
366:Aircraft carriers
16:(Redirected from
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3814:Duffy, Michael.
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3679:. Archived from
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3663:
3647:
3623:
3592:Harold P. Ford,
3332:Trenck's Pandurs
2864:Syrian Civil War
2797:Indian Rebellion
2654:Germanic peoples
2461:Late Middle Ages
2414:Iraqi Insurgency
2338:Second World War
2149:chain of command
2071:
2064:
2057:
1826:Humanitarian aid
1764:Security dilemma
1585:Power projection
1368:Economy of force
1348:Chain of command
1063:Defence in depth
1048:Commerce raiding
866:Defeat in detail
182:Defense ministry
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18:Irregular forces
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4133:Further reading
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3674:"Archived copy"
3672:
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3666:
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3634:Scarecrow Press
3624:
3620:
3615:
3610:
3584:John M. Gates,
3555:
3550:
3525:Enemy combatant
3516:
3460:
3373:Darfur conflict
3361:
3200:Austria-Hungary
3175:Kuva-yi Milliye
3078:German-speaking
2905:
2895:
2856:Second Boer War
2844:Irish Civil War
2820:
2805:
2752:
2670:Native American
2631:Ancient warfare
2619:
2575:
2490:
2388:Operation Greif
2376:, commanded by
2344:Freedom fighter
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1846:Multilateralism
1831:Law enforcement
1791:
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1780:
1749:Just war theory
1707:
1697:
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1647:Geneva Protocol
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498:Combat training
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4150:978-0874369298
4149:
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4131:
4128:
4127:
4116:Plan of Attack
4114:Woodward, Bob
4107:
4088:
4082:Woodward, Bob
4075:
4068:
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3986:
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3889:. p. 17.
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3536:Martens Clause
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3485:
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3449:Battle of Kyiv
3442:Saddam Hussein
3438:Ansar al-Islam
3360:
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3356:
3355:
3349:
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3340:Grenz infantry
3329:
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3303:
3300:Righteous Army
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3249:Makhnovshchina
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3221:British Empire
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3158:Ottoman Greece
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3113:
3103:Ottoman Empire
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3026:
3020:
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2969:Border ruffian
2966:
2964:Ottoman Empire
2957:
2951:
2945:
2938:Duke of Atholl
2927:
2918:
2912:
2894:
2891:
2832:Three Kingdoms
2819:
2816:
2804:
2801:
2751:
2748:
2740:light infantry
2721:Peninsular War
2672:forces in the
2666:Russian Empire
2646:Ottoman Empire
2618:
2615:
2574:
2571:
2489:
2486:
2478:
2477:
2439:
2433:
2427:
2421:
2407:
2367:
2364:non-combatants
2353:
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2308:Hostages Trial
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2263:
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2239:
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2189:
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1833:
1828:
1823:
1818:
1813:
1808:
1803:
1798:
1792:
1787:
1786:
1783:
1782:
1779:
1778:
1773:
1772:
1771:
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1761:
1756:
1751:
1746:
1739:
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1729:
1724:
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1714:
1708:
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1315:
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1305:
1300:
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1270:
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1225:
1220:
1218:New generation
1215:
1210:
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1193:Fleet in being
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
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1145:
1140:
1134:
1131:Grand strategy
1129:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1121:
1120:
1118:Scorched earth
1115:
1110:
1105:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1075:
1070:
1065:
1060:
1055:
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1045:
1040:
1035:
1026:
1021:
1020:
1017:
1016:
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1007:
1002:
997:
992:
990:Deep operation
987:
982:
975:
970:
964:
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945:
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935:
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791:Unconventional
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3823:. Retrieved
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3797:. Retrieved
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3770:. Retrieved
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3749:. Retrieved
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3728:. Retrieved
3724:
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3688:. Retrieved
3681:the original
3667:
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3621:
3594:
3586:
3572:
3564:
3553:Bibliography
3482:
3446:
3419:Soviet Union
3400:paramilitary
3389:
3362:
3321:Selbstschutz
3306:Rough Riders
3251:– Ukrainian
3182:
3120:Algerian War
3085:
3072:
2978:Bushwhackers
2960:Bashi-bazouk
2934:private army
2922:
2887:people's war
2881:The Chinese
2880:
2872:World War II
2834:period, the
2829:
2826:Boer Militia
2809:
2806:
2789:
2764:
2744:British Army
2733:
2728:
2717:conscription
2710:
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2688:
2682:
2658:Roman Empire
2642:Bashi-bazouk
2639:
2635:
2628:
2611:
2580:
2576:
2556:
2545:
2519:
2491:
2482:
2479:
2474:rules of war
2457:Papal states
2446:
2436:Private army
2424:Fifth column
2396:World War II
2350:Paramilitary
2296:Franc-tireur
2208:
2200:
2171:armed forces
2164:
2157:
2153:paramilitary
2146:
2135:
2122:
2118:
2114:
2110:
2106:
2102:
2098:
2091:regular army
2081:
2080:
1981:Fifth column
1961:War resister
1956:Women in war
1851:Peacekeeping
1796:Arms control
1741:
1430:Mobilization
1425:Conscription
1383:Intelligence
1336:Organization
977:
906:Encirclement
786:Radiological
722:Conventional
576:Subterranean
483:Development:
482:
459:
421:
383:
346:Naval units:
345:
338:Signal corps
305:
268:Intelligence
248:Specialties:
247:
225:
172:Organization
123:Early modern
45:bashi-bazouk
36:
4084:Bush at War
3475:"Yank" Levy
3451:during the
3403:clandestine
3225:World War I
3212:Netherlands
3208:Switzerland
3183:(Landsturm)
3122:of 1954–62.
3086:(Freischar)
3084:Free Swarm
3073:(Freikorps)
3071:Free Corps
2984:during the
2860:Vietnam War
2704:During the
2695:auxiliaries
2587:skirmishing
2530:stay-behind
2459:during the
2448:condottieri
2390:during the
2336:during the
2334:Axis Powers
2236:legionaries
2228:Auxiliaries
1966:War studies
1789:Non-warfare
1717:Appeasement
1682:Martial law
1521:War economy
1460:Transgender
1413:Recruitment
1173:Containment
1058:Culminating
1038:Anti-access
961:Operational
881:Envelopment
824:Air assault
705:Air cavalry
665:Air defence
645:Information
546:Cold-region
511:Battlespace
460:Historical:
306:Land units:
212:Space force
207:Coast guard
140:Late modern
101:Prehistoric
3772:1 December
3751:1 December
3613:References
3548:References
3531:Law of war
3479:Home Guard
3415:Mujaheddin
3383:, and the
3346:Zapatistas
2897:See also:
2711:Following
2563:Mao Zedong
2370:False flag
2362:and other
2320:Ordenanças
2290:Montoneras
2270:revolution
2123:Irregulars
2026:War crimes
2016:Operations
1923:Foot drill
1893:Battle cry
1806:deterrence
1465:Harassment
1440:Specialism
1263:Technology
1258:Succession
1203:Liberation
1138:Asymmetric
1073:Empty fort
979:Blitzkrieg
948:Withdrawal
911:Investment
690:Camouflage
685:Biological
623:Underwater
598:Amphibious
517:Aerospace
384:Air units:
361:Submarines
150:fourth-gen
145:industrial
133:napoleonic
3825:6 October
3799:6 October
3730:6 October
3690:19 August
3434:Peshmerga
3315:Ruga-Ruga
3308:– in the
3279:Viet Cong
3263:Minutemen
3253:anarchist
3234:Chaco War
3223:prior to
3163:Komitadji
2998:Camisards
2973:Jayhawker
2921:Armenian
2915:Armatoloi
2909:Arbegnoch
2876:partisans
2799:of 1857.
2729:guerrilla
2690:foederati
2591:harassing
2442:Mercenary
2410:Insurgent
2378:Waffen-SS
2360:civilians
2356:Terrorist
2276:Guerrilla
2252:Privateer
2221:political
2216:New World
2212:privateer
1913:War novel
1816:Grey-zone
1776:War games
1737:Overmatch
1687:War crime
1637:Desertion
1627:Ceasefire
1622:Armistice
1509:Logistics
1487:Mercenary
1475:Volunteer
1406:Personnel
1378:Engineers
1323:Sociology
1278:World war
1273:Total war
1253:Strategic
1243:Religious
1228:Political
1223:Perpetual
1198:Irregular
1113:Offensive
1088:Defensive
1083:Deception
1043:Attrition
891:Guerrilla
886:Formation
829:Airbridge
761:Loitering
675:Artillery
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