2544:, 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
2137:, 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.
2297:– 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.
2152:(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
2503:. 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
2327:– 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.
2480:. 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
2683:, 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.
2864:", 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
2584:. Experienced irregulars often surpass the regular army in these functions. By avoiding formal battles, irregulars have sometimes harassed high quality armies to destruction.
2608:, 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
3064:– 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.
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3070:– originally tribal allies supporting France in Algeria during the 19th century. From 1912 to 1956 Moroccan auxiliaries serving with the French Army.
2307:. 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 "
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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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2401:- A group that carries out sabotage, disinformation, espionage, and/or terrorism within a group that responds to external enemies
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2321:– A type of irregular military in which the main cause, in their or their supporters' view, is freedom for themselves or others.
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4002:, 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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2253:– someone who uses unconventional military tactics. The term tends to refer to groups engaged in open conflict, rather than
2387:– 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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2205:– 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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2156:(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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led by Spaniards against the French invaders in 1808 provided the first modern example of
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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
3036:- 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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2072:, various more general names are often used; such organizations may be called a
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3971:; by Samuel A. Southworth, Stephen Tanner, Published by Da Capo Press, 2002,
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3194:– An irregular quasi-military organization that proliferated throughout the
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3042:- participants in foreign military interventions without official backing.
3006:- nationalist movement and guerrilla force in occupied Yugoslavia 1941-44.
2209:, it became common to maintain a number of auxiliaries about equal to the
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peasants and freemen liable to be called up for short-term military duty.
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3093:– Algerian Muslim irregulars who served with the French Army during the
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3000:- armed bands resisting Ottoman rule in Macedonia, early 20th century.
2277:. 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
3246:- 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
3323:- militant political movement active in southern Mexico from 1994.
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troops use irregular tactics such as reconnaissance, sabotage and
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3292:- East African auxiliaries to German and British colonial armies.
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17th and 18th century skirmisher, later evolving in the regular
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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.
2447:, mercenaries are generally provided less protection under the
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Irregular civilian volunteers also played a large role in the
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3441:– Military theory that also includes regulars vs. irregulars
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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
3012:- 17th century frontier light cavalry in Habsburgh service.
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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
3240:– American irregular troops during the American Revolution
3030:- Arabic term for fighters willing to sacrifice themselves
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Regular military units that use irregular military tactics
3888:
Stranglers and Bandits: A Historical Anthology of Thuggee
3109:– Manchurian bandits who served as irregulars during the
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in the 1960s and 1970s. They also organized and led the
2988:- Scottish clan warriors and marauders pre-18th century.
3277:— militias organised at several dates in Korean history
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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.
4118:(Hardcover). Santa Barbara, California: Abc-Clio Inc.
4073:, Mike Tucker, Charles Faddis, 2008, The Lyons Press
3990:, publisher Time Inc, Douglas Waller, 3 February 2003
3555:
Military Technical Revolution debate among historians
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only three or four per regiment) than the "regular"
3791:"First World War.com – Encyclopedia – Franc-Tireur"
2969:- Haitian insurgent groups 19th and 20th centuries.
2690:'s modernisation of warfare with the invention of
2391:, rather than larger rebel organizations like the
3250:People's Liberation Armed Forces of South Vietnam
3146:- Hungarian insurgent groups 17th-18th centuries.
2189:forces harassing shipping lanes against assorted
30:"Irregulars" redirects here. For other uses, see
2925:- (Italian Army colonial and foreign irregulars)
2886:- Guerrilla force in occupied Ethiopia 1936-44.
2763:Indian troopers provided their horses under the
2568:, pursuing, rear-guard actions, cutting supply,
2233:to attack foreign vessels during wartime and to
2291:– military force composed of ordinary citizens.
3018:- indigenous auxiliaries in Italian Somaliand.
3742:"Revolutionary | Definition of revolutionary"
3400:as an irregular insurgency force against the
3329:- Ottoman irregulars (17th to 20th centuries)
2901:– Armenian irregular units of the 1880s–1920s
2499:are trained in missions such as implementing
2169:conducting operations in accordance with the
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8:
3902:Christopher Alan Bayly, C. A. Bayly (1996).
3456:and coauthor of the first practical book on
3396:in Afghanistan in the 1980s, as well as the
3076:— bandits and irregulars in and against the
2919:, United Kingdom, (1777–1783 and since 1839)
2472:during World War II and, more recently, the
3763:"Battlefield: Vietnam – Guerrilla Tactics"
3125:- Albanian bandits and rebels (1880s–1930)
2994:- Muslim irregulars Asia Minor 1910s-1920s
2600:A group of bashi-bazouks, Ottoman postcard
2495:Although they are part of a regular army,
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2030:
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3502:, US term used during the "War on Terror"
3103:- pro-Cossack paramilitary (18th century)
2955:– Irregular partisans who fought for the
2303:– In the 20th century, someone part of a
3342:, the renewed Taliban insurgency in the
2778:Irregular military in Canada before 1867
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2521:In Finland, well-trained light infantry
2150:International Committee of the Red Cross
1008:List of military strategies and concepts
4114:Beckett, I. F. W. (15 September 2009).
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3303:– local militia in the Horn of Africa,
3161:– created by a 21 April 1813 edict of
3080:, but found amongst military ranks in
2393:Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia
27:Any non-standard military organization
3721:"Privateer | Definition of privateer"
3262:– 18th century irregular horsemen in
3207:- Paraguayan cavalry regiment of the
2937:– Irregular mounted mercenary in the
2333:– An irregular military that targets
2273:– French irregular forces during the
7:
3834:. Praegar Publisher. pp. 72–73.
3819:. Praegar Publisher. pp. 71–72.
3165:, lowest level of reserve troops in
2907:– The only legal and still existing
2725:Irregular regiments in British India
2706:itself was coined during this time.
3152:- Ottoman/Turkish militia 1918-1921
2911:in Europe under the command of the
3392:as an irregular force against the
25:
4116:Encyclopedia of Guerrilla Warfare
3428:2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine.
2612:provide all other combat duties.
2154:Hague Conventions (1899 and 1907)
2148:" as a critical distinction. The
3849:. Praegar Publisher. p. 73.
3419:during the war in Iraq in 2003.
3350:, the rebellion in the North of
3163:Frederick William III of Prussia
3119:– armed hand in Northern Brazil.
2833:, Liberation war of Bangladesh,
2068:organization. Without standard
82:
3604:International law: a dictionary
3562:US Army & Irregular Warfare
3373:(SAC) is the premiere American
2849:where hundreds of thousands of
2514:can trace their lineage to the
2486:43rd Battalion Virginia Cavalry
3601:Boczek, Boleslaw Adam (2005).
3548:Compound Warfare: An Anthology
3483:Sissi (Finnish light infantry)
3131:– Greek guerrilla fighters in
3086:Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
2660:Battle of the Teutoburg Forest
2135:international humanitarian law
49:military of the Ottoman Empire
47:, an irregular soldier of the
1:
4093:, Simon & Schuster, 2004
3908:. Cambridge University Press.
3696:"Military in the Middle Ages"
3694:Newman, Simon (29 May 2012).
3334:Irregulars in today's warfare
2793:Other instances of irregulars
2653:Confederate States of America
4061:, Simon & Schuster, 2002
2497:United States Special Forces
2484:and rear areas, such as the
2235:destroy or disrupt logistics
3024:- Ethiopian guerrilla force
2931:- Maratha horsemen 1741-51.
2878:List of guerrilla movements
2749:. British officers such as
2681:decline of the Roman Empire
2257:. It was coined during the
1501:Military–industrial complex
980:Operational manoeuvre group
4159:
4037:. Atlantic Monthly Press.
3891:. Oxford University Press.
2892:- Ottoman Greek irregulars
2871:
2534:People's Republic of China
2501:irregular military tactics
2247:, whether military or not.
2070:military unit organization
29:
4014:, Steerforth Press, 1996
3860:McNally, Michael (2011).
3489:Legal aspects, categories
3445:Fourth generation warfare
3371:Special Activities Center
3271:- Irish guerillas (1690s)
2815:Irish War of Independence
2734:Gardner's Irregular Horse
2512:Special Activities Center
2478:Special Activities Center
1565:Loss-of-strength gradient
422:Combat information center
3535:Flavius Vegetius Renatus
3478:Violent non-state actors
2858:People's Liberation Army
2740:Prior to 1857 Britain's
2736:of Hindustani Mahomedans
2261:in Spain against France.
1883:Military science fiction
1368:Technology and equipment
789:List of military tactics
3495:Definition of terrorism
3344:2001 war in Afghanistan
3333:
2171:laws and customs of war
2142:Third Geneva Convention
1951:Wartime sexual violence
1707:Full-spectrum dominance
1518:Supply-chain management
4031:Crile, George (2003).
3944:Mason, Philip (1986).
3919:Mason, Philip (1986).
3885:Kim A. Wagner (2009).
3473:Unconventional warfare
3463:Low intensity conflict
3356:Lord's Resistance Army
3192:Legion of Frontiersmen
3010:Croats (military unit)
2853:fought on both sides.
2802:
2737:
2702:. Indeed, the term of
2601:
2582:underground resistance
2482:line of communications
2279:unprivileged combatant
2255:underground resistance
2144:of 1949 uses "regular
1863:Awards and decorations
1836:Peace through strength
1811:Low-intensity conflict
1445:Conscientious objector
1318:Area of responsibility
52:
3862:Teutoburg Forest AD 9
3845:Tsetung, Mao (1961).
3830:Tsetung, Mao (1961).
3815:Tsetung, Mao (1961).
3545:Dr. Thomas M. Huber,
3540:Epitoma rei militaris
3051:– volunteer units in
3040:Filibuster (military)
2800:
2732:
2711:Industrial Revolution
2599:
2118:Regular vs. irregular
455:Torpedo data computer
445:Ship gun fire-control
42:
3948:. pp. 320–324.
3661:on 20 September 2009
3553:Clifford J. Rogers,
3338:Modern conflicts in
3285:Spanish–American War
3156:Land Storm (troops)
2542:On Guerrilla Warfare
2529:behind enemy lines.
2243:– someone part of a
2166:carrying arms openly
2059:is any non-standard
1981:Military occupations
1816:Military engineering
1718:Unrestricted Warfare
1575:Force multiplication
473:Military manoeuvrers
3988:The CIA Secret Army
3847:On Guerilla Warfare
3832:On Guerilla Warfare
3817:On Guerilla Warfare
2841:and especially the
2823:Franco-Prussian War
2811:American Revolution
2532:The founder of the
2428:Italian city-states
2367:Battle of the Bulge
2305:resistance movement
2275:Franco-Prussian War
2207:Imperial Roman army
1667:Penal military unit
1652:Rules of engagement
1328:Command and control
953:Operations research
417:Director (military)
407:Fire-control system
177:Command and control
58:Part of a series on
4143:Irregular military
3946:A Matter of Honour
3921:A Matter of Honour
3517:Unlawful combatant
3468:Military volunteer
3439:Asymmetric warfare
3360:Second Chechen War
3340:post-invasion Iraq
3205:Macheteros de Jara
3111:Russo-Japanese War
2961:American Civil War
2905:Atholl Highlanders
2874:List of guerrillas
2803:
2742:East India Company
2738:
2602:
2379:Rhodesian Bush War
2349:Panzer Brigade 150
2057:Irregular military
1776:Counter-insurgency
1697:Command of the sea
1642:Jewish laws on war
1617:Geneva Conventions
1153:Divide and conquer
948:Military operation
913:Tactical objective
412:Fire-control radar
389:Electronic-warfare
53:
4099:978-0-7432-5547-9
4079:978-1-59921-366-8
4020:978-1-883642-36-5
3871:978-1-84603-581-4
3795:firstworldwar.com
3700:thefinertimes.com
3636:978-0-8108-5078-1
3458:Guerrilla Warfare
3452:, teacher of the
3398:Northern Alliance
3386:Laotian Civil War
3384:tribe during the
3311:Habsburg monarchy
3232:Russian Civil War
2827:Russian Civil War
2787:Provincial Marine
2700:guerrilla warfare
2649:American frontier
2625:auxiliary cohorts
2527:guerrilla warfare
2445:Geneva Convention
2440:Renaissance Italy
2281:(for example the
2231:letters of marque
2112:Irregular warfare
2054:
2053:
1946:Horses in warfare
1893:Anti-war movement
1796:Gunboat diplomacy
1786:Disaster response
1734:Philosophy of war
1729:Principles of war
1702:Deterrence theory
1647:Right of conquest
1570:Lanchester's laws
1338:Principles of war
1028:Counter-offensive
1013:Military campaign
918:Target saturation
841:Counterinsurgency
450:Gun data computer
384:Close air support
346:Aircraft carriers
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3307:Trenck's Pandurs
2839:Syrian Civil War
2772:Indian Rebellion
2629:Germanic peoples
2436:Late Middle Ages
2389:Iraqi Insurgency
2313:Second World War
2124:chain of command
2046:
2039:
2032:
1801:Humanitarian aid
1739:Security dilemma
1560:Power projection
1343:Economy of force
1323:Chain of command
1038:Defence in depth
1023:Commerce raiding
846:Defeat in detail
182:Defense ministry
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2819:Irish Civil War
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2606:Ancient warfare
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4091:Plan of Attack
4089:Woodward, Bob
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3798:. Retrieved
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3663:. Retrieved
3656:the original
3642:
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3528:Bibliography
3457:
3421:
3394:Soviet Union
3375:paramilitary
3364:
3337:
3296:Selbstschutz
3281:Rough Riders
3226:– Ukrainian
3157:
3095:Algerian War
3060:
3047:
2953:Bushwhackers
2935:Bashi-bazouk
2909:private army
2897:
2862:people's war
2856:The Chinese
2855:
2847:World War II
2809:period, the
2804:
2801:Boer Militia
2784:
2781:
2764:
2739:
2719:British Army
2708:
2703:
2692:conscription
2685:
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2663:
2657:
2633:Roman Empire
2617:Bashi-bazouk
2614:
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2586:
2555:
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2520:
2494:
2466:
2457:
2454:
2449:rules of war
2432:Papal states
2421:
2411:Private army
2399:Fifth column
2371:World War II
2325:Paramilitary
2271:Franc-tireur
2183:
2175:
2146:armed forces
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2128:paramilitary
2121:
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2081:
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2073:
2066:regular army
2056:
2055:
1956:Fifth column
1936:War resister
1931:Women in war
1826:Peacekeeping
1771:Arms control
1716:
1405:Mobilization
1400:Conscription
1358:Intelligence
1311:Organization
957:
886:Encirclement
766:Radiological
702:Conventional
556:Subterranean
463:Development:
462:
439:
401:
363:
326:Naval units:
325:
318:Signal corps
285:
263:Intelligence
248:Specialties:
247:
225:
172:Organization
123:Early modern
45:bashi-bazouk
36:
4059:Bush at War
3450:"Yank" Levy
3426:during the
3378:clandestine
3200:World War I
3187:Netherlands
3183:Switzerland
3158:(Landsturm)
3097:of 1954–62.
3061:(Freischar)
3059:Free Swarm
3048:(Freikorps)
3046:Free Corps
2959:during the
2835:Vietnam War
2679:During the
2670:auxiliaries
2562:skirmishing
2505:stay-behind
2434:during the
2423:condottieri
2365:during the
2311:during the
2309:Axis Powers
2211:legionaries
2203:Auxiliaries
1941:War studies
1764:Non-warfare
1692:Appeasement
1657:Martial law
1496:War economy
1435:Transgender
1388:Recruitment
1148:Containment
1033:Culminating
941:Operational
861:Envelopment
804:Air assault
685:Air cavalry
645:Air defence
625:Information
526:Cold-region
491:Battlespace
440:Historical:
286:Land units:
212:Space force
207:Coast guard
140:Late modern
101:Prehistoric
3747:1 December
3726:1 December
3588:References
3523:References
3506:Law of war
3454:Home Guard
3390:Mujaheddin
3358:, and the
3321:Zapatistas
2872:See also:
2686:Following
2538:Mao Zedong
2345:False flag
2337:and other
2295:Ordenanças
2265:Montoneras
2245:revolution
2098:Irregulars
2001:War crimes
1991:Operations
1898:Foot drill
1868:Battle cry
1781:deterrence
1440:Harassment
1415:Specialism
1238:Technology
1233:Succession
1178:Liberation
1113:Asymmetric
1048:Empty fort
959:Blitzkrieg
928:Withdrawal
891:Investment
670:Camouflage
665:Biological
603:Underwater
578:Amphibious
497:Aerospace
364:Air units:
341:Submarines
150:fourth-gen
145:industrial
133:napoleonic
3800:6 October
3774:6 October
3705:6 October
3665:19 August
3409:Peshmerga
3290:Ruga-Ruga
3283:– in the
3254:Viet Cong
3238:Minutemen
3228:anarchist
3209:Chaco War
3198:prior to
3138:Komitadji
2973:Camisards
2948:Jayhawker
2896:Armenian
2890:Armatoloi
2884:Arbegnoch
2851:partisans
2774:of 1857.
2704:guerrilla
2665:foederati
2566:harassing
2417:Mercenary
2385:Insurgent
2353:Waffen-SS
2335:civilians
2331:Terrorist
2251:Guerrilla
2227:Privateer
2196:political
2191:New World
2187:privateer
1888:War novel
1791:Grey-zone
1751:War games
1712:Overmatch
1662:War crime
1612:Desertion
1602:Ceasefire
1597:Armistice
1484:Logistics
1462:Mercenary
1450:Volunteer
1381:Personnel
1353:Engineers
1298:Sociology
1253:World war
1248:Total war
1228:Strategic
1218:Religious
1203:Political
1198:Perpetual
1173:Irregular
1088:Offensive
1063:Defensive
1058:Deception
1018:Attrition
871:Guerrilla
866:Formation
809:Airbridge
741:Loitering
655:Artillery
308:Artillery
258:Engineers
226:Irregular
197:Air force
32:Irregular
4137:Category
3675:cite web
3433:See also
3269:Rapparee
3244:Morlachs
3185:and the
3107:Honghuzi
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