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294:, and a dispirited American force that nevertheless outnumbered the British and First Nations. Intercepting American dispatches from Fort Detroit, Brock judged the morale of the American garrison to be low, and that the American general had a fear of First Nations in particular. Brock arranged for misleading letters to fall into American hands, stating an inflated figure of 5,000 First Nations warriors were already in 245:. Zhuge Liang sat upon the walls of the cities, his men far outnumbered by the Wei army which was advancing toward him. Zhuge Liang sat upon the walls and played his instrument, seemingly calm and composed, tricking Sima Yi into thinking that the Shu troops had hidden in the surrounding area for an ambush. Zhuge Liang was able to quickly flee the area as the Wei retreated. 210:, into a false sense of security in the belief that his whole army was searching for a ford. Then, under the cover of night Alexander marched a contingent of his men upriver and crossed the Indus, while his remaining forces marched south to their camp as they usually did. This feint allowed Alexander to hide his troops' location and win the 514:, including flying German colours and replying to signal challenges by giving misleading replies in German. These measures were all designed to buy time for the attacking force. When these tactics ceased to be effective and German shore batteries opened fire in earnest, all the British ships lowered their German colours and hoisted 302:
The force at my disposal authorizes me to require the immediate surrender of Detroit. It is far from my intention to join in a war of extermination, but you must be aware, that the numerous body of Indians who have attached themselves to my troops, will be beyond my control the moment the contest
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To further the illusion that a large First Nations force was attached with Brock's force, Tecumseh extended his men, and marched them three times through an opening in the woods at the rear of the fort in full view of the fort. Brock similarly dressed members of the
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The line of demarcation between legitimate ruses and forbidden acts of perfidy is sometimes indistinct. In general, it would be an improper practice to secure an advantage over the enemy by deliberate lying or misleading conduct which involves a
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calls, cheers and Indian war whoops, in a ruse to make the Americans believe that they were about to be enveloped. Fearing themselves outnumbered and about to be outflanked, Brigadier-General
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against one's opponent; the second emphasizes acts against one's opponent by creative, clever, unorthodox means, sometimes involving force multipliers or superior knowledge. The term
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had been agreed upon when such is not the case would be treacherous. Abuse of the protections afforded to medical personnel (by disguising combat soldiers as medics, or by putting a
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were heavily armed merchant ships with concealed weaponry, designed to lure submarines into making surface attacks. This gave Q-ships the chance to open fire and sink them.
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provides that: "It is especially forbidden....(b) To kill or wound treacherously individuals belonging to the hostile nation or army....(f) To make improper use of a
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sent a herald with a message for the opposing commander. That was a trick aiming to locate Eumenes's ship so that Hannibal could concentrate his forces against it.
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According to the rules of war, good faith in dealing with the enemy must be observed as a rule of conduct, but this does not prevent measures such as using
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in a combat zone by firing a weapon at American soldiers from an enemy ambulance displaying such emblem." The verdict and sentence were upheld on appeal.
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as British regulars, and instructed soldiers to light individual fires instead of one fire per unit, thereby creating the illusion of a much larger army.
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use of small forces to simulate large units (for example, inducing an enemy unit to surrender by pretending that it is surrounded by a large force);
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on top of her radio room to disguise her as a British cruiser, most of which were equipped with four funnels. During First and Second World Wars,
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successfully impersonated a force of two battleships using false signals traffic, as part of a decoy mission against Italian forces.
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on a combat vehicle) is also considered unacceptable. In August 1946, a German soldier, Heinz Hagendorf, was found guilty by a U.S.
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disguising a warship to appear to be one of the warships of one's opponent has traditionally been considered to be a legitimate
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on the part of the belligerent resorting to them. They are, however, forbidden if they contravene any generally accepted rule.
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of the Geneva Conventions expanded the rules of prohibiting certain type of ruses as defined in Articles 37, 38, and 39.
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in 1947, after his defense counsel argued that the "wearing of American uniforms was a legitimate ruse of war for
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which concerns military strategems. In common with Frontinus' work (see above), the title is sometimes given as
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and similar traps can be considered perfidious under the rules in certain circumstances. Explicitly prohibited
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deceptive supply movements (which might make the enemy think you are preparing for action when you're not);
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Use of deception to mask an inferior force was also used in another battle during the War of 1812, the
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are described from ancient to modern times, both in semi-mythical accounts such as the story of the
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Further, according to the rules of war, ruses of war are legitimate so long as they do not involve
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population, corrupting enemy civilians or soldiers by bribes, or inducing the enemy's soldiers to
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removing unit identifications (but not those that identify the belligerent while in combat) from
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deception of the enemy by bogus orders purporting to have been issued by the enemy commander;
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erection of dummy installations and airfields (to intimidate or encourage useless attack);
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A Global Chronology of Conflict: From the Ancient World to the Modern Middle East
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Creative Stratagems: Creative and Systems Thinking in Handling Social Conflict
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walked his men up and down a river continuously to condition his opponent,
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moving landmarks (to confuse the enemy operating in unfamiliar territory);
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and sentenced to six months imprisonment for having "wrongfully used the
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led his troops wearing American uniforms to infiltrate American lines in
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cruisers during the Second World War. This tactic was also used by the
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were initially outflanked and falling back, before Lieutenant-Colonel
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simulating quiet and inactivity (to lull the enemy into complacency);
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pretending to communicate with nonexistent troops or reinforcements;
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pretended to give up their fruitless ten-year siege of the city of
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fore and aft to resemble an old battleship after her arrival in
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employed several legitimate ruses during their voyage up the
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as "a clever ruse of war to entice the Russian ships out of
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called off the American advance, withdrawing his forces to
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putting up dummy guns and vehicles or laying dummy mines;
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Amateurs to Arms: A military history of the War of 1812
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of the enemy, as well as the distinctive badges of the
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traps that are attached or associated in any way with:
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to lure the Russian fleet out of its harbor during the
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to secure an advantage over the opposing belligerent.
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Select British Documents of the Canadian War of 1812.
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falsely claimed that it had gained a foothold in the
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Strategy or act regarding use of military deception
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Index

Ruse of war
French
military deception
Ancient Greek
Trojan Horse
Virgil
Aeneid
RMS Lusitania
neutral country
rules of war
ambushes
perfidy
Landmines
Hague Convention of 1907
flag of truce
Homer
mythical
Iliad
Trojan War
Troy
Trojan Horse
Eumenes II
Pergamon
Hannibal
Alexander the Great
Porus
Battle of Hydaspes
Romance of the Three Kingdoms
Zhuge Liang
Sima Yi

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