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  2. List of military slang terms - Wikipedia

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    An Imperial FU (An Imperial Fuck Up) was used during World War I by soldiers of the outlying British Empire, e.g. Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the Union of South Africa, Kenya, Tanganyika, India, in reference to odd/conflicting orders from British authorities.

  3. The Vacant Chair - Wikipedia

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    John William Grout. John William Grout was born to Jonathan and Mary Jane Grout on July 25, 1843, at Worcester, Massachusetts.He attended the military academy there. [1]He served as a 2nd lieutenant of Company D, 15th Massachusetts Infantry [2] and was killed at the age of eighteen in the Battle of Ball’s Bluff on October 21, 1861. [1]

  4. Battle - Wikipedia

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    Battle Scene-Detail from Deccan miniature painting, c. 19th century. A pitched battle is an encounter where opposing sides agree on the time and place of combat. A battle of encounter (or encounter battle) is a meeting engagement where the opposing sides collide in the field without either having prepared their attack or defence.

  5. Martial music - Wikipedia

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    However, music has been employed in battle for centuries, sometimes to intimidate the enemy and other times to encourage combatants, or to assist in organization and timing of actions in warfare. Depending on the culture, a variety of percussion and musical instruments have been used, such as drums , fifes , bugles , trumpets or other horns ...

  6. Over There - Wikipedia

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    "Over There" is a 1917 war song written by George M. Cohan that was popular with the United States military and the American public during World War I and World War II.Written shortly after the American entry into World War I, "Over There" is a patriotic propaganda song intended to galvanize American men to enlist in the American Expeditionary Forces and fight the Central Powers.

  7. Small unit tactics - Wikipedia

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    Small unit tactics is the application of US Army military doctrine for the combat deployment of platoons and smaller units in a particular strategic and logistic environment. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The composition of a United States Army squad falls into three broad categories: classical, balanced and combined.

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  9. Oorah - Wikipedia

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    Oorah is a battle cry common in the United States Marine Corps since the mid-20th century.. Several anecdotes attributed the phrase to John R. Massaro's time as a gunnery sergeant in the Reconnaissance Company, 1st Marine Division, in the mid-1950s. [1]