Medieval Glossary
Ambuscade
A snare set for an enemy either to surprise him when marching without precaution, or to draw him on by different strategems to attack him with a superior force.
Related term(s): None
Category: Military - General
Added: 08.03.05
Source information:
Wilhelm, Thomas. A Military Dictionary and Gazetteer. Philadelphia: L.R. Hamersly & Co., 1881. 19.
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