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121Detachment — De*tach ment, n. [Cf. F. d[ e]tachement.] 1. The act of detaching or separating, or the state of being detached. [1913 Webster] 2. That which is detached; especially, a body of troops or part of a fleet sent from the main body on special service …
122Omaha, Nebraska — Omaha redirects here. For other uses, see Omaha (disambiguation). Omaha   City   An aerial view of Downtown Omaha from the ea …
123Bernard Romans — (1720 1784) was a navigator, surveyor, cartographer, naturalist, engineer, soldier, promoter and writer. His best known work, A Concise Natural History of East and West Florida , published in 1775, is a valuable source of information about the… …
124Battle of Thomas Creek — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Thomas Creek caption= partof=American Revolutionary War date=May 17, 1777 place= near the Nassau River, Florida result=British victory combatant1=United States combatant2=Britain commander1=John Baker… …
125battalia — /beuh tayl yeuh, tahl /, n. Obs. 1. order of battle. 2. an armed or arrayed body of troops. [1585 95; < It battaglia body of troops, BATTLE1] * * * …
126command — commandable, adj. /keuh mand , mahnd /, v.t. 1. to direct with specific authority or prerogative; order: The captain commanded his men to attack. 2. to require authoritatively; demand: She commanded silence. 3. to have or exercise authority or… …
127outpost — noun /ˈaʊtˌpoʊst/ a) A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops. The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault. b) The body of troops manning such a post. S …
128Jacques Marcus Prevost — Jacques Marc, Jacques Marc, James Marcus or Mark Prevost (1736, Geneva 1781) was a British Army officer of Swiss origin. Contents 1 Early ife 2 Seven Years War 3 American War of Independence 4 …
