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Definition of Skirmishers

Skirmisher
Skirmisher Skir"mish*er, n. One who skirmishes. Specifically: pl. (Mil.) Soldiers deployed in loose order, to cover the front or flanks of an advancing army or a marching column.

Meaning of Skirmishers from wikipedia

- Their mobility made skirmishers also valuable for reconnaissance, especially in wooded or urban areas. In classical Greece, skirmishers originally had a...
- The Skirmish of Littlestown was a Pennsylvania military engagement before the Battle of Gettysburg in which "a few companies of skirmishers" of Union...
- The skirmish at Sövde was an aerial incident in 1944 where a German Messerschmitt Me 410 and an American Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress accidentally flew...
- Chinese and Indian troops engaged in aggressive melee, face-offs, and skirmishes at locations along the Sino-Indian border, including near the disputed...
- The Skirmish at Joncherey (French pronunciation: [ʒɔ̃ʃʁɛ]) was a clash in the Territoire de Belfort, on the border between France and Germany, and was...
- official interviewed anonymously by AFP, seven jihadists were killed in the skirmish and ten were injured. Weapons and equipment were seized as well, and the...
- In the American Civil War, a Skirmish at Abingdon, Virginia between Union Army and Confederate States Army forces occurred on December 15, 1864, during...
- for having guns in their homes, and stated that two days prior to the skirmish, eleven MNLA-aligned bandits were arrested in Tombouctou Region. The Malian...
- Sino-Indian skirmish may refer to the following military clashes between India and China: 1967 Sino-Indian skirmish, alongside the border of Himalayan...
- Skirmish of Halkokari, 7 June 1854, was a short coastal battle during the Åland War, a part of the Anglo–French Baltic Sea campaign in Crimean War. It...