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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.

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- advances, skirmishers were historically poor at taking or defending ground from heavy infantry or heavy cavalry. In ancient warfare, skirmishers typically...
- India–****stan border skirmish 2013 India–****stan border skirmishes 2014–2015 India–****stan border skirmishes 2016–2018 India–****stan border skirmishes 2019 India–****stan...
- skirmishers. These are loose formations that fight ahead of the main army to har****, delay, disrupt supply lines, engage the enemy's own skirmishing forces...
- includes the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA), and ****stani Taliban. The skirmishes took place over many locations along the Afghanistan-****stan border,...
- A series of border skirmishes has taken place along the Russia–Ukraine border in Sumy and Chernihiv Oblasts since the withdrawal of Russian troops from...
- Chinese and Indian troops engaged in aggressive melee, face-offs, and skirmishes at locations along the Sino-Indian border, including near the disputed...
- Wallace was in France. By 1304 Wallace was back in Scotland and involved in skirmishes at Happrew and Earnside. Wallace evaded capture by the English until 5...
- the ****stani Army. Apart from the aforementioned wars, there have been skirmishes between the two nations from time to time. Some have bordered on all-out...
- A series of occasional armed skirmishes and firefights have occurred along the Afghanistan–****stan border between the Afghan Armed Forces and the ****stan...
- more quickly. This proved unworkable and they were trained to be elite skirmishers, but they retained their original name. Voltigeurs formed an integral...