Introduction Military strategy is a set of ideas implemented by military organisations to pursue desired strategic goals. Derived from the Greek word strategos, the term strategy, when it appeared in use during the 18th century, was seen in its narrow sense as the “art of the general”, or “‘the art of arrangement” of troops. Military… Read More
Introduction Military doctrine is the expression of how military forces contribute to campaigns, major operations, battles, and engagements. It is a guide to action, rather than being hard and fast rules. Doctrine provides a common frame of reference across the military. It helps standardise operations, facilitating readiness by establishing common ways of accomplishing military tasks.… Read More
Introduction Joint warfare is a military doctrine which places priority on the integration of the various service branches of a state’s armed forces into one unified command (refer to Combined Arms). Joint warfare is in essence a form of combined arms warfare on a larger, national scale, in which complementary forces from a state’s army,… Read More
Introduction Combat arms, also known or fighting arms, is a collective name for troops within national armed forces which participate in direct tactical ground combat. In general, they include units that carry or employ a weapon system, such as infantry, cavalry, and artillery units. The use of multiple combat arms in mutually supporting ways is… Read More
Introduction Combined Arms, also known as Joint Warfare, is an approach to warfare which seeks to integrate different combat arms of a military to achieve mutually complementary effects (for example, using infantry and armour in an urban environment, where one supports the other, or both support each other). According to strategist William S. Lind, combined… Read More
Events 480 – Odoacer, first King of Italy, occupies Dalmatia. He later establishes his political power with the co-operation of the Roman Senate. 536 – Gothic War: The Byzantine general Belisarius enters Rome unopposed; the Gothic garrison flee the capital. 730 – Battle of Marj Ardabil: The Khazars annihilate an Umayyad army and kill its… Read More
Introduction The Battle of Loncomilla was the decisive battle of the 1851 Chilean Revolution between conservative government and liberal rebel forces on 08 December 1851. The Battle The conservative victory in the battle essentially crushed the revolution. The rebel army of José María de la Cruz’s was aided by Mapuche chief Mañil who participated in… Read More
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