{"id":4843,"date":"2023-08-04T20:30:56","date_gmt":"2023-08-04T20:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historyed.site\/?page_id=4843"},"modified":"2024-03-20T04:13:31","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T04:13:31","slug":"military-terms","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/courses\/big\/civilization\/fundamentals\/military-terms\/","title":{"rendered":"Military Terms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Under Construction<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/fundamentals\/military-terms\/branches-of-military-science\/\">Branches of Military Science<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tactics:<\/strong> the disposition and maneuver of units on a particular sea or battlefield.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Strategy:<\/strong> a general plan to achieve one or more long-term or overall goals under conditions of uncertainty.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Logistics:<\/strong> maintaining army supply lines with food, armaments, ammunitions, and spare parts apart from the transportation of troops themselves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/fundamentals\/military-terms\/units-and-their-commanders\/\">Units and Their Commanders<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>UNITS<\/th>\n<th>COMMANDED BY<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Squadron (Squad)<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">Sergeant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Platoon<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">Lieutenant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Company<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">Captain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Battalion<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">Lieutenant Colonel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Regiment<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">Colonel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Brigade<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">Brigadier General (one star)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Division<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">Major General (two star)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Corps<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">Lieutenant General (three star)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Army<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">General (four star)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Army Group<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: right;\">General (five star)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/fundamentals\/military-terms\/military-operations\/\"><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><strong>Military Operations<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li>Theatre: a large area in which important military events occur that is substantially separate from other theatres.<\/li>\n<li>Front: large area in which important military events occur that is substantially near to other large areas within a theatre.<\/li>\n<li>Campaign: a series of operations (or battles)vrelated in time and space and aimed towards an objective or a result in the war.<\/li>\n<li>Battle: a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force commitment.<\/li>\n<li>Skirmish: a fight with only light, relatively indecisive combat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/fundamentals\/bc-ad-versus-bce-ace\/\"><strong>BC\/AD Versus BCE\/ACE<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/fundamentals\/prehistory\/\">Prehistory<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/fundamentals\/real-versus-legendary-persons\/\">Real vs Legendary Persons<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/fundamentals\/great-ages-of-history\/\">Great Ages of History<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/fundamentals\/what-are-civilizations\/\">What Are Civilizations?<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/fundamentals\/military-terms\/\">Military Terms<\/a><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #339966;\"><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/historyed.site\/index.php\/fundamentals\/big-themes-of-history\/\">Big Themes of History<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Our History Websites<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a style=\"color: #339966;\" href=\"https:\/\/historyweblog.com\/\"><strong>History Moments<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align: 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