(A) A group of Roosevelt’s buddies who volunteered to be in the cavalry to help defeat the Spanish in the Spanish American War
(B) Nickname for African American soldiers of the 9th and 10th Cavalries who played a major role in the Battle of San Juan Hill in Cuba during the Spanish American War
(C) ** A temporary suspension of fighting, typically one during which peace talks take place; a truce.
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Concept note-1: -A ceasefire (also known as a truce or armistice), also spelled cease fire (the antonym of ‘open fire’), is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be between state actors or involve non-state actors.
Concept note-2: -A truce is a stoppage of fighting between two or more people or sides in a conflict, especially a temporary one. The agreement, or treaty, that establishes such a stoppage can also be called a truce.
Concept note-3: -CeaseFire. A cease-fire is an agreement that regulates the cessation of all military activity for a given length of time in a given area. It may be declared unilaterally, or it may be negotiated between parties to a conflict.
Concept note-4: -The term ‘ceasefire’ is the antonym of the military expression ‘open fire’ and signifies a call to terminate hostilities. Ceasefire agreements are regularly announced as part of a peace process and can suggest a level of commitment between warring parties to seek an end to armed conflict.
Concept note-5: –Comes from Latin armistitium-from arma, “arms, ” and-stitium, “stoppage"-and means a temporary cessation from fighting or the use of arms, or a short truce.