THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION 1775 1783
PAUL REVERE BIOGRAPHY FACTS QUOTES
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shocked or horrified
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a specialized soldier given a role in battle to throw grenades
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done quickly and without deliberation or thought
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the anchor or rope used to tie a boat safely in one place
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Detailed explanation-1: -grenadier, soldier particularly selected and trained to hurl grenades. The earliest grenadiers (late 16th century) were not organized in special units, but by the mid-17th century they formed special companies within battalions.
Detailed explanation-2: -noun. gren·a·dier ˌgre-nə-ˈdir. : a soldier who carries and throws grenades. : a member of a special regiment or corps formerly armed with grenades. : any of various deep-sea fishes (family Macrouridae) that are related to the cods and have an elongate tapering body and compressed pointed tail.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Grenadier’s role is to provide indirect fire support with his UGL using either High-Explosive shells to engage enemy infantry behind light cover at a range of up to 400 meters, or smoke shells, providing a smokescreen to cover friendly forces as well as disorienting enemy.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Grenadier Guards (GREN GDS) is an infantry regiment of the British Army. It can trace its lineage back to 1656 when Lord Wentworth’s Regiment was raised in Bruges to protect the exiled Charles II.
Detailed explanation-5: -The concept of ‘Grenadiers’ evolved from the practice of selecting the bravest and strongest men for the most dangerous tasks in combat. The Grenadiers have the longest unbroken record of existence in the Indian Army.