USA HISTORY

THE ROAD TO REVOLUTION 1700 1774

THE FRENCH AND INDIAN WAR CAUSES EFFECTS SUMMARY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
hit and run technique used in battle
A
blockade
B
privateer
C
mercenary
D
guerrilla warfare
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Hit-and-run tactics are a tactical doctrine of using short surprise attacks, withdrawing before the enemy can respond in force, and constantly maneuvering to avoid full engagement with the enemy.

Detailed explanation-2: -Guerrillas make use of hit-and-run tactics and will frequently harass an enemy’s infrastructure (in a revolution) or the enemy’s supply lines (in an invasion). They frequently organize ambushes or openly engage small enemy units, overwhelming them and forcing them to make a mistake or to become fatigued.

Detailed explanation-3: -Guerrilla tactics are on intelligence, ambush, deception, sabotage, and espionage, undermining an authority through long, low-intensity confrontation. It can be quite successful against an unpopular foreign or local regime, as demonstrated by the Cuban Revolution, Afghanistan War and Vietnam War.

Detailed explanation-4: -Guerrilla tactics involve involving targeting the enemy with hit-and-run attacks. Typically, guerrilla forces ambush opposing armies or conduct quick raids on fortified positions before retreating to hidden locations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Historical Use The use of hit-and-run tactics dates back even earlier to the nomadic Scythians of Central Asia, who employed them against Darius the Great’s Persian Achaemenid Empire and later against Alexander the Great’s Macedonian Empire.

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