Guerrilla Warfare

Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare in which small groups of combatants, such as paramilitary personnel, armed civilians, or irregulars, use military tactics including ambushes, sabotage, raids, petty warfare, hit-and-run tactics, and mobility, to fight a larger and less-mobile traditional military. Although the term "guerrilla warfare" was coined in the context of the Peninsular War in the 19th century, the tactical methods of guerrilla warfare have been in use since long before then. In the 6th century BC, Sun Tzu proposed the use of guerrilla-style tactics in The Art of War. The 3rd century BC Roman general Quintus …

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The Journal of Sierra Leone Studies · 4 July 2013 English

Then, following the creation of the Vicariate of Sierra Leone in 1858,5 a group of three missionaries from the recently formed Society of African Missions, arrived in Freetown 2 The …

Phase I: Conventional warfare; (ii) Phase II: Guerrilla warfare; and (iii) Phase III: Power struggles and in Sierra Leone and the RUF was engaged in guerrilla warfare, indiscriminately orchestrating military attacks as internally displaced. The adoption of guerrilla warfare tactics by RUF in 1994 could explain this confrontation during the civil war. By adopting guerrilla warfare tactics in 1993, the RUF exposed civilians


Natal Society Foundation · 1 January 2000 English

Effect ofagriculture Effect on coal mining Guerrilla warfare Invasion of Natal Klip River Dutch Marwick's


DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 September 1998 English

Thesis has been submitted for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the Department of Political Science, University of Natal, Durban, 1998. According to the author, his study uses the …

and widespread insurrection punctuated by guerrilla warfare, it did not lead to a general uprising and


DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa · 1 May 1991 English

A dissertation submitted in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Magister Artium in National Strategy in the Faculty of Arts at the Rand Afrikaans University.This dissertation investigates theoretical …

ANC's Strategy and Tactics states that, "guerrilla warfare, the special and in our case only form in 10 mobile warfare.":lO Mao's philosophy of guerrilla warfare is a multi- dimensionalropic which goes far analysis of the Vietcong, "Revolutionary guerrilla warfare as practised in Viemam was a way of life. essence of the theory of guerrilla warfare. To engage in revolutionary guerrilla warfare means by definition Tactics documenr of the ANC stresses that, "guerrilla warfare almost by definition presents a situation


Africa Media Online · 1985

Black and white photo of ANC President Oliver Tambo speaking at an event in Harlem in 1985; Harlem, USA; 1985


Africa Media Online · 1985

Black and white photo of ANC President Oliver Tambo speaking at an event in Harlem in 1985; Harlem, USA; 1985


Africa Media Online · 1985

Black and white photo of audience at ANC President Oliver Tambo's speech at an event in Harlem in 1985; Harlem, USA; 1985


Africa Media Online · 1985

Black and white photo of ANC President Oliver Tambo speaking at an event in Harlem in 1985; Harlem, USA; 1985


Africa Media Online · 1985

Black and white photo of ANC President Oliver Tambo speaking at an event in Harlem in 1985; Harlem, USA; 1985


Africa Media Online · 1985

Black and white photo of ANC President Oliver Tambo speaking at an event in Harlem in 1985; Harlem, USA; 1985


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