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Scorched earth – Destroying anything that might be of use to the enemy while retreating, or advancing; Turtling – Continuous reinforcement of the military front until it has reached its full strength, then an attack with the now-superior force; Withdrawal – A retreat of forces while maintaining contact with the enemy
Counter mine: anti-siege tunnel dug by a fortification's defenders below an attacker's mine with the intent of destroying it before the attackers are able to damage (the foundations of) the fortification's walls. Coupure; Covertway; Defensive fighting position; for example, a rifle pit, sangar or fox hole. Demi-lune; Ditch: a dry moat.
A scorched-earth policy is a military strategy of destroying everything that allows an enemy military force to be able to fight a war, including the deprivation and destruction of water, food, humans, animals, plants and any kind of tools and infrastructure.
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A euphemism that developed in slang on social media, particularly TikTok, to avoid censorship of the words "kill" and "die." Unsubscribe from life To die Euphemistic: 21st century slang Up and die Unexpected death, leaving loose ends Euphemistic: Waste [20] To kill Slang Wearing a pine overcoat (i.e. a wooden coffin) [citation needed] Dead Slang
During the Thirty Years' War in Europe, for example, the population of the German states was reduced by about 30%. [8] [9] The Swedish armies alone may have destroyed up to 2,000 castles, 18,000 villages and 1,500 towns in Germany, one-third of all German towns.
The first recorded use of the word slighting to mean a form of destruction was in 1613. [4] Castles are complex structures combining military, social, and administrative uses, [ 5 ] and the decision to slight them took these various roles into account.
A siege (Latin: sedere, lit. 'to sit') [1] is a military blockade of a city, or fortress, with the intent of conquering by attrition, or by well-prepared assault. Siege warfare (also called siegecrafts or poliorcetics) is a form of constant, low-intensity conflict characterized by one party holding a strong, static, defensive position.