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RECONNAISSANCE (from Fr. reconnaitre, to recognize, Lat. recognoscere)

RECONNAISSANCE (from Fr. reconnaitre, to recognize, See also:
LAT
Lat. recognoscere) , a military See also:

TERM

term denoting the reconnoitring or examination of an enemy's position or movements, or of a See also:

TRACT (from Lat. tractare, to treat of a matter, through Provencal tractat and Ital. trattato)

tract of ground. Reconnaissances naturally vary indefinitely according to the purposes for which they are undertaken. A topographical reconnaissance is practically a survey of a tract of See also:

COUNTRY (from the Mid. Eng. contre or contrie, and O. Fr. cuntree; Late Lat. contrata, showing the derivation from contra, opposite, over against, thus the tract of land which fronts the sight, cf. Ger. Gegend, neighbourhood)

country or route, comprising both a See also:

map and a See also:

REPORT (O.Fr. report or raport, modern rapport, from O.Fr. reporter, mod. rap porter, Lat. reportare, to bring back, in poetical use only, of bringing back an account, news, &c.)

report as to its advantages and disadvantages. All reconnoitring See also:

WORK

work of this See also:

CHARACTER (Gr. xapareri7p, from xap&crew, to scratch)

character is done by See also:

OFFICERS

officers with small patrols, escorts or assistants. Strategical reconnaissance is performed by contact squadrons, which send forward officers and patrols to find the enemy. See also:

TACTICAL

Tactical reconnaissance falls to the See also:

lot of troops of all arms, whether in contact with the enemy or for self-See also:

PROTECTION

protection. A reconnaissance by a large force of all arms with the See also:

IDEA (Gr. Ibia, connected with i&eiv, to see; cf. Lat. species from specere, to look at)

idea of provoking an enemy into showing his See also:

hand, if necessary by fighting, is called a reconnaissance in force.

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