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Ch. 7 flashcards
| George Washington | Definition |
|---|---|
| mercenary | professional soldier hired to fight for a foreign country |
| strategy | overall plan of action |
| rendezvous | meeting |
| battle of Saratoga | series of conflicts between british soldiers and army |
| ally | country that agrees to help another country |
| bayonet | long steel knife attached to the end of a gun |
| desert | to leave military duty without intending to return |
| privateer | privately owned ship that has governments permission during wartime to attack an enemies merchant ships |
| guerillas | soldier who weakens the enemy with surprise raids and hit and run attacks |
| pacifists | person morally opposed to war |
| republicanism | the belief that government should be based on the consent of the people |