a term used for "living off the land," as well as plundering committed by soldiers.
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Musket
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a smoothbore firearm fired from the shoulder. Thrust from exploding powder shoots the
bullet forward like a chest pass in basketball
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Picket
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soldiers posted on guard ahead of a
main force. Pickets included about 40 or 50 men each. Several pickets would form a rough line in front of the main army's camp. In case of enemy attack, the pickets usually would have time to warn the rest of the force.
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War Crime
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an action carried out during the
conduct of a war that violates accepted international rules of war.
