"Period Military Terminology" Topic
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| ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 27 Apr 2019 1:55 a.m. PST |
Freely admit my reading of the Civil War doesn't extend much past Osprey's and magazine articles, and the on-line glossaries really don't seem to get more technical than Harquebusier. What I'm after is any appropriate period terminology for scouts, sentries, etc. or a useful reference source. |
| KeepYourPowderDry | 27 Apr 2019 3:02 a.m. PST |
Might I suggest the rather wonderful BCW Project (and regimental wiki) as a starting point wiki.bcw-project.org ? Have a look under 'military' before being sucked down the wormhole… |
| Timbo W | 27 Apr 2019 4:23 a.m. PST |
Hi ROU, Scouts were scouts, seemingly, as there were Scoutmaster Generals, Samuel Luke was one. Might be termed spies by the opposition. Sentries might be termed sentinels or centinells. |
| ROUWetPatchBehindTheSofa | 27 Apr 2019 5:53 a.m. PST |
Thanks, I've used the BCW project regimental wiki quite a bit for basing labels and their military glossary already! An excellent source all round. 'Scoutmaster General' does ring a bell, and yes, where I've read about 'scouts' they do seem closer to spies than scouts in a more contemporary sense. |
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