Vocabulary – Battle of Resaca
Campaign
Noun
a series of military or terrorist operations taking place in one area over a period, intended to achieve a specific objective
Defeat
Noun
The fact of losing
Defensive
Noun
On the side expecting an attack not carrying one out
Diversionary
Adverb
a mock attack aimed at drawing enemy attention and troops away from the place of the intended main attack
Flanked
Verb
To attack on or at the side of a military formation