| A | B |
|---|
| advise | to give someone information or a suggestion |
| allure | to be attractive to; the power to attract |
| brunt | the main impact, force, or burden |
| calculated | Predict in advance. |
| cannoneer | an artilleryman who positioned and fired a cannon. |
| commissary | Army officers in charge of providing food and supplies to the soldiers. |
| defensive | with the intent of preventing attack or protecting something |
| feigned | to fake; giving a false impression |
| fords | Cross a river where it's shallow. |
| grudgingly | Not really wanting to do or allow something. |
| lanyard | A cord with an attached hook that is used to fire certain types of cannon. |
| larruped | to thrash or whip someone |
| meandering | winding back and forth |
| offensive | to go on the attack; to be aggressive |
| opera glasses | small binoculars for use at he opera or theater |
| outflank | Go around the flank of (an opposing army). |
| parasols | A small light umbrella that shades you from the sun." |
| rebuked | Severe disapproval or punishment expressed by a word or look. |
| squandered | to lose or use up something in a foolish manner |
| standards | a military flags carried on a poles or hoisted on a ropes |
| strategy | A systematic plan of action. |
| terrain | Landscape; the character of the ground (rocky, vast, mountainous, etc.) |
| traipse | Walk or tramp about. |
| uncivilized | Without training, savage, primitive |
| utter | comlete; total; absolute |
| vague | Not clear or not definite. |
