| A | B |
|---|
| militant | aggressive or fighting |
| conscript | to draft into military service |
| fray | a fight, brawl, or noisy quarrel |
| insurrection | an uprising against civil or political authority |
| joust | a combat on horseback between two knights |
| ambuscade | an ambush or attack from a concealed position |
| reprisal | a retaliation or return for injury received |
| phalanx | a close formation of infantry, or a compact body or corps |
| citadel | a fortress or stronghold |
| broadside | the broad surface of an object, especially a ship OR the firing of guns from one side of a ship |
| cudgel | a club or short, thick stick used as a weapon |
| truncheon | a short, thick club, especially a police officer's club |
| breech | the rear part of a firearm or of the body |
