forlorn hope
Sign in to saveAlso known as enfants perdus, lost troops, lost children, forlorn troops
soldiers with leading role in military operations, with high risk of casualties
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Vinony's link graph records 251 inbound references to forlorn hope, and connects out to German, French and Dutch.
Vinony files it under Military slang and jargon, Siege tactics and Suicide attacks.
Vinony links it to 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- troop
- Subclass of
- military unit
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- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
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