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Reconnaissance in force   /rikˈɑnəsəns ɪn fɔrs/   Listen
Reconnaissance in force

noun
1.
An offensive operation designed to discover or test the enemy's strength (or to obtain other information).






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"Reconnaissance in force" Quotes from Famous Books



... Placentia, and marched up the river to meet the enemy, while Hannibal after the capture of Turin marched downwards to relieve the Insubres and Boii. In the plain between the Ticino and the Sesia, not far from Vercelli, the Roman cavalry, which had advanced with the light infantry to make a reconnaissance in force, encountered the Punic cavalry sent out for the like purpose, both led by the generals in person. Scipio accepted battle when offered, notwithstanding the superiority of the enemy; but his light infantry, which was placed in front ...
— The History of Rome (Volumes 1-5) • Theodor Mommsen



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