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Picket (military), the Glossary

Index Picket (military)

A picket (archaically, picquet) is a soldier, or small unit of soldiers, placed on a defensive line forward of a friendly position to provide timely warning and screening against an enemy advance.[1]

Table of Contents

  1. 16 relations: All Quiet Along the Potomac, British Army, French Royal Army, Infantry, Musketeer, Outpost (military), Patrol boat, Pike (weapon), Radar picket, Reconnaissance vehicle, Screening (tactical), Screw picket, Skirmisher, Surveillance aircraft, Take point, Vedette (sentry).

  2. Military units and formations

All Quiet Along the Potomac

"All Quiet Along the Potomac," originally titled "The Picket Guard," is an 1861 poem by American writer Ethel Lynn Beers.

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British Army

The British Army is the principal land warfare force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies, a part of the British Armed Forces along with the Naval Service and the Royal Air Force.

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French Royal Army

The French Royal Army (Armée Royale Française) was the principal land force of the Kingdom of France.

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Infantry

Infantry is a specialization of military personnel who engage in warfare combat.

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Musketeer

A musketeer (mousquetaire) was a type of soldier equipped with a musket.

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Outpost (military)

A military outpost is detachment of troops stationed at a distance from the main force or formation, usually at a station in a remote or sparsely populated location, positioned to stand guard against unauthorized intrusions and surprise attacks, serving as the first line of defense. Picket (military) and outpost (military) are military stubs.

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Patrol boat

A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval vessel generally designed for coastal defence, border security, or law enforcement.

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Pike (weapon)

A pike is a long thrusting spear formerly used in European warfare from the Late Middle Ages and most of the early modern period, and wielded by foot soldiers deployed in pike square formation, until it was largely replaced by bayonet-equipped muskets.

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Radar picket

A radar picket is a radar-equipped station, ship, submarine, aircraft, or vehicle used to increase the radar detection range around a nation or military (including naval) force to protect it from surprise attack, typically air attack, or from criminal activities such as smuggling.

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Reconnaissance vehicle

A reconnaissance vehicle, also known as a scout vehicle, is a military vehicle used for forward reconnaissance.

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Screening (tactical)

Screening is a defensive security tactic in which a screening force consisting of a picket or outposts is used to hide the nature and strength of a military force, as well as provide early warning of enemy approach, impede and harass the enemy main body with indirect fire, and report on the activity of the enemy main body. Picket (military) and screening (tactical) are military stubs.

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Screw picket

A screw picket is a metal device which is used to secure objects to the ground.

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Skirmisher

Skirmishers are light infantry or light cavalry soldiers deployed as a vanguard, flank guard or rearguard to screen a tactical position or a larger body of friendly troops from enemy advances.

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Surveillance aircraft

Surveillance aircraft are aircraft used for surveillance.

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Take point

To take point, walk point, be on point, or be a point man is to assume the first and most exposed position in a combat military formation, that is, the leading soldier or unit advancing through hostile or unsecured territory.

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Vedette (sentry)

A vedette is a mounted sentry or picket, who has the function of bringing information, giving signals or warnings of danger, etc., to a main body of troops.

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See also

Military units and formations

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Picket_(military)

Also known as Picket (civil war), Picket duty, Picquet (military), Sentry (military).