![]() ![]() , c.1732–1795, American Revolutionary soldier, known as the Swamp Fox, b. Large-scale guerrilla fighting accompanied the American Revolution, and the development of guerrilla tactics under such partisan leaders as Francis Marion Marion, Francis History In the American Revolution and the Nineteenth Century Guerrilla warfare, also known as unconventional, irregular, or asymmetric warfare, has played a significant role in modern history, especially when waged by Communist insurgencies in Southeast Asia and elsewhere. The tactics of guerrilla warfare stress deception and ambush, as opposed to mass confrontation, and succeed best in an irregular, rugged, terrain and with a sympathetic populace, whom guerrillas often seek to win over by propaganda, reform, and terrorism. When guerrillas obey the laws of conventional warfare they are entitled, if captured, to be treated as ordinary prisoners of war however, they are often executed by their captors. Guerrilla warfare (gərĭl`ə), fighting by groups of irregular troops (guerrillas) within areas occupied by the enemy.
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