Military Vocab B

custos, -odis m

guard, sentry

vallum, -i n

rampart

agger, -eris m

rampart

fossa, -ae f

trench, ditch

impedimentum, -i n

baggage

iumentum, -i n

beast of burden

bellum gerere (cum + abl)

to wage war (on)

bellum conficio, -ere, -feci, -fectum

I bring a war to an end, I finish a war

incursionem facere

to make an inroad

vasto, -are, -avi, -atum

I lay waste

signa conferre/ proelium committere

to join battle

eminus pugnare

to fight at distance

comminus pugnare

to fight at close quarters

acies, -iei f

battle line

pedem referre/ signa referre

to retreat

se recipere

to retreat

fundo, -ere, fudi, fusum

I rout

fugo, -are, -avi, -atum

I rout, I put to flight

profligo, -are, -avi, -atum

I thoroughly rout, overthrow

terga verto, -ere, verti, versum

I take flight

cladem inferre (+dat)

to inflict defeat upon

trucido, -are, -avi, -atum

I massacre, I butcher

stragem facere

to massacre

multis amissis

at a great loss

obsideo, -ere, -sedi, -sessum

I besiege, lay siege to

obsidio, -onis f

siege

oppugno, -are, -avi, -atum

I launch an assault

expugno, -are, -avi, -atum

I take by storm

vi capio, -ere, cepi, captum

I take by storm

fame domo, -are, -avi, -atum

I reduce by starvation

agere de pace

to sue for peace

foedus, -eris n

treaty, agreement

navis longa, -ae f

warship

rostrum, -i n

beak, ram

velum, -i n

sail

vela dare

to set sail

remex, -igis m

rower, oarsman