It is a diminutive of the Spanish word for war. Literally, a little war.
Spanish, diminutive of Guerra (war)
American Guerrilla in the Philippines was created on 1950-11-08.
Tactic=Method. The method was "hit & run." If a guerrilla sticks around, he's not much of a guerrilla. He's supposed to get away...to live to fight another day.
There were a couple main harships Guerrilla Fighters faced. These were unpreductability of the climate and weather, and difficulty supplying for arms and other resources.
it is a Spanish word
the guerrilla fought in the war
Spanish word for "little war" is Guerillas or Guerrillas
Guerrilla in Spanish generally refers to a guerrilla fighter in unconventional warfare. The word in Spanish is: guerrillero.
The word guerrilla comes from the French word "guerre" meaning war. The word "guerrilla" in Spanish also means "little war". Hence the word guerrilla is used to mean unconventional tactics, where lightly armed combatants take on more heavily armed and static armies in mobile attacks. It derives from the Peninsula War 1807-1814, where lightly armed civilian armies (or militia) fought Napoleon's forces.
The guerrilla tactics were a long way from the close order drill formations. The partisans waged guerrilla warfare against the invaders.
Spanish, diminutive of Guerra (war)
The similar word is "guerrilla" (a rebel or insurgent).
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Many, many English words are apapted from other languages, especially German. The Hispanic word, "Guerilla" has been adopted into the English language, a long time ago. So Spanish guerrilla translates into English as guerrilla.
The animal gorilla is spelled gorila. The warfare is guerrilla.
Guerrilla warfare consists of people who are not highly trained generally. They tend to hide and come at their opponents in surprise, rather than facing them head on.