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Definition of Commandos
1. commando [n] - See also: commando
Lexicographical Neighbors of Commandos
Literary usage of Commandos
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Unequal Protection: The State Response to Violent Crime on South African Farms by Bronwen Manby, Human Rights Watch (Organization, Rumbi Mabuwa, Human Rights Watch (Organization)., Cheryl Goodenough (2001)
"In many areas of the country, commandos are no longer very active, ... The level
of activity of the different commandos and of their subunits, however, ..."
2. Leading Points in South African History, 1486 to March 30, 1900, Arranged by Edwin A. Pratt (1900)
"Boer commandos move in force towards Natal and occupy Laing's Nek. (d).—All
available British troops from the garrison in the Cape district moved northward ..."
3. My Reminiscences of the Anglo-Boer War by Benjamin Johannis Viljoen (1902)
"CHAPTER L. HOW WE FED AND CLOTHED Commandos. AS early as March, 1901, we experienced
the difficulty of adequately providing our commandos with the ..."
4. Records of the Cape Colony from February 1793 [to: Copied for the Cape by Cape of Good Hope (South Africa), Great Britain Public Record Office (1905)
"Return of all the Commandos or Expeditions against the ... 18 Commandos, 42
killed, 7 wounded, no prisoners. The same remarks are applicable in this ..."
5. History of South Africa, 1795-1834 by George McCall Theal (1891)
"... on the northern border—Ordinance concerning commandos—Its disallowance by the
imperial government— Retirement of Sir Lowry Cole—Temporary administration ..."
6. Terrorist Group Profiles (1993)
"Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide (JCAG) Date Formed 1975. Estimated
Membership Unknown. Headquarters Unknown. Area of Operations Worldwide. ..."
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