glossary

Magazine: A barrel or chest filled with gunpowder.

Militia: A group of citizens who joined the military service.

Depot: A stash of supplies of a certain kind.

Acknowledge: To admit something to be real or true.

Skirmish: A short fight between two small regiments.

Court Marshal: Tried by a military tribunal (a group of commanding officials)

Bombardment: To be shelled with bombs from a siege weapon (cannons).

Casualties: when a group of people die.

Travesty: Something that is either grotesque, absurd or both.