Ambush

As ambush a military tactic is referred to, in which one party in wait for an enemy from hiding out and fight them. Here, the surprise plays an essential role by camouflage. This combat action is often used when hunting fight on moving enemy as a transport column.

In the Brothers Grimm dictionary puts it, ambush was " the place where a valiant troop holds itself to attack from here the enemy or fall into his back ." In military warfare of ambush is often a way to win a battle over a superior opponent. The success of the ambush is supported if the place is chosen so that its own position offers additional benefits in terms of coverage, while the opponent is in an open area and possibly has little space for movement and no retreat.

The ambush is a tactic that is often used by irregular forces as guerrillas and partisans in asymmetric warfare.

Famous ambushes

• The outnumbered conquistadors were able to win the " Battle of Cajamarca " against the Incas by an ambush.
• According to reports, the Roman writer lured into the " Varus Battle " of Cherusker Arminius the Roman legions in an ambush.