Raid (military)

As Raid ( engl. "attack ", " robbery " ) is referred to in the science of history a violent, mugging military incursion into the territory of another nation, region or a tribe to make prey (Viking raids ) or the political and economic to destabilize the situation of the enemy. The methods used could sometimes change into bare terror, as looting, arson, abuse and abduction of women, children and able-bodied young men into slavery. The guerrilla tactics used by withdraw the troops immediately after the attack back to native area (or sea ).

Thus, the regular armed forces of the respective aggressor State are not compromised by the inclusion of their forces, one is semi- officially a militia, vigilantes or allied auxiliary troops to be able to distance themselves from it possibly can.

In the English language the term air raid is also used for an air attack, see, eg, Doolittle Raid.