to bottle the rebels up
grapeshot
in fighting trim
muzzle-loaded firearm
cache of arms
rocket-propelled grenade
gruelling war
SAM [surface-to-air missile]
to evade enemy radars
parade-ground
wastage of personnel, or personnel attrition
to offer quarter
with pinpoint accuracy
breastplate
abject submission
gunship
to brook little resistance
court-martial
muzzle velocity
cruise missile
frugal ration
electronic warfare
to rake by musket fire
howitzer
pernicious activity
ordnance
at close quarters
firelock
a hand-lit fuse
to commence the subjugation of the Ganges River valley
live ammunition
dugout
suit of armour
the Kursk salient
powder flask
ramshackle army
to gear up for a long war
levies
Danke, Kuba! Das war sehr lieb von dir.