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A coup de main French pronunciation: [ku də mɛ̃] plural : coups de main ' blow with the hand ' )[1] [a]
Definition [ edit ]
The United States Department of Defense defines it as
"An offensive operation that capitalizes on surprise and simultaneous execution of supporting operations to achieve success in one swift stroke."[3]
The term coup de main originally meant "by direct assault rather than by artillery".[4]
Examples [ edit ]
The first airborne assault by the Allies in World War II during the invasion of Normandy , on Pegasus Bridge , is sometimes referred to as Operation Coup de Main , although the actual code name for the British airborne attack was Operation Tonga .[5] [6]
In the American Civil War , Emory Upton used the tactic for the Union Army during the Battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse .[7]
During the Second Battle of Porto , Arthur Wellesley crossed the Douro in a coup de main attack upon the French forces of Marshal Soult .
See also [ edit ]
^ In French, coup de main can also mean "a helping hand" (informal language)[2] [citation needed
References [ edit ]
^ "coup de main - English translation" . Linguee . Retrieved 10 January 2024 .
^ "Coup de Main" . DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms the original on 2016-03-03.
^ Académie française (1765). Dictionnaire de l'Académie françoise
^ Perry, Mike (9 December 2012). "Operation Tonga" . SOFREP . Retrieved 15 August 2021 .
^ Fowler, Will (2010). Pegasus Bridge: Bénouville, D-Day 1944 . Oxford: Osprey. ISBN 9781846038488
^ White, Kristopher D. (9 January 2018). "Bloody Horror of Upton's Charge" . American Battlefield Trust .
External links [ edit ]
R e t r i e v e d f r o m " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Coup_de_main&oldid=1234565198 " C a t e g o r y : ● A s s a u l t t a c t i c s H i d d e n c a t e g o r i e s : ● A l l a r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s ● A r t i c l e s w i t h u n s o u r c e d s t a t e m e n t s f r o m J a n u a r y 2 0 2 4 ● A r t i c l e s w i t h s h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n ● S h o r t d e s c r i p t i o n i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m W i k i d a t a ● P a g e s w i t h F r e n c h I P A ● A r t i c l e s c o n t a i n i n g F r e n c h - l a n g u a g e t e x t
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a d d i t i o n a l t e r m s m a y a p p l y . B y u s i n g t h i s s i t e , y o u a g r e e t o t h e T e r m s o f U s e a n d P r i v a c y P o l i c y . W i k i p e d i a ® i s a r e g i s t e r e d t r a d e m a r k o f t h e W i k i m e d i a F o u n d a t i o n , I n c . , a n o n - p r o f i t o r g a n i z a t i o n . ● P r i v a c y p o l i c y ● A b o u t W i k i p e d i a ● D i s c l a i m e r s ● C o n t a c t W i k i p e d i a ● C o d e o f C o n d u c t ● D e v e l o p e r s ● S t a t i s t i c s ● C o o k i e s t a t e m e n t ● M o b i l e v i e w
