[movement] Franc-Tireur was a French Resistance movement founded at Lyon in November 1940 under the name `France Liberté`. It was renamed `Franc-Tireur` in December 1941 on the proposal of Jean-Jacques Soudeille. Franc-Tireur was also the name of the movement`s clandestine newspaper, which published 37 issues from December 1941 to August 1...
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• (n.) A French partisan soldier, or one belonging to a corps of detached light troops engaged in forays, skirmishes, scouting, etc.
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Civilian who, contrary to the rules of war, takes up arms in a private capacity against the enemy. The name comes from the Franco-Prussian War 1870-71 when French patriots in German-occupied...
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Franc'-ti`reur' noun [ French, from
franc free +
tireur shooter, from
tirer to shoot.]
(Mil.) A French partisan soldier, or one belonging to a corps of detached light troops engaged in forays, skirmishes, scouting, etc.
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The Franc-tireur were a body of irregular soldiers organised in France during the Franco-German War of 1870-1871. They were sharp-shooters employed in guerrilla warfare, harassing the enemy and cutting off detachments. The term is still used for irregular troops armed with rifles, but not wearing uniform and usually not subject to military discipli...
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[
n] - a sharpshooter (in the French army)
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a sharpshooter in the French army.
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