Aberconway, or Conway. A maritime city of the Gauls in England, fortified by William the Conqueror, and taken by Cromwell in 1645.
Abet. In a military sense it is a grave crime to aid or abet in mutiny or sedition, or excite resistance against lawful orders.
Abgersate. Fortress of the Osrhoene, in Mesopotamia. The Persians took it by assault in the year 534.
Abii. A Scythian tribe which inhabited the shores of the Jaxartes, to the northeast of Sogdiana. They were vanquished by Alexander the Great.
Abipones. A tribe of Indians living in the Argentine Confederation, who were formerly numerous and powerful, but are now reduced to a small number.
Able-bodied. In a military sense applies to one who is physically competent as a soldier.
Ablecti. Ancient military term applied to a select body of men taken from the [extraordinarii] of the Roman army to serve as a body-guard to the commanding general or the consul. The guard consisted of 40 mounted and 160 dismounted men.
Abo. A Russian city and seaport, on the Aurajoki near its entrance into the Gulf of Bothnia. It formerly belonged to Sweden, but was taken with the whole of Finland by the Russians in the war begun by Sweden in 1741. By a treaty of peace concluded hero in 1743 the conquered possessions were restored to Sweden. They were ceded to Russia in 1809.
Abolla. A warm kind of military garment, lined or doubled, worn by both Greeks and Romans.
Abou-girgeh. A city of Upper Egypt where the French defeated the Egyptians in 1799.