Incursion. Invasion without conquest; inroad; ravage.
Indefensible. Not defensible; not capable of being defended or maintained; as, a military post may be indefensible.
Indefensive. Having no defense.
Indella. A body of Swedish yeomen furnished by certain proprietors of lands, after the manner of the old Norman feudal system.
Indemnification. A regulated allowance for losses sustained by officers or soldiers on actual service.
Indemnity. Indemnification, compensation, or remuneration for loss, damage, or injury sustained.
Indent, To. A word particularly made use of in India for the dispatch of military business. It is of the same import and meaning as to draw upon. It likewise means an order for military stores, arms, etc.; as, an indent for new supplies, etc.
Indented. In heraldry, one of the partition lines of the shield, similarly notched to dancetté, but with notches much smaller, and not limited in number.
Indented Line. In fortification, is a serrated line, forming several angles, so that one side defends another. The faces are longer than the flanks. Indented lines are used on the banks of rivers, where they enter a town. The parapet of the covered way is also often indented.
Independence, Declaration of. The solemn declaration of the Congress of the United States of America, on July 4, 1776, by which they formally renounced their subjection to the government of Great Britain.