Glossary of terms
| cacolet |
a seat or bed fitted to a camel or mule for carrying sick or wounded people |
| cadet |
a student or young person undergoing military training, usually before full entry to the services, especially for officer status |
| calibre |
the width of the inside of a gun's barrel |
| casualties |
a person who is injured or killed in a war |
| casualty |
a person who is injured or killed in a war |
| Catafalque |
a temporary raised platform on which a body lies in state before or during a funeral |
| catalyst |
a person or thing that causes a change or event to happen |
| Catholic |
a member of the Catholic Church, the branch of Christianity |
| cavalry |
the group of soldiers in an army who fight on horseback |
| ceasefire | an arrangement in which countries or groups of people that are fighting each other agree to stop fighting |
| celerity |
swiftness in acting or moving; speed |
| censor |
to officially examine letters of the media and cut out any information that is regarded as secret |
| cipher |
a secret system of writing used to send encrypted messages |
| civilian |
describes a person who is not a member of the armed forces |
| coalition |
an alliance between two or more nations, groups or political parties, especially for some temporary and specific reason |
| collier |
a ship designed to transport coal |
| commandeer |
officially take charge of a vehicle, vessel, building, supplies or equipment for a military purpose |
| commerce raiding |
a form of naval warfare that disrupt logistics of the enemy on the open sea by attacking its merchant shipping |
| compensation |
money or anything given as an equivalent to make amends for losses or damages |
| conscription |
when citizens are made to join their country's military force, such as the army |
| contingent |
a group of military personnel serving on the same side or for the same cause |
| convalesce |
to rest and recover health after an illness or operation |
| convoy |
a group of ships with an escort of warships, or a group of vehicles travelling together with a military escort |
| cordite |
a smokeless explosive substance used in bombs and guns |
| cot case |
a person too ill to leave their bed |
| counter-attack |
a military attack in response to an attack |