![]() ![]() In Samuel Huntington's comprehensive definition: 1 It is a form of warfare, meaning a technique or method used to pursue an objective, as opposed to a type of war like Total War or Limited War. The term 'Guerrilla Warfare' entered the modern lexicon during the Napoleonic Wars. This paper traces conceptualisation, evolution and articulation of guerrilla warfare. The link that was forged in the mid-nineteenth century by Italian and Polish revolutionaries like Carlo Bianco and Mazzini achieved fruition in the writings and practice of Mao tse-Tung in the twentieth century. Over the course of the subsequent century, the concept and practice of guerrilla warfare was integrated within social, economic and political programmes that aimed to overthrow established authority and transform society through an armed struggle. ![]() In the modern era, it acquired prominence during the Napoleonic Wars which led to an examination of its role by leading nineteenth-century thinkers including Clausewitz, Jomini, Marx and Engels. Guerrilla warfare is not a new phenomenon and history is witness to its repeated occurrence.
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