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punitive expedition

I'm not sure we should describe the raid that killed Philip as a 'punitive expedition.' It was in the midst of an ongoing war. The effort to capture/kill Philip was part of the end of the war. Usually the leaders of the losing side are among the last holdouts.

Billcarton (talk) 17:54, 4 April 2019 (UTC)[reply]

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+I'm not sure we should describe the raid that killed Philip as a 'punitive expedition.'  It was in the midst of an ongoing war.  The effort to capture/kill Philip was part of the end of the war.  Usually the leaders of the losing side are among the last holdouts.
+[[User:Billcarton|Billcarton]] ([[User talk:Billcarton|talk]]) 17:54, 4 April 2019 (UTC)