Counterattack

For other uses, see Counterattack (disambiguation).

Closing the Falaise-Argentan Pocket and the Mortain counterattack 6-17 August 1944

A counterattack is a military battlefield tactic used by some or all of a defending force against their attackers. The general objective is to negate or thwart the advantage gained by the enemy in attack and the specific objectives are usually to regain lost ground or to destroy attacking enemy units.

It is a term also used in non military situations for example in sport and politics.,

See also

• Counteroffensive
• Battleplan (documentary TV series)

Notes and references

• United States Department of Defense; Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. Published by: United States Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. Retrieved: 13 October 2008.

Further reading

• Bruce Schneier (2003). Beyond Fear. Springer. pp. 173–175. ISBN 0387026207. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |isbn13= ignored (help)
• Glover S. Johns (2002). The Clay Pigeons of St. Lo. Stackpole Books. pp. 174–175. ISBN 0811726045. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |isbn13= ignored (help)