Back ربيئة Arabic Avanqard AZ Voahuat BAR Авангард (военно дело) Bulgarian Авангард (тӀеман гӀуллакх) CE Předvoj Czech Vorhut German Εμπροσθοφυλακή Greek Vanguard English Vanguardia (ejército) Spanish
A vanguard is a (usually small) group of people who lead a movement. It comes from two old French words, avant (front) and garde (guard).[1] In military terms, a vanguard is a group of soldiers who scout ahead to protect an army from surprise attacks.
- ↑ "Vanguard". Merriam-Webster's Collegiate(R) Dictionary. 2004. Retrieved 14 June 2011.