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up surprise attack in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Surprise Attack may refer to: Surprise attack, an act of military deception Surprise Attack (album)
Surprise_Attack
Attempts to mislead enemy forces during warfare
was the real invasion site. When the Allies attacked at Normandy, they did so with the advantage of surprise. Military deception may take place at the tactical
Military_deception
Surprise Attack Records, sometimes called SA Mob is an independent record label based in Erie, Pennsylvania, although the bands are from Miami, Elkview
Surprise_Attack_Records
1989 hard rock album by Tora Tora
Surprise Attack is the debut studio album by American hard rock band Tora Tora, released in May 1989 through A&M Records. The album peaked at #47 on the
Surprise_Attack_(album)
Australian video game publisher
Surprise Attack Pty Ltd, trading as Fellow Traveller Games, is an Australian video game publisher. Chris Wright founded the company in 2011 as a marketing
Fellow_Traveller_Games
2023 armed incursions and massacres in Israel
UAE had been told of the attack by an intermediary, who warned that Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar was plotting a "huge surprise". The UAE did not comment
October_7_attacks
1744 battle
night of 16–17 June 1744, when the Spanish-Neapolitan army launched a surprise attack and conquered 3 important hills. The second battle occurred on 10 and
Battle_of_Velletri
King of East Anglia from 879 to 890
fighting against Wessex. On Epiphany, 6 January 878, Guthrum made a surprise nighttime attack on Alfred and his court at Chippenham. It being an important feast
Guthrum
1941 Japanese attack on the US
On December 7, 1941, the Empire of Japan launched a surprise military attack on the US Pacific Fleet at its naval base at Pearl Harbor in Oahu, Hawaii
Attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
will launch a resolute surprise attack on and deal a fatal blow to the enemy fleet in the Hawaiian Area. The initial air attack is scheduled at 0330 hours
Prelude to the attack on Pearl Harbor
Prelude_to_the_attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
Children's novel by Tom Angleberger
Darth Paper Strikes Back!, The Secret of the Fortune Wookiee, The Surprise Attack of Jabba the Puppett, Princess Labelmaker to the Rescue, and Emperor
The Strange Case of Origami Yoda
The_Strange_Case_of_Origami_Yoda
1990 video game
Surprise Attack is a 1990 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. It was released in Japan in August 1990 and Europe the
Surprise_Attack_(video_game)
Military unit
the attack department and a SAF training section in an integrated training branch was established at the corps headquarters. Following the surprise attack
7th_Wing_(Israel)
Powhatan attack on the English colony of Virginia
(leader) of the Powhatan Confederacy, led a series of coordinated surprise attacks that ended up killing a total of 347 people, a quarter of the population
Indian_massacre_of_1622
Abbasid victory over the Byzantines in Cilicia
well-timed stratagem, the governor of Tarsus, Yazaman al-Khadim conducted a surprise attack on the Byzantine army and inflicted a defeat on them, checking their
Battle_of_Chrysoboullon_(883)
Military tactic
Caravan raids are a surprise attack or incursion by a hostile force on a caravan, a group of merchants, pilgrims, or travelers journeying together. The
Caravan_raids
Military attack from concealed positions
Look up ambush in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. An ambush is a surprise attack carried out by combatants waiting in a concealed (and typically well-defiladed)
Ambush
Surprise attack tactic
In military tactics, a camisado or camisade is a surprise attack occurring at night or at daybreak, when the enemy are supposed to be asleep. The term
Camisado
Military unit
twitter, Shaldag is actively involved in the Gaza war. Following the surprise attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, the unit was deployed to fight Hamas
Shaldag_Unit
English actor (1920–2012)
made his first television appearance in 1951 as the man in the pub in Surprise Attack, a short film commissioned by the Ministry of Health. Dunn appeared
Clive_Dunn
Battle between the Polish navy and the Swedish army in 1628
The Battle of Latarnia or Weichselsmünde was a surprise attack by Swedish artillery on a Polish fleet stationed outside Danzig at Weichselsmünde in 1628
Battle_of_Latarnia
1920–21 political and military conflict in southern Ukraine
of surprise attacks against the Bolshevik forces. Towards the end of February, the Estonian Red Riflemen in Huliaipole were eliminated in a surprise attack
Bolshevik–Makhnovist_conflict
1945 plan for war between Western Allies and Soviet Union
May 1945 at the end of World War II in Europe. One plan assumed a surprise attack on the Soviet forces stationed in Germany to impose "the will of the
Operation_Unthinkable
Battle of the 1814 Swedish–Norwegian War
weather, and before dawn he launched a surprise attack against the Swedish troops. In the rain and darkness, the attack quickly turned to a bayonet and gun
Battle_of_Langnes
3rd Grozny
Battle of Grozny, also known as Operation Retribution, was a three-day surprise attack by Chechen fighters who stormed the capital city of Grozny that was
Battle_of_Grozny_(March_1996)
Chinese film
Surprise Attack – Tunnel Warfare (Chinese: 奇袭·地道战) is a 2020 film released online in China about a fictional story based upon the actual history of tunnel
Surprise Attack - Tunnel Warfare
Surprise_Attack_-_Tunnel_Warfare
Israeli academic
of Edinburgh and was awarded a PhD in 1973 for a thesis entitled "Surprise attack: Soviet response to German threats, December 1940 – June 1941". Prof
Amnon_Sella
2020 book by Erik Larson
concludes with the entrance of the U.S. into the war following Japan's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor. Like other books by Erik Larson, The Splendid and
The_Splendid_and_the_Vile
Pair of Korean War battles
April attack to demonstrate that agreement in contentious negotiations did not equal unwillingness to continue fighting, if necessary. In a surprise night
Battle_of_Pork_Chop_Hill
Part of the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War
1967 between Israel and several Arab states including Egypt. In a surprise attack, Israel preemptively bombed most of Egypt's airfields and then entered
Closure of the Suez Canal (1967–1975)
Closure_of_the_Suez_Canal_(1967–1975)
American metalcore band
release through a one-off deal with Pennsylvania-based record label Surprise Attack Records and Georgia-based record label Jawk Records. The band sharing
Poison_the_Well_(band)
1951 British documentary film
Surprise Attack is a British short film released in 1951 by the Crown Film Unit, and commissioned by the Ministry of Health, depicting the fictional story
Surprise_Attack_(film)
Period of escalations in the Middle East
Houthis continued attacks on each other. In June 2025, Israel launched a surprise attack on Iran that began the Twelve-Day War between them. During the war
Middle Eastern crisis (2023–present)
Middle_Eastern_crisis_(2023–present)
Bombing of Oahu by Japanese flying boats during WW2
salvage operations following the surprise attack on 7 December 1941. It culminated on 4 March 1942, with an unsuccessful attack carried out by two Kawanishi
Operation_K
Canadian battle hero (1678–1747)
taken by surprise, and several were seized almost immediately. Verchères, being closest to the palisade, began to run as soon as she saw the attack. One pursuer
Madeleine_de_Verchères
Emotional state experienced as the result of an unexpected event
strongly elicited through surprise then it will bring on the fight-or-flight response, which is a perceived harmful event, attack, or threat to survival
Surprise
Part of the Sino–Dutch conflicts in 1633
Zhilong was preparing to attack the pirates Liu Xiang [zh] and Li Guozhu (李國助), Putmans attacked Zheng's base in Amoy by surprise on 7 July 1633. Zheng Zhilong
Battle_of_Liaoluo_Bay
2014 video game
first-person shooter video game developed by Samurai Punk and published by Surprise Attack. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux in October
Screencheat
1787 battle in Chechnya
The Battle of Kachkalyk, also known as the Battle of Ghachalq, was a surprise attack conducted by Chechen fighters of the Kachkalyks led by Ibba-Mullah
Battle_of_Kachkalyk
1778 engagement of the American Revolutionary War
under the command of Major-General Charles Grey carried a successful surprise attack against the 3rd Regiment of Continental Light Dragoons under the command
Baylor_Massacre
Small scale night-time surprise attacks in warfare
World War I. It was the practice of making small scale night-time surprise attacks on enemy positions. Typically, raids were carried out by small teams
Trench_raiding
Manual of war written in the late 6th century
Must Consider Book VIII – General Instructions and Maxims Book IX – Surprise Attacks Book X – Sieges Book XI – Characteristics and Tactics of Various Peoples
Strategikon_of_Maurice
Part of the War of the Second Coalition (1800)
the end of the day, the French overcame General Michael von Melas's surprise attack, drove the Austrians out of Italy and consolidated Bonaparte's political
Battle_of_Marengo
Line of fortifications along the French/German border
Maginot Line was built to fulfill several purposes: To prevent a German surprise attack. To deter a cross-border assault. To protect Alsace and Lorraine (returned
Maginot_Line
Harbor on the island of Oahu, Hawaii
maintain a repair and coaling station for ships here in 1887. The surprise attack on the harbor by the Imperial Japanese Navy on December 7, 1941, led
Pearl_Harbor
1762 battle of the Seven Years' War
launched a surprise night attack and surprised the Spanish camp at Vila Velha. Although the British and Portuguese were entrenched, surprise helped them
Battle_of_Vila_Velha
Indian independence activist (1845–1883)
for a few days after catching colonial soldiers off-guard during a surprise attack. Phadke was born on 4 November 1845 in Shirdhon village in the Thane
Vasudev_Balwant_Phadke
Strategically important area in the Cold War
two corridors of lowlands through which tanks might have driven in a surprise attack by the Soviets and their Warsaw Pact allies to gain crossings of the
Fulda_Gap
1745 battle
surprise attack on the outnumbered Prussians. Despite initial setbacks the Prussian army managed to defeat the Austrians, due to an unexpected attack
Battle_of_Soor
1851 painting by Emanuel Leutze
Delaware River that night was the first of several moves, leading to a surprise attack and victory against Hessian forces at the Battle of Trenton in New
Washington Crossing the Delaware (1851 paintings)
Washington_Crossing_the_Delaware_(1851_paintings)
Japanese admiral (1884–1943)
the United States; Yamamoto favored a surprise attack, which was carried out at the start of the war with an attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941. In
Isoroku_Yamamoto
opposed the prospect. On December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise attack on the U.S. naval base at Pearl Harbor. After two hours of bombing
Consequences of the attack on Pearl Harbor
Consequences_of_the_attack_on_Pearl_Harbor
Gunboat of the United States Navy
compelled to return to Nashville by a strong southern force. Moose made a surprise attack on guerrillas crossing the Cumberland at Eddyville, Kentucky, 30 April
USS_Moose_(1863)
Battle between the Somalian regime and the Somali National Movement
Independence, when forces of the Somali National Movement (SNM) launched a surprise attack on the city of Burao, a strategic location in central Somaliland. In
Battle_of_Burao
fifth lunar month of 1786, Tây Sơn's army led by Nguyễn Huệ make a surprise attack, the Trịnh army failed to turn up. Hoàng Nghĩa Hồ rescued his troops
Tây Sơn military tactics and organization
Tây_Sơn_military_tactics_and_organization
English military and exploratory expedition
the English but surprise was lost when they became trapped in a narrow channel in a bend in the river. The English, although surprised, quickly took advantage
Raleigh's El Dorado expedition
Raleigh's_El_Dorado_expedition
1776 battle
John Haslet attacked the British encampment. Haslet's men achieved complete surprise, but Rogers' Rangers rallied and drove off the attackers. However,
Battle_of_Mamaroneck
Ancient Germanic people
response, the Lacringi turned on their allies and routed them in a surprise attack. List of Germanic tribes Cassius Dio, Roman History LXXI, p. 11-12
Lacringi
the morning. Lane quickly launched an attack, surprising and routing the guards at an outpost there. The surprised guards fled into the town with the Texan
Skirmish_at_Matamoros
Advising body to the US President
Killian Report (February 14, 1955, officially "Meeting the Threat of Surprise Attack"), suggested that any defense in the nuclear age was pointless, and
President's Science Advisory Committee
President's_Science_Advisory_Committee
Battle between the Somalian regime and the Somali National Movement
War of Independence, when the Somali National Movement launched a surprise attack on Hargeisa, a major city in Somaliland. In the late 1980s, the SNM
Battle_of_Hargeisa_(1988)
1643 Thirty Years' War battle
troops once in service of Bernard of Saxe-Weimar—was wiped out in a surprise attack in heavy snowfall, reversing French strategic gains since 1638. The
Battle_of_Tuttlingen
Military treatise c. 900 CE
XVI - On the Actions after the War is Concluded Chapter XVII - On Surprise Attacks Chapter XVIII - On the Studying of Various Heathen and Roman Formations
Tactica of Emperor Leo VI the Wise
Tactica_of_Emperor_Leo_VI_the_Wise
The Battle of Lonoy, also known as the Lonoy Massacre, was a surprise attack in 1901 during the Philippine–American War when over 400 Filipino revolutionaries
Battle_of_Lonoy
Anti-aircraft shelling during WWII against an imagined invader
entered World War II in response to the Imperial Japanese Navy's surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, and one day after the bombardment of Ellwood near
Battle_of_Los_Angeles
Petropavlovsk-class battleship
in the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905. Slightly damaged during a surprise attack on Port Arthur in early February, the ship later participated in several
Russian battleship Sevastopol (1895)
Russian_battleship_Sevastopol_(1895)
1967 war between Israel and Arab states
war. The war began on 5 June 1967 with Operation Focus, an Israeli surprise attack consisting of a series of airstrikes against Egyptian airfields and
Six-Day_War
Book by Kenneth Roberts
It depicts their march through the Maine wilderness in 1775 for a surprise attack upon Quebec City with the hope of adding it as a fourteenth colony
March_to_Quebec
War between Rome and Carthage (264–241 BC)
Carthaginian strongholds – in the extreme west. They also launched a surprise attack on the Carthaginian fleet but were defeated at the Battle of Drepana
First_Punic_War
1462 Wallachian battle with the Ottomans
when passing through a narrow pass north of Giurgiu, Vlad launched a surprise-attack. The Wallachians had the Turks surrounded and fired with their handgunners
Night_attack_at_Târgoviște
878 battle between Wessex and Vikings
incursions into Anglo-Saxon territory. In early 878, Guthrum launched a surprise attack on Chippenham, forcing Alfred into hiding in the marshes of Athelney
Battle_of_Edington
Rajput warriors
disguised as Padmini and her dasis (female servants) and launched a surprise attack on them. Gora and Badal both died fighting bravely in this campaign
Gora_Badal
American rock band
98. After signing with A&M Records, they recorded their debut album Surprise Attack in 1989. This album peaked on Billboard's Top 200 at No. 47 and featured
Tora_Tora
9th episode of the 5th season of Game of Thrones
Baratheon to return home. In Meereen, Daenerys Targaryen is ambushed in a surprise attack by the Sons of the Harpy during a tournament in the fighting pits,
The_Dance_of_Dragons
Fictional character from The Silence of the Lambs
while pretending to be injured, ask for help, then knock her out in a surprise attack and kidnap her. He takes her to his house and leaves her in a well
Buffalo Bill (The Silence of the Lambs)
Buffalo_Bill_(The_Silence_of_the_Lambs)
Japanese general, prime minister from 1941 to 1944
this day, Tojo's complicity in the July 1937 invasion of China, the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941 and numerous acts of mass murder have
Hideki_Tojo
1862 battle of the American Civil War
reinforced and resupplied. Although it made considerable gains with a surprise attack on the first day of the battle, Johnston was mortally wounded and Grant's
Battle_of_Shiloh
Battle of the Gothic War in 552 AD
tactics until reinforcements under Teia arrived. He then attempted a surprise attack by withdrawing his troops for lunch, hoping to tempt the Byzantines
Battle_of_Taginae
Battle in the Russian Civil War
Tryapitsyn launched a surprise attack on an American army camp at Romanovka, near Vladivostok. As a result of the engagement, the attacks were repelled. Romanovka
Battle_of_Romanovka
1901 atrocity in the Philippine-American War
the town of Balangiga on the Philippines island of Samar conducted a surprise attack on an occupying unit of the US 9th Infantry, killing 54. It is also
Balangiga_massacre
149 BC series of engagements in the Third Punic War
The consuls thought the Carthaginians were without arms, but they were surprised to find the citizens re-armed, and both attempts were repelled. Fearing
Battle_of_Lake_Tunis
L. 77–328, 55 Stat. 795) on the Empire of Japan in response to its surprise attack on Pearl Harbor and subsequent declaration of war the prior day. The
United States declaration of war on Japan
United_States_declaration_of_war_on_Japan
Battle of the First Serbian Uprising
leader Kučuk-Alija followed the victory at Jagodina, and included a surprise attack at Ropočevo led by Janko Katić and an ambush at Leštane led by Vasa
Pursuit_of_Kučuk-Alija
1980 battle during the Lebanese Civil War
Forces by eliminating rival militias. The Phalangist forces launched a surprise attack on the Tigers, a 500-man militia that was the armed force of the National
Safra_massacre
1762 battle in Newfoundland
recaptured St. John's, which the French had seized earlier that year in a surprise attack described in some accounts as an ambush. By 1762 France and Britain
Battle_of_Signal_Hill
1959–1961 period of ethnic violence in Rwanda
the Hutu government), who launched attacks into Rwanda. The largest occurred in late 1963, when a surprise attack approached Kigali. The government fought
Rwandan_Revolution
Famous quote regarding the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor
Harbor attack had been a blunder strategically, morally, and politically, even though he was the person who originated the idea of a surprise attack on the
Isoroku Yamamoto's sleeping giant quote
Isoroku_Yamamoto's_sleeping_giant_quote
British musician (born 1959)
from the original on 19 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2018. "Surprise Attack". massiveattack.ie. Retrieved 30 April 2026. "!K7 Records". Dj-kicks
Daddy_G
framework: the problem of the vulnerability of the strategic forces to a surprise attack and protecting the ability for a nuclear retaliation as a solution
Strategic_stability
Undeclared conflict between China and the Soviet Union
1969 when a group of People's Liberation Army (PLA) troops launched a surprise attack on Soviet border guards on Zhenbao Island in Manchuria, resulting in
Sino-Soviet_border_conflict
Use of tunnels and other underground cavities in wars
used to undermine fortifications and slip into enemy territory for a surprise attack, while it can strengthen a defense by creating the possibility of ambush
Tunnel_warfare
Military strategy pioneered by Nazi Germany
'Lightning Warfare') is a German term used to describe a combined arms surprise attack, using a rapid, overwhelming force concentration that may consist of
Blitzkrieg
Middle East armed conflict
2025, the Iran–Israel Twelve-Day war began when Israel launched a surprise attack targeting key Iranian military and nuclear facilities. After the Iranian
2024_Iran–Israel_conflict
2000 video game
the separate roles of an investigation team that was split up from a surprise attack. A cancelled sequel for the PlayStation 2 titled Carrier: The Next
Carrier_(video_game)
Israeli general (1924–2010)
Israeli armored doctrine that led to the Israeli successes in the Sinai surprise attack of the Six-Day War. In 1964, General Tal took over the Israeli armored
Israel_Tal
Early settler, member of the Virginia Council, and Commissioner in the Virginia colony
during the Second Anglo-Powhatan War that ensued after the Powhatan surprise attack of 1622. Samuel Jordan came to Virginia sometime around 1610, as his
Samuel_Jordan
Swedish general (died 1500)
Sweden and Finland remembered for the Viborg Bang (1495) and for his surprise attack on the Danish Army at the Battle of Brunkeberg (1471). Knut Posse was
Knut_Posse
1777 battle of the Philadelphia campaign
attack the American capital of Philadelphia. On the evening of September 20, 1,200 British regulars under Major-general Charles Grey led a surprise attack
Battle_of_Paoli
702 battle between Umayyad Caliphate and Bagratid Armenia
000-strong Umayyad army from the garrison in Nakhichevan. Struck by a surprise attack, the remaining Arabs fled to the river Araxes and either drowned or
Battle_of_Vardanakert
1904–1905 conflict in East Asia
Russia. After negotiations broke down, Japan opened hostilities in a surprise attack on the Russian Pacific Fleet at Port Arthur on 9 February [O.S. 27 January]
Russo-Japanese_War
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n.
A dish covered with a crust of raised paste, but with no other contents.
n.
To lead (one) to do suddenly and without forethought; to bring (one) into some unexpected state; -- with into; as, to be surprised into an indiscretion; to be surprised into generosity.
n.
To come or fall suddenly and unexpectedly; to take unawares; to seize or capture by unexpected attack.
n.
The act of coming upon, or taking, unawares; the act of seizing unexpectedly; surprisal; as, the fort was taken by surprise.
a.
Struck with wonder, admiration, or surprise.
n.
The state of being surprised, or taken unawares, by some act or event which could not reasonably be foreseen; emotion excited by what is sudden and strange; a suddenly excited feeling of wonder or astonishment.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Surprise
imp. & p. p.
of Surprise
interj.
An exclamation of surprise, etc.
n.
Exciting wonder or surprise; astonishing; wonderful.
interj.
Exclamation of regret or surprise.
v. t.
To surprise in a fault or error; hence, to surprise or catch, as an offender.
n.
An unexpected occurrence; a surprise.
n.
Anything that causes such a state or emotion.
n.
To strike with wonder, astonishment, or confusion, by something sudden, unexpected, or remarkable; to confound; as, his conduct surprised me.
v. t.
To surprise.
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To hold possession of; to hold.
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One who surprises.
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An exclamation of mild surprise.
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The act of surprising, or state of being surprised; surprise.
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