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<p><b>Feint</b> is a French term that entered English via the discipline of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordsmanship" title="Swordsmanship">swordsmanship</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">fencing</a>.<sup class="reference" id="cite_ref-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feint#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> Feints are maneuvers designed to distract or mislead, done by giving the impression that a certain maneuver will…</p>
<p><b>Feint</b> is a French term that entered English via the discipline of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swordsmanship" title="Swordsmanship">swordsmanship</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencing" title="Fencing">fencing</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feint#cite_note-1"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> Feints are maneuvers designed to distract or mislead, done by giving the impression that a certain maneuver will take place, while in fact another, or even none, will. In <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Military_tactics" title="Military tactics">military tactics</a> and many types of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat" title="Combat">combat</a>, there are two types of feints: <b>feint attacks</b> and <b>feint retreats</b>.</p>
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<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Attacks">Attacks</span></h2>
<p>A <b>feint attack</b> is designed to draw defensive action towards the point under assault. It is usually used as a diversion to force the enemy to concentrate more manpower in a given area so that the opposing force in another area is weaker. Unlike a related diversionary maneuver, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonstration_%28military%29" title="Demonstration (military)">demonstration</a>, a feint involves actual contact with the enemy.</p>
<h2><span class="mw-headline" id="Retreats">Retreats</span></h2>
<p>A <b>feint retreat</b> is performed by briefly engaging the enemy, then retreating. It is intended to draw the enemy pursuit into a prepared ambush, or to cause disarray. For example, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Hastings#Battle" title="Battle of Hastings">Battle of Hastings</a> was lost when Saxons pursued the Norman cavalry. This forfeited the advantage of height and the line was broken, providing the opportunity to fight in single handed combat on a neutral vantage point, a battle for which the Saxons were not ready. The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parthian_shot" title="Parthian shot">Parthian shot</a> is another example of a <i>feint retreat</i>, where mounted Parthian archers would retreat from a battle and then, while still riding, turn their bodies back to shoot at the pursuing enemy.</p>