ANGLE OF THE TENAILLE, or FLANKING ANGLE, is made by two lines fichant,--that is, the faces of the two bastions extended until they meet in an angle towards the curtain, and is that which always carries its point towards the outworks. ANGLE, RE-ENTERING. An angle whose vertex points inward, or towards the place. A re-entering angle which is not defended by a flanking fire is said to be _dead_. =Angles.= An ancient German tribe from which England derives its name. They occupied a narrow district in the south of Sleswick, whence some of them passed over in the 5th century, in conjunction with other Saxon tribes, into Britain, where they conquered the native Britons, and established the Anglo-Saxon Heptarchy. See HEPTARCHY. =Anglou.= A place in Armenia where a Persian army 4000 strong defeated and cut to pieces a Roman army of 30,000, in 543. =Angon.= In ancient military history, was a kind of a dart of modern length, having an iron beaded head and cheeks; in use about the 5th century. This sort of javelin was much used by the French. The iron head of it resembled a _fleur-de-lis_. =Angora.= See ANCYRA. =Angouleme.= A city in the department of Charente, France. It was ruined by the Normans during the 9th century, and devastated several times during the 16th century. =Anguis.= A flag adopted by the Romans, which was carried at the head of a cohort (the tenth part of a Roman legion, consisting of 600 men); this flag resembled a serpent in shape, and was more commonly called _draco_. =Angusticlave.= A robe or tunic embroidered with purple studs or knobs, and with _narrow_ purple stripes, worn by Roman knights, to distinguish them from members of the senatorian order, who wore a garment with _broad_ stripes, called _latus clavus_. =Anholt, Island of= (Denmark). Was taken possession of by England, May 18, 1809, in the French war, on account of Danish cruisers injuring British commerce. The Danes made an attempt to regain it with a force which exceeded 1000 men, but were gallantly repulsed by the British force, not amounting to more than 150, March 27, 1811. =Animate, To.= In a military sense, is to encourage, to incite, to add fresh impulse to any body of men who are advancing against an enemy, or to prevent them from shamefully abandoning their colors in critical situations. =Anime= (_Fr._). A sort of ancient cuirass, also called _brigandine_; was used in Italy until the 17th century, under the name of _anima_, or _animetta_. =Anio= (now _Teverone_). A river of ancient Italy, an affluent of the Tiber. On its banks the Romans gained two great battles over the Gauls, one by Camillus about 367 B.C., and the other about sixty years afterwards. =Aniocrater.= The highest military rank of the Lacedæmonians; one who commanded the whole army during the absence of the king. =Anippus.= Name of the light cavalry of the Grecians.