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	The '''vanguard''' (also called the '''advance guard''') is the leading part of an advancing [[military formation]]. It has a number of functions, including seeking out the enemy and securing ground in advance of the main force.		The '''vanguard''' (sometimes abbreviated to '''van''' and also called the '''advance guard''') is the leading part of an advancing [[military formation]]. It has a number of functions, including seeking out the enemy and securing ground in advance of the main force.

			In [[naval warfare]] the van is the advance ship, or fleet, that will make the initial engagement with an enemy [[Naval fleet\|fleet]].

	== History ==		== History ==
	The vanguard derives from the traditional division of a [[medieval]] army into three ''[[Battle (formation)\|battles]]'' or ''wards''; the Van, the Main (or Middle), and the [[Rearguard\|Rear]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Rogers \|first=Clifford \|title=Soldiers Lives through History: The Middle Ages \|publisher=Greenwood \|year=2007 \|isbn=978-0-313-33350-7 \|location=Westport \|page=73 \|author-link=Clifford J. Rogers}}</ref> The term ~~Vanguard originates with~~ the medieval French ''avant-garde'', i.e. "the advance guard". The vanguard would lead the line of march and would deploy first on the field of battle, either in front of the other wards or to the right if they ~~stood~~ in line.		The vanguard derives from the traditional division of a [[medieval]] army into three [[Battle (formation)\|battles]] or ''wards''; the Van, the Main (or Middle), and the [[Rearguard\|Rear]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Rogers \|first=Clifford \|title=Soldiers Lives through History: The Middle Ages \|publisher=Greenwood \|year=2007 \|isbn=978-0-313-33350-7 \|location=Westport \|page=73 \|author-link=Clifford J. Rogers}}</ref> The term originated from the medieval French ''avant-garde'', i.e. "the advance guard". The vanguard would lead the line of march and would deploy first on the field of battle, either in front of the other wards or to the right if they deployed in [[Line (formation)\|line]].

	The makeup of the vanguard of a [[15th century]] [[Duchy of Burgundy\|Burgundian]] army is a typical example. This consisted of		The makeup of the vanguard of a [[15th century]] [[Duchy of Burgundy\|Burgundian]] army is a typical example. This consisted of:
	*a contingent of foreriders, from whom a forward detachment of scouts was drawn		*A contingent of [[Light cavalry\|foreriders]], from whom a forward detachment of scouts was drawn;
	*~~the~~ main body of the vanguard, ~~in which there traveled~~ civil officials and trumpeters to carry messages and summon ~~the surrender of~~ towns and castles, and		*The main body of the vanguard, accompanied by civil officials and trumpeters to carry messages and summon enemy towns and castles to surrender; and
	*a body of workmen under the direction of the Master of Artillery whose job it was to clear obstacles which would obstruct the baggage and artillery travelling with the main army.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Michael \|first=Nicholas \|url=https://archive.org/details/armiesmedievalbu00libg_046 \|title=Armies of Medieval Burgundy 1364–1477 \|publisher=Osprey \|year=1983 \|isbn=0-85045-518-9 \|location=London \|pages=[https://archive.org/details/armiesmedievalbu00libg_046/page/n21 22]–3 \|url-access=limited}}</ref>		*A body of workmen under the direction of the Master of Artillery whose job it was to clear obstacles which would obstruct the baggage and artillery travelling with the main army.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Michael \|first=Nicholas \|url=https://archive.org/details/armiesmedievalbu00libg_046 \|title=Armies of Medieval Burgundy 1364–1477 \|publisher=Osprey \|year=1983 \|isbn=0-85045-518-9 \|location=London \|pages=[https://archive.org/details/armiesmedievalbu00libg_046/page/n21 22]–3 \|url-access=limited}}</ref>
	In an English force of [[England in the Middle Ages\|the period]], the foreriders of the vanguard would be accompanied by the harbingers, whose job was to locate lodgings for the army for the following night.<ref>Rogers (2007), pp 76–7</ref>		In an English force of [[England in the Middle Ages\|the period]], the foreriders of the vanguard would be accompanied by the harbingers, whose job was to locate lodgings for the army for the following night.<ref>Rogers (2007), pp 76–7</ref>

			In modern times, the word can also be referred to as a group of people leading the way in new developments or ideas.

	===Forward detachments===		===Forward detachments===
	During [[World War 2]]~~, the Soviet-German War (1941-1945), beginning in July 1943~~, the [[Red Army]] began forming~~, as part of its offensive doctrine,~~ ''ad hoc'' vanguard formations called forward detachments ''[peredovye otriady]'', from army, corps and divisional units. Forward detachments brought together the mobile (motorized or mechanized) elements of the parent formation to play an exploitation role once a breakthrough of the German lines occurred. A rifle division, for example, might mount one or two ~~battalions~~ of infantry on trucks, with motorized antitank guns and motorized artillery in support.<ref>David M. Glantz, ''Colossus Reborn'', University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2005, pp. 110, 119</ref>		During [[World War II]], the [[Red Army]] began forming ''ad hoc'' vanguard formations called "forward detachments" ''(peredovye otriady)'', from [[Field army\|army]], [[corps]] and [[Division (military)\|divisional]] units. Forward detachments brought together the mobile (motorized or mechanized) elements of the parent formation to play an exploitation role once a breakthrough of the German lines occurred. A rifle division, for example, might mount one or two [[battalion]]s of [[infantry]] on trucks, with motorized [[Anti-tank_warfare#Anti-tank_guns\|antitank guns]] and motorized [[artillery]] in support.<ref>David M. Glantz, ''Colossus Reborn'', University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2005, pp. 110, 119</ref>

	==See also==		==See also==
	* [[Vanguardism]], ~~Lenin's~~ political theory		* [[Vanguardism]], a political theory developed by [[Vladimir Lenin]]
	* [[~~Medieval warfare~~]]
	* [[Forlorn hope]]		* [[Forlorn hope]]
	* [[~~Front line]]~~		* [[Rearguard]]
	*[[Avant-garde]]

	==References==		== References ==
	{{Reflist}}		{{Reflist\|30em}}

	{{Authority control}}		{{Authority control}}

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	The Vanguard ~~Group~~, ~~Inc~~. is an ~~American registered investment advisor based~~ in ~~Malvern~~, ~~Pennsylvania~~, with ~~about $7 trillion~~ in ~~global assets under management~~, as of ~~January 13~~, ~~2021~~.		{{Short description\|Leading part of a military formation}}
			{{Other uses}}
			The '''vanguard''' (also called the '''advance guard''') is the leading part of an advancing [[military formation]]. It has a number of functions, including seeking out the enemy and securing ground in advance of the main force.

			== History ==
			The vanguard derives from the traditional division of a [[medieval]] army into three ''[[Battle (formation)\|battles]]'' or ''wards''; the Van, the Main (or Middle), and the [[Rearguard\|Rear]].<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Rogers \|first=Clifford \|title=Soldiers Lives through History: The Middle Ages \|publisher=Greenwood \|year=2007 \|isbn=978-0-313-33350-7 \|location=Westport \|page=73 \|author-link=Clifford J. Rogers}}</ref> The term Vanguard originates with the medieval French ''avant-garde'', i.e. "the advance guard". The vanguard would lead the line of march and would deploy first on the field of battle, either in front of the other wards or to the right if they stood in line.

			The makeup of the vanguard of a [[15th century]] [[Duchy of Burgundy\|Burgundian]] army is a typical example. This consisted of
			*a contingent of foreriders, from whom a forward detachment of scouts was drawn
			*the main body of the vanguard, in which there traveled civil officials and trumpeters to carry messages and summon the surrender of towns and castles, and
			*a body of workmen under the direction of the Master of Artillery whose job it was to clear obstacles which would obstruct the baggage and artillery travelling with the main army.<ref>{{Cite book \|last=Michael \|first=Nicholas \|url=https://archive.org/details/armiesmedievalbu00libg_046 \|title=Armies of Medieval Burgundy 1364–1477 \|publisher=Osprey \|year=1983 \|isbn=0-85045-518-9 \|location=London \|pages=[https://archive.org/details/armiesmedievalbu00libg_046/page/n21 22]–3 \|url-access=limited}}</ref>
			In an English force of [[England in the Middle Ages\|the period]], the foreriders of the vanguard would be accompanied by the harbingers, whose job was to locate lodgings for the army for the following night.<ref>Rogers (2007), pp 76–7</ref>

			===Forward detachments===
			During [[World War 2]], the Soviet-German War (1941-1945), beginning in July 1943, the [[Red Army]] began forming, as part of its offensive doctrine, ''ad hoc'' vanguard formations called forward detachments ''[peredovye otriady]'', from army, corps and divisional units. Forward detachments brought together the mobile (motorized or mechanized) elements of the parent formation to play an exploitation role once a breakthrough of the German lines occurred. A rifle division, for example, might mount one or two battalions of infantry on trucks, with motorized antitank guns and motorized artillery in support.<ref>David M. Glantz, ''Colossus Reborn'', University Press of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, 2005, pp. 110, 119</ref>

			==See also==
			* [[Vanguardism]], Lenin's political theory
			* [[Medieval warfare]]
			* [[Forlorn hope]]
			* [[Front line]]
			*[[Avant-garde]]

			==References==
			{{Reflist}}

			{{Authority control}}

			[[Category:Military tactics]]
			[[Category:Military terminology]]

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