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A '''delaying action''' is a military "maneuver in which a defensive force delays the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum destruction possible without engaging in decisive combat."<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/delaying-action Delaying action]</ref>
A '''delaying action''' is a military "maneuver in which a defensive force delays the advance of a superior enemy force by withdrawing while inflicting the maximum destruction possible without engaging in decisive combat."<ref>[http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/delaying-action Delaying action]</ref>
[[File:David Portrait of Napoleon 1812.jpg|thumbnail|200px|right|[[Napoleon Bonaparte]] ]]
It is employed to avoid being beaten by a superior hostile force and/or to gain time or to improve the situation with reference to:<ref>[http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/german-tactical-doctrine/delaying.html Delaying action - Lone Sentry]</ref>
It is employed to avoid being beaten by a superior hostile force and/or to gain time or to improve the situation with reference to:<ref>[http://www.lonesentry.com/manuals/german-tactical-doctrine/delaying.html Delaying action - Lone Sentry]</ref>
- Request and obtain additional friendly forces in order to better defend against an attacker
- Request and obtain additional friendly forces in order to better defend against an attacker
- Conducti military intelligence to batter assess the situation
- Conducti military intelligence to batter assess the situation