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[[File:David Portrait of Napoleon 1812.jpg|thumbnail|165px|right|[[Napoleon Bonaparte]] ]]
[[File:David Portrait of Napoleon 1812.jpg|thumbnail|155px|right|[[Napoleon Bonaparte]] ]]
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>