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During the european middle ages, a charge often meant an underage person placed under the supervision of a nobleman. Charges were the responsibility of the nobleman they were charged to, and they were usually expected to be treated as guest?s or a member of the household?. Charges were at times used more or less openly as hostage?s, ensuring that the parents kept in line.
A manoeuvre in battle where soldiers rush towards their enemy to join in close combat. Charges have lost a lot of their effectiveness over the last 150 years because of guns, especially the automatic variety, and other forms of artillery.

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Edited September 26, 2001 4:22 am by 130.91.49.xxx (diff)
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