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A loaded march is a relatively fast march over distance carrying a load and is a common military exercise. A loaded march is known as a forced foot march in the US Army .
Historically, 16th through 19th centuries, a forced march was not an extra speed march, but rather a double march; a second march during the heat of the day, as follow up of the morning march from sunrise to mid-day. It had to be used sparingly because the men would outmarch their supplies and carry their packs through the hot afternoon sun ...
The meaning of FORCED MARCH is a march (as of a military force) greater in extent than the distance usually covered and often carried out under difficulties (as increased pace or restricted halts).
forced march (plural forced marches) A movement on foot by soldiers or prisoners of war, who must, in order to satisfy a military requirement, travel at a speed or in adverse conditions that would normally tire them excessively.
The Bataan Death March was Japan's brutal forced march of American and Filipino prisoners of war during World War II. The 63-mile march began on April 9, 1942, with at least 72,000 POWs from the southern end of the Bataan Peninsula in the Philippines.
During a forced march, a unit may not halt as often or for as long as recommended for maintenance, rest, feeding, and fuel. The leader must understand that immediately following a long and fast...
In a series of marches starting in 1864, 9,500 Navajo and 500 Mescalero Apache were forced by the U.S. Army to walk 400 miles from their reservation in northeastern Arizona to the edge of the...
