Signs & Symptoms. Fainting is a brief loss of consciousness. It can last from seconds to 30 minutes. Just before fainting, a person may feel a sense of dread, feel dizzy, see spots, and have nausea. If a person falls and canât remember the fall itself, he or she has fainted.
guerrilla - a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment. guerrilla. noun freedom fighter, partisan, irregular, underground fighter, member of the underground or resistance The guerrillas threatened to kill their hostages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Guerrilla warfare in the American Civil War followed the same general patterns of irregular warfare conducted in 19th century Europe. Structurally, they can be divided into three different types of operationsâthe so-called 'People's War', 'partisan warfare', and 'raiding warfare'.