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• a variation of vedette.

vidette

American  

[vi-det] / vɪˈdɛt /

noun

1. a variant of vedette.

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vidette British  

/ vɪˈdɛt /

noun

1. a variant spelling of vedette

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vidette

The hill being an excellent point for observation, a vidette of our cavalry was posted at that point.

From Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 by John Lockwood

As night approached, a vidette was placed in front of each pit, near the edge of the woods, which was about forty yards in advance.

From In The Ranks From the Wilderness to Appomattox Court House by R. E. McBride

The conversation, hurriedly carried on, had consumed but a few seconds’ time; and in an instant after the causeway was clear again, only a vidette left under cover to signal the approach of the pursuers.

From No Quarter! by Mayne Reid

On the road towards Winchester, there was one that was particularly dangerous to the unfortunate vidette.

From The history of Company C, Seventh Regiment, O.V.I by Theodore Wilder

I do not wish to confound these Johnsons with one of the same name, who lived on the Washington road, near our vidette post.

From In and Out of Rebel Prisons by Lieut. A.