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==Charge ([[Heraldry]])==
A '''charge''' is anything that appears on the [[field]] of a [[device]].

[[Period]] examples include myriad forms of [[cross]]es, [[animal]]s ([[leopard]]s, [[lion]]s, [[cattle]]), [[plant]]s and plant parts ([[rose]]s, [[thistle]]s etc), celestial objects ([[comet]]s, [[star]]s, [[sun]]s, [[moon]]s), [[weapon]]s ([[Sword]]s, [[spear]]s etc), tools (fleams, [[hammer]]s etc) or pieces of anatomy ([[head]]s, [[eye]]s, [[limb]]s, [[moustache]]s). Charges also include [[ordinary|ordinaries]]. 

*[[Heraldic beast]]s
*[[Plants as heraldic charges|Plants]]
*[[Body parts as heraldic charges|Body parts]]
*[[Weapons as heraldic charges|Weapons]]
*[[Buildings as heraldic charges|Buildings]]
*[[General objects as heraldic charges|General objects]]
*[[Geometric shapes as heraldic charges|Geometric shapes]]
*[[Cross]]es
*[[ordinary|Ordinaries]]

Charges should be distinguished from [[line divisions]] and the [[field]].

[[category:device heraldry]]
==Charge ([[Fighting]])==
To charge is to advance against the enemy, typically at a run.

It is not to be confused with the command to [[retreat]].
[[category:combat]]