or Azapes, an order of soldiers in the Turkish army, whom they always expose to the first shock of an enemy: to the end that the enemy being thus fatigued, and their swords blunted, the spahis and janizaries may fall on and find an easy conquest. The word is derived from the Turkish yap, which signifies rank, from whence they have formed yapap, "to range in battle." The azappes are said to be held of so little value, that they frequently serve as bridges for the cavalry to pass over in bad roads, and as fascines to fill up the ditches of places besieged. They travel on foot, and have no pay but the plunder they can get from the enemy.