noun
order to go into battle; call to arms
Historical military term: a command or proclamation ordering troops to prepare for battle or to advance. Used in contexts of feudal warfare.
陣触れが下り、兵たちは一斉に武器を取った。
The order to go into battle was given, and the soldiers took up their weapons all at once.
noun
battlefield order; field command
An order issued directly on the battlefield, often in the heat of combat. Distinct from a pre-battle mobilization order.
大将は馬上から陣触れを叫び、隊列を立て直した。
The general shouted a battlefield order from horseback and reformed the ranks.