counterstroke

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The fighting further delayed Bragg’s planned counterstroke and gave additional time to strengthen the Union center.

From Slate • Mar. 5, 2022

He had started his counterstroke a year ago, after Labor Day, campaigned until January, resumed the battle again last August.

From Time Magazine Archive

In short, the Russians' counterstroke was not yet a great Russian victory from a military point of view.

From Time Magazine Archive

That sort of success led Ulster authorities to expect some sort of dramatic I.R.A. counterstroke.

From Time Magazine Archive

These factors in the military situation may make it possible for General Foch again to assemble a mobile army for a counterstroke against the German offensive.

From Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 by Various