give battle to
Example Sentences
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But Castro was holed up on Che Guevara's farm outside Havana, getting ready to give battle to Roca and the old Reds.
From Time Magazine Archive
"My brother Brian and I watched the Shoan armies as they went north to give battle to Negus Mikael and his Wollo hordes," he writes.
From Time Magazine Archive
At Richmond, Morgan decided to make a stand and give battle to his pursuers; but Calhoun brought word that at least five thousand Federals were closing in on him.
From Raiding with Morgan by Dunn, Byron A. (Byron Archibald)
By-and-by, the armies would be nearly equal in numbers, when Johnston proposed to give battle to the invaders.
From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles
The man who possesses all these characteristics can give battle to the world and he will conquer.
From The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by Stewart, George
