give battle to
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"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
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
When it rang out, whether from forest or from meadow, whoever heard it must give battle to him who called.
From Landolin by Auerbach, Berthold
He had previously arranged to meet Blücher and give battle to the French at Waterloo, where there was ground favourable to him.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. by Parrott, James Edward
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)
