give battle to
Example Sentences
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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
He has been seen to give battle to three pugnacious bull elk at once, and has killed numbers of them in single combat.
From Down the Yellowstone by Freeman, Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome)
General Paz advanced on Cordoba to give battle to Bustos, while Lavalle's forces invaded Santa Fé.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
Doubtful of his men, Louis declined to give battle to a foe so far superior to him in everything but numbers.
From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling
