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
In fourteen days 450,000 Germans, well trained, well armed, and well fed, were ready to give battle to the ill-prepared armies of France.
From The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 1 (of 10) From the Beginning of the War to the Landing of the British Army in France by Parrott, James Edward
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
Well, this is bold work, for a privateer to give battle to a king's ship.
From Wild Oats or, The Strolling Gentlemen by Anonymous
