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.
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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.
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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