take prisoner

The Russians were easy to take prisoner, and some had served for little more than a month, according to their documents.

He saw pikemen strike down sentries of the enemy at the town gate and take prisoner the Welsh guards.

Then he allegedly instructed five subordinates to take prisoner Jahmal Lightfoot into a room and kick his teeth in, an attack that left him with facial fractures.

These men were to intercept and take prisoner the governor as he made his way to the St. Jerome batteries.

Then, in his imagination, he had a landing party with their machine guns disembark, to take prisoner all the people who were filling the square, men, women and even children.