in the midst of battle

“Brave and big hearted. Determined and devoted. Selfless and steadfast. American,” Mr. Biden said of Colonel Davis, who refused to leave behind his fellow soldiers in the midst of battle after suffering multiple gun shot injuries.

Eugene was in the midst of battle when he learned of his father's death.

Usually, my computer-controlled teammates did an okay job trading light blows against their adversaries, but more than a few times throughout the campaign I’d notice one of them pacing aimlessly for a short time in the midst of battle as if wondering where to go next.

And, in the midst of battle, the image of Afghan ministers arriving with US Gen Austin Miller, who heads Nato's mission in Afghanistan, underlines Washington's continuing commitment to Kabul even as it negotiates a historic deal with the Taliban which is boosting this movement's status.

In the midst of battle, she tosses off a string of whip-around fouetté turns as if she were the Black Swan in “Swan Lake.”