flag of truce
Example Sentences
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The first flag of truce conveyed a demand from Forrest for the unconditional surrender of the fort.
From Slate • Jul. 13, 2019
Black Kettle carried an American Flag and a white flag of truce presented to him by President Lincoln; White Antelope wore a peace medal, also from Lincoln.
From Time • Nov. 29, 2016
As a handful of U.S. special operations troops got out, two Taliban approached, one holding a makeshift white flag of truce and the other leading Bergdahl.
From Reuters • Jun. 5, 2014
He had barely picked up his pen to finally begin that report before an adjutant interrupted with another message: a rebel officer, under flag of truce, had approached the causeway of Fort Monroe.
From New York Times • Apr. 1, 2011
Meanwhile, Arnold arranged for a boat, under a flag of truce, to take a Tory woman and her children across the Hudson to an area held by the British.
From "George Washington, Spymaster" by Thomas B. Allen
