give battle to
Example Sentences
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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
"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
The man who possesses all these characteristics can give battle to the world and he will conquer.
From The Story of the Great Fire in St. John, N.B., June 20th, 1877 by Stewart, George
The navy was ridiculously inadequate, not only to go out and give battle to the English fleet, but even, to use Jefferson's expression, to keep the seaports "hors d'insulte".
From Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism by Chinard, Gilbert
General Paz advanced on Cordoba to give battle to Bustos, while Lavalle's forces invaded Santa Fé.
From The South American Republics Part I of II by Dawson, Thomas C.
