give battle to
Example Sentences
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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.
From Time Magazine Archive
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
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
‘Well, well,’ answered the boy, ‘we shall see who is right; but the next time we give battle to the Moors I will take care to place a private mark on our commander.’
From The Olive Fairy Book by Ford, H. J. (Henry Justice)
Well, he won't give battle to 50,000 Austrians unless he has got something like 35,000.
From Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
