partizan

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The regular forces pursued his partizan warriors; and we next hear of him at Oaxaca, where he took possession of the town after a brief resistance.

From Mexico, Aztec, Spanish and Republican Vol. 1 of 2 A Historical, Geographical, Political, Statistical and Social Account of That Country From the Period of the Invasion by the Spaniards to the Present Time; With a View of the Ancient Aztec Empire and Civilization; A Historical Sketch of the Late War; And Notices of New Mexico and California by Mayer, Brantz

Most disquieting of all, there were movements both of intellectual agitation and of active partizan warfare in Prussia that presaged a speedy convalescence on her part.

From The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. III. (of IV.) by Sloane, William Milligan

Muriel was beautiful, but that was not all: she was generous and fearless, a loyal friend and a staunch partizan.

From Prescott of Saskatchewan by Dunton, W. Herbert

I had as lief have a Reed that will do me no service, as a partizan I could not heave.

From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Ellacombe, Henry Nicholson

This poet was an ardent partizan of the Conservatives, and his lyrical abilities were devoted with unflagging energy to their cause.

From The Bront? Family, Vol. 1 of 2 with special reference to Patrick Branwell Bront? by Leyland, Francis A.