successful stroke

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Wilkes and Johnson then fell to bantering the Scotch; Burke complimented Boswell on his successful stroke of diplomacy in bringing Johnson and Wilkes together.

From Old and New London Volume I by Thornbury, Walter

To Count Louis of Nassau the credit of this bold and successful stroke was due.

From History of the Rise of the Huguenots Volume 2 by Baird, Henry Martyn

Another successful stroke was the destruction of Fort Frontenac, which was taken by a provincial army under Colonel Bradstreet.

From The Conspiracy of Pontiac and the Indian War after the Conquest of Canada by Parkman, Francis

The successful stroke made in September at Copenhagen filled the Czar with solicitude; for, like his ally, he had hoped to gain time, and such promptness in imitating Napoleon's contempt for neutral rights dismayed him.

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

He was convicted at the next sessions, and sentenced to seven years' transportation; and the "celebrated" firm of Flint and Sharp, derived considerable lustre, and more profit, from this successful stroke of professional dexterity.

From The Experiences of a Barrister, and Confessions of an Attorney by Warren, Samuel