Sentence examples for a battle commenced from inspiring English sources

This time, however, a Union force appeared on the scene under the command of Gen. W.F. Smith, and a battle commenced, with Carlisle the battleground.

A battle commenced in a hail of flying Nazi bottles, as police desperately tried to keep the groups apart.

Linois responded in kind and a battle commenced in which both ships suffered serve damage to their masts and rigging.

In towns and cities across the country, whenever someone moots the idea of raising a statue, naming a street or square in his honour, a battle commences between his still fervent supporters and his equally energetic critics.

A battle commences, but Goldfinger escapes.

Tanks led the way into town, and as I stayed a kilometer behind at a medic station, the sounds of battle commenced, mortars and machine-gun fire that were accompanied, as ever, by the visuals of war -- smoke plumes that were an arsonist's dream.

And the battle commenced, with a blur of break-dance and martial-arts moves set to a thumping score.

The battle commenced with an hour-long artillery bombardment.

John Thomas, to whom Adair was an adjunct, fell ill just before the battle commenced, leaving Adair responsible for all the Kentuckians present at the battle.

Following a preparatory artillery barrage which began on 3 June, the battle commenced in the early hours of 7 June with the explosion of several mines which had been dug under the German lines.

After the initial shock I did not do the stiff upper lip thing at all, I decided that this was war and the battle commenced, so in 2010 I had chemotherapy, then a mastectomy then radiotherapy.