Sentence examples for advance elements from inspiring English sources

Silas accompanied the younger Chandler and the rest of the Ninth as they skirmished with advance elements of Maj.

His advance elements moved down the Shenandoah Valley toward Harpers Ferry, brushing aside small Federal forces near Winchester.

The result was a series of mostly small-scale skirmishes in the vicinity of the Rappahannock, as advance elements of the two weakened armies clashed.

Kurdish officials, speaking on condition that they not be identified, said the newly arrived troops were advance elements of a force that would soon open a northern front against Iraqi forces.

A8 Advance elements of the Badr Brigade, an Iranian-backed militia that includes many deserters from Iraq's army, are building a new military encampment in northern Iraq, and preparing to move several thousand fighters into the area, according to officials and a visit to the camp.

Advance elements of the Badr Brigade, an Iranian-backed militia that includes many deserters from Iraq's army, are building a new military encampment in northern Iraq, and preparing to move several thousand fighters into the area, according to local Kurdish officials familiar with the deployment and a visit to the camp.

Congress can advance elements of the budget without endorsing the entire proposal.

Advance elements of the 24th Division began arriving in Saudi Arabia on 17 August.