Sentence examples for avoid battle with from inspiring English sources

General Scott advised him to avoid battle with the Confederate forces in Virginia, to get control of the Mississippi River, and by tightening the blockade to hold the South in a gigantic squeeze.

Possibly on the advice of Hubert, the King decided to avoid battle with the French by not invading Normandy and instead marching south into Poitou, where he campaigned ineffectually over the summer, before finally progressing safely onto Gascony.

British forces there amounted to a squadron of nine smaller ships of the line and two frigates under Admiral Lord Howe; in order to avoid battle with the more numerous and powerful French ships, Howe retreated under the protection of the strong defences of New York.

That way, you can avoid battles with your child.

Despite the optimistic Australian assessments of Viet Cong capability, rather than having left Phuoc Tuy the communists were more likely reinforcing and consolidating in preparation for future operations, avoiding battle with the Australians in order to preserve their strength.

He reckons the guerrillas' strategy is to avoid battle.

That's why my guess is Rakuten will avoid battling it out with Amazon in their core markets and focus on untapped countries or niche segments instead – despite those aggressive announcements of the past.

This guy does not avoid battles.

Although Galileo went to great lengths to avoid conflict with the church, he was caught in a political battle much larger than his scientific claims.

With the Seljuks avoiding battle, Romanos was forced to order a withdrawal by the time night fell.

After the battle, the two fleets drifted to the southeast for several days, with the British avoiding battle and both fleets making repairs.