Sentence examples for battles lasted for from inspiring English sources

Witnesses in Mpeketoni said gun battles lasted for several hours and reported seeing buildings set on fire.

The two sides pelted each other with stones in running battles lasting for hours.

The ensuing battle lasted for 15 minutes and ended with the rout of the diggers.

The battle lasted for six months between 1987-88 and claimed, officially, 8,000 lives.

The battle lasted for more than an hour as the Marcos loyalists were chased by hundreds of policemen.

The battle lasted for hours and stopped only when American jets dropped two 500-pound bombs on the area.

The battle lasted for only 10 minutes before bin Laden's fighters disappeared up the slope and the Afghans limped away.

Mahdi said that the battle lasted for nearly an hour and that when he emerged he saw four mini-buses, a taxi and an Opel sedan containing dead and wounded.

The battle lasted for a decade.

The battle lasted for three days until the rebels seized control of the suburb.

The expedition and battle lasted for 67 days and ended with the British fleet withdrawing in defeat, with 18,000 dead or incapacitated, mostly by disease.