Sentence examples for block of troops from inspiring English sources

If you can charge and hold the beast until support arrives or stop it charging a 6 company block of troops, then so much the better.

Sullivan led a column of men to block off escape of troops across the creek.

And though scepticism in Europe has not blocked the promise of troops up to now, elected governments will be swayed by popular opposition if it grows much more.

Hundreds of troops blocked cars from getting within 2km (1.2 miles) of the site - which was left eerily quiet as protesters packed up.

Mr. Edwards, too, has called on Congress to pass substantive legislation that would, among other measures, block financing for a buildup of troops.

Additionally, their military units are trained in blocks, much like the Russians, except that each block is made up by several types of troops, meaning when the player creates a "block" they receive a technically combat-ready force.

Police road blocks stud the city with patrols of troops with machine guns cruising the highways in Humvee personnel carriers.

At the end of the movie, the Americans miss a squad of troops running down the runway to block the plane from leaving.

The sight of troops piling back into that same office block on September 1st (see picture) aroused feelings of déjà vu.

(Longstreet, despite his use of scouting parties, was apparently unaware that a considerable body of troops from the Union VI Corps was in position to block this move).

Hundreds, possibly thousands, were killed in the action, most of them ordinary citizens seeking to block the troops' advance.