Sentence examples for brigades north from inspiring English sources

The Mosul fight is scheduled to draw at least three of the army's stronger remaining brigades north from Baghdad, halving Iraqi military strength in the capital.

On June 30, while part of Hill's Corps was in Cashtown, one of Hill's brigades, North Carolinians under Brig.

The ARBiH 505th and 511th Mountain Brigades advanced north to Dvor and engaged the ARSK 33rd Infantry Brigade the only reserve unit of the Banija Corps.

Meagher advanced to the crest of a hill overlooking a brigade of North Carolinians hunkered down in the sunken road bed and let loose with two volleys.

The base was first besieged by a Free Syrian Army brigade called North Storm, and joined by fighters from the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham and a group calling itself Jaish al-Muhajireen wal Ansar.

The Third Brigade's commanders reported clashes with the remnants of the Republican Guard's Hammurabi and Adnan Divisions as the brigade moved north, seized Highway 1 and advanced to the western banks of the Tigris on the north side of Baghdad.

By 13:00 the brigade was north of Gaza when the Mysore Lancers' leading squadron located the Turkish rearguard, which included a heavy machine-gun position.

Throughout January the brigade advanced north along the coast from Kuraio Mission, clearing the main settlements while sending patrols inland in an effort to flush out the Japanese from the high features in an effort to draw them into fighting in the open.

The next day, 1 November, the brigade moved north-east following the withdrawing Turks.

This second rearguard position was captured soon after, and Taiyibe was occupied at 18 00 when the brigade bivouacked north-east and south of the village.

First in line was Heth's division again, with two fresh brigades: Pettigrew's North Carolinians and Col. John M. Brockenbrough's Virginians.