Sentence examples for british assaults from inspiring English sources

The British assaults were astoundingly savage: women and children were mutilated and murdered along with civilian men and soldiers in a deliberate attempt to break the American people's will to fight.

Downman supported the British assaults, and was present at the capture of Montevideo.

Falling back to a secure position on Monument Hill, the Americans repulsed several vigorous British assaults, although Colonel Francis was hit in the arm by a shot.

On September 8, his regiments were positioned on the right flank of the Continental Army at the Battle of Eutaw Springs, where his units served a vital role in halting several British assaults.

Many cadets knew that the cartographic representation in their classroom differed from the reality on the ground, where the Ottoman Empire was increasingly besieged by French and British assaults.

The British assault on Basra has been patient and methodical.

Charleston, South Carolina, was successfully defended against a British assault by sea in June.

Mr. Abu Muslim escaped the 2006 British assault and is still a free man.

A major British assault on Basra was not part of the original allied plan.

"MPs force Cameron to rule out British assault on Syria", said the Guardian.

On January 3 , 1941 the British assault on Bardia began, and three days later the whole garrison of Bardia surrendered 45,000 men.