Sentence examples for engaged a force from inspiring English sources

Late on 28 June, the ships engaged a force of three Italian destroyers.

In response, on 14 August, the British advanced farther into Pashtun territory and engaged a force of "several thousand" Pashtun tribesmen, with General Meiklejohn leading a flanking manoeuvre which split the Pashtun army in two, forcing it to pull back to Landakai.

They were to engage a force of North Vietnamese Army NVAA) troops that had used the area as a staging ground for the Tet Offensive and other attacks.

The force reached the top and engaged a mixed force of German and Italian soldiers, who were assisted by three light tanks.

The force reached the top of the hill and engaged a mixed force of German and Italian soldiers, who were assisted by three Italian light tanks.

The day before they battled Smith's troops at Carlisle, Stuart's cavalry engaged a large force of federal soldiers – including a flamboyant 23-year-old brigadier general named George Armstrong Custer – in the small borough of Hanover.

Defending a 1600 m section of beach, one of the detachments subsequently engaged a Japanese force after dawn as they came ashore by barge, inflicting a number of casualties on them before being forced to withdraw.

The Spanish and their allies arrived at the lakeshore after a day's march, and Alvarado rode ahead with 30 cavalry along the lake shore until he engaged a hostile Tz'utujil force, which was broken by the Spanish charge.

"They're more worried about it because now we're more engaged as a force in the region..

While escorting a Westland Lysander, Pattle and his flight engaged first a force of six Breda Ba.65/A80s of the 159a Squadriglia (Squadron) and six Fiat CR.42 quarters of the 160a Squadriglia.

The answer is to engage a hostile force that can be assailed with impunity and without division or debate; to be blunt, it's not possible to commit atrocities against extraterrestrials.