Sentence examples for engaged elements from inspiring English sources

A mixed British, Spanish and Portuguese corps engaged elements of the French Armée du Midi (Army of the South) at the small Spanish village of Albuera, about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south of the frontier fortress-town of Badajoz, Spain.

During their dawn to dusk fight, the 15 remaining men of the I&R platoon plus the four men of the 371st Artillery Forward Observation Team repeatedly engaged elements of the 1st Battalion, 9th Fallschirmjaeger Regiment, 3rd Fallschirmjaeger Division of about 500 men.

A US embassy official in Baghdad said efforts were under way to "engage" elements of the resistance in an apparent softening of the Bush administration's opposition to negotiations.

"At the very onset, they began to engage elements like the YPG and enable those elements, and they are making a difference on the battlefield".

Though seemingly a minor feature release, Messaging has the potential to transform Tumblr into a more social service than it is today, as it gives the platform a real-time, engaging element.

Yet a new report from the National Academy of Sciences makes a persuasive case that the battle against teenage drinking could have substantial impact if it engaged all elements of society, from the federal government, with its taxing powers, to parents, who may be unaware that their children are drinking.

It engaged VRS elements tenaciously defending Donji Vakuf.

Later it was discovered that the cavalry had likely been engaged by elements defending the Viet Cong headquarters.

They were part of the 1st Battle Squadron, commanded by Admiral Inigo Campioni, during which they engaged major elements of the British Mediterranean Fleet.

When the British advanced on May 11, Pulaski's Legion engaged forward elements of the British force, and was badly mauled in the encounter.

Activity near Khe Sanh had increased dramatically that spring and on 24 April, Bravo Company 1st Battalion 9th Marines was engaged by elements of the 18th North Vietnamese Army regiment dug in on Hills 881 North, 881 South, and 861.