Sentence examples for light casualties from inspiring English sources

Those who expected light casualties expected the enemy to collapse.

It seemed likely that Mr. Jiang's comments were based on early reports of light casualties.

His fire forced the enemy to scatter while the patrol dismounted and took cover with light casualties.

But Saddam Hussein's ouster could also be relatively smooth and quick, with light casualties and minimal damage.

On December 9 the Italian garrisons at Nibeiwa, Tummar West, and Tummar East were taken, and thousands of prisoners were captured, whereas the attackers suffered very light casualties.

With only light casualties, Farragut and the Navy had won a stunning victory that put the Union one step closer to securing the entire Mississippi River and cutting the Confederacy in two.

The light casualty count was partially credited to effective use of fortifications and North Korean caution in advancing during the fight, but the fact that 24th Infantry troops were quick to withdraw was also blamed.

On the Cotentin Peninsula, the American 4th Division had suffered lighter casualties in securing Utah, and had established a strong bridgehead by the end of D-Day.

Writing to Allen after the battle, Godley regarded the capture of Messines as "... the greatest success of the war so far, all of it achieved with much lighter casualties than those incurred on the Somme".

Historian Alain Pigeard places overall losses of the Army of Silesia throughout this day between 9,000 and 10,000 men but the detail of these losses seems to suggest lighter casualties.

The spokesman said that 41 Vietcong were killed in South Vietnam yesterday with only light Government casualties.