Sentence examples for offer battle from inspiring English sources

Wellington was the allied commander who chose to offer battle on terrain of his own choosing at Waterloo and won, though it was touch and go.

Her plan is to shun the grubbiness of campaigning as long as she can and hope that on September 27th her personal popularity propels the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) back into power at the head of the next coalition government.On one subject, though, the CDU seems willing to offer battle: taxes.

On 13 May, near the village of Arakere, about 10 mile below Seringapatam, Tipu decided to offer battle from a position on nearby heights.

Wellington decided to offer battle upon learning that the Prussian army had regrouped and was able to march to his support.

When evenly matched, we may offer battle.

In 255 they offered battle to Regulus, who had taken up position with an inadequate force near Tunis, outmaneuvered him, and destroyed the bulk of his army.

Darius made no attempt to resist his crossing of the Euphrates and Tigris but offered battle at Gaugamela, east of modern Mosul.

The Spaniards were conscious that even their best ships were slower than those of the English and less well armed with heavy guns, but they counted on being able to force boarding actions if the English offered battle, after which the superiority of the Spanish infantry would prove decisive.

Fisgard, part of the inshore squadron of the Brest blockade, immediately offered battle.

The English responded with an army led by King Richard II which advanced against the allied force and offered battle.

During the second day (August 1), Hannibal, aware that Varro would be in command the following day, left his camp and offered battle, but Paullus refused.