Although Washington did not feel strong enough to make an assault upon Boston, he was prepared to receive an attack from the enemy, and was anxious for such an event.
Washington, however, did not relax his vigilance, and continued his preparations for an assault upon Boston if the enemy did not speedily leave.
And at this time it was that some of those that principally excited the people to go to war made an assault upon a certain fortress called Masada.
The battle began about half-past eleven by an assault upon Hougomont, which Napoleon intended to carry, and thus mask his real great attack upon the centre and left of the English.
Already, before the signing of the Peace of Tilsitt, information had been brought to Canning, our Foreign Minister, that the fleets of Portugal and Denmark were to be taken by the French and used for an assault upon England.
Charles Wilson was convicted of assault upon seven-year-old Mamie Keys in Philadelphia, in October, and sentenced to ten years in prison.
Had she revealed the father's name, he would have been lynched and his taking off charged to an assault upon a white woman.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "assault upon" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
