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Example sentences for "operations against"

  • I have no doubt," he wrote to Jackson, "that an attempt will be made to occupy Fredericksburg and use it as a base of operations against Richmond.

  • The latter suggested, the former executed, and the combination of the three arms, during the whole of Jackson's operations against Pope, was as close as when Ashby led his squadrons in the Valley.

  • The movement was made with the same speed which had characterised the operations against Pope.

  • To the mourning of a sore-stricken nation Stonewall Jackson was carried to his rest.

  • The development of Union sentiment, which, since the occupation of Romney by the Federals, had been gradually increasing along the Upper Potomac, would be checked by the presence of Southern troops.

  • I feel that His hand led me--let us give Him the glory.

  • For Sherman's operations against Johnston, Atlanta and the far South were completely successful, as we shall see hereafter.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    about that; addressed myself; adopted child; age for compulsory and voluntary military; being answered; besides the; dearest child; decide whether; deputy prime; innumerable multitude; nobody knows; operations against; persons belonging; religious mendicant; sided pyramid; son temps; speak freely; state and local governments; strong feeling; twere well; until tender; white metal