Sentences with phrase «war battle of»

The area was the site of the Revolutionary War battle of Guilford Courthouse, in which Nathaniel Greene forced British General Cornwallis to retreat to Virginia.

This story is set in a Tennessee peach orchard on the night before the Civil War battle of Shiloh.

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During the Civil War battle of Seven Pines in Virginia in 1862, Confederate troops attacked a strong Union force.

Not exact matches

The first battle of the Spanish - American War, the Battle of Manila Bay saw the c omplete destruction of Spain's Pacific Squadron by the American Asiatic Squadron, led by commodore George battle of the Spanish - American War, the Battle of Manila Bay saw the c omplete destruction of Spain's Pacific Squadron by the American Asiatic Squadron, led by commodore George Battle of Manila Bay saw the c omplete destruction of Spain's Pacific Squadron by the American Asiatic Squadron, led by commodore George Dewey.

With this new type of warship, and with the advent of aircraft carriers decades later, naval battles saw a new level of intensity and importance, as they defined the course of wars.

The battle over healthcare reform may look and sound as if it's a war on the periphery of daily life, but it is core to it.

The site of fierce battles during the Korean War, Gangwon's mountains remain a focal point for recovery missions searching for the remains of more than 7,700 American soldiers still unaccounted for, according to Pentagon figures.

A famous example of this comes from statistician Abraham Wald, who in World War II recommended putting extra armor on planes in locations where surviving crafts returning from battle had no bullet holes.

The battle for 4G mobile gear is long over, but the war for the next generation of faster gear 5G is just getting started.

The long - term battle on trade between the U.S. and China shows no sign of ending as a war of words ensued this week between the two.

«We finished one battle but we are engaged now with a war for reconstruction,» said Mustafa al - Hiti, the head of Iraq's reconstruction fund.

Now, like Uber and Lyft in the ride - hailing market before them, electric scooter sharing startups are warring for the hearts and minds of customers and investors alike — while also battling with local authorities to be recognized as a legitimate mode of transport.

These are the latest battles in the Wars of Instant Gratification.

Reportedly, the first kamikaze operation of the war occurred during the Battle of the Leyte Gulf in the Philippines.

This «new meteorology», as it was sometimes called, became culturally pervasive in the years following World War I. Not only did it lift the metaphors of trench warfare and place them in the air (the «weather front» taking its name directly from the battle fronts of the war), it also insisted that to speak of the weather meant to speak of a global system of energies opening, ever anew, onto different futurWar I. Not only did it lift the metaphors of trench warfare and place them in the air (the «weather front» taking its name directly from the battle fronts of the war), it also insisted that to speak of the weather meant to speak of a global system of energies opening, ever anew, onto different futurwar), it also insisted that to speak of the weather meant to speak of a global system of energies opening, ever anew, onto different futures.

Early in the war, most soldiers simply wore what they had, whether that was a state militia uniform, frontier dress (as seen here in the 1777 battle of Saratoga) or even their regular clothes.

During the Battle of the Bulge in World War II, when the German Ardennes Offensive threatened to swallow up a surrounded American division at Bastogne, Patton pushed his men through mud and snow and relieved Bastogne on Dec. 26, 1944.

Now in 2006 you made two war films about the Battle of Iwo Jima, the latter of which, Letters from Iwo Jima was in Japanese.

«China stands firm and wins first battle of Sino - US trade war,» China's official People's Daily newspaper said in the headline of a Chinese - language article Thursday.

What critics said: «In a summer movie landscape with Spider - Man, a simian army waging further battle for the planet and Charlize Theron as a sexy Cold War - era superspy, it says something that one of the most compelling characters is Al Gore.»

EASTWOOD: Well that was an interesting project because Steven had asked me to do Flags of Our Fathers and so I was having a meeting with him and we were talking about that war and that battle and I was going off into Iceland to film the beaches because Iceland has black sand much like Iwo Jima does.

The battle of Dunkirk occupies a strange space in the history of World War II.

By the end of the war, a precursor to the woodland battle dress uniform pattern, known as ERDL, had been introduced.

Likewise, the Holocaust museum in Cape Town is excellent, and history buffs will love the Anglo - Boer War Museum in Bloemfontein, and a tour of the early Zulu battles and historical sites in KwaZulu Natal.

Internet service providers clashed with Democrats and celebrities like «Star Wars» actor Mark Hamill ahead of a vote this week as the battle over net neutrality stretched from Hollywood to Washington.

Still, for opponents of violent games, it's a battle won in a lost war.

«If we're going to make any sort of progress on winning this global war against Jihadism, we've got to focus on the ideology and win the battle of ideas, not just have a look at their propaganda tools and their frontmen and their symbols.»

Since early in the six - year - old Syria war, Hezbollah's energies have been focused on propping up President Bashar al - Assad in alliance with Iran and Russia, throwing thousands of its fighters into battle against Syrian rebels.

McDonald's new value menu has reignited the fast - food wars, but there's yet another battle brewing because of it.

The Fed for example fought a difficult battle with inflation in the 1970s, hiking interest rates to recession - provoking levels and eventually winning a war of credibility over its ability to rein in price increases.

Captured during the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944, Vonnegut was confined in a German prisoner - of - war camp near the city during the February 1945 aerial campaign.

He served in the US Army as a corporal during World War II, a service that had him defusing land mines and fighting in the Battle of the Bulge.

Captured during the Battle of the Bulge in late 1944, Vonnegut was confined in a German prisoner of war camp near the city during the February 1945 aerial campaign.

At least 60,000 people are believed to have died between 2006 and 2012 as a result of the drug war as cartels, vigilante groups, and the Mexican army and police have battled each other.

When an illness forced General John Stark, the state's most distinguished Revolutionary War hero, to decline an invitation to the 32nd anniversary reunion of an important battle, he instead sent a written toast to his wartime comrades.

The war on drugs is an expensive battle because a great number of resources go into catching those who buy or sell illegal drugs on the black market, prosecuting them in court, and housing them in jail.

But Malone isn't one of those executives, and he proved it by drawing the now - pervasive comparison between Amazon and the Death Star, the evil Empire's battle station in the «Star Wars» franchise that had the power to destroy entire planets.

In a newspaper article from May 1948, Rep. Buffett wrote, «In a free country the monetary unit rests upon a fixed foundation of gold... independent of the ruling politicians... unless you are willing to surrender your children and your country to galloping inflation, war and slavery, then this cause demands your support... we must win the battle to restore honest money.»

Then again, you could battle your Tesla in a tug of war against gas - guzzlers in the snow but we would also advise against it.

So if your social extensions resulted in thousands of people clicking on your ads but no one actually buying anything from you, you would win the battle but lose the war (more specifically, you would be making money for Google but not for your business).

«From the outside looking in, Travis seems to want to fight wars instead of win battles.

Mogadishu is a battle - ravaged capital, the epicenter of the over two - decade civil war that scattered millions of Somalis across the world.

«We've won a battle, not the war,» Tsipras said in a televised address to the nation, adding that the difficult part of the talks starts now.

Obsessing about CTR without regard for conversion rate, for example, is just one example of winning the QS battle but losing the search engine marketing profitability war.

October 19 is also the anniversary of the end of the War for Independence, when the Americans and French won the Battle of Yorktown in 1781.

In the Art of War, Sun Tzu said that no battle plan survives the first arrow.

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Cohn has been fiercely battling the president and an influential contingent of anti-free trade advisers in the White House over Trump's plan to impose sweeping tariffs on steel and aluminum import, warning that it could spark a major trade war.