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Meanings of attacked in front in English

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Usage of attacked in front in English
1
Thus attacked in front and rear, the men of Lorne lost heart and gave way.
In Freedom's Cause : A Story of Wallace and Bruce
2
Almost before the Gloucesters knew they were attacked in front, they found themselves beset in flanks and rear.
The Story of the 2/4th Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Inf...
3
The French gunners leaped to their feet and, believing that they were attacked in front, discharged their cannon.
With Clive in India; Or, The Beginnings of an Empire
4
We come before the country in a position which cannot be successfully attacked in front, or flank, or rear.
Public Speaking: Principles and Practice
5
What can be expected of new troops, taken by surprise, and attacked in front, flank, and rear, at once?
The Campaign of Chancellorsville
6
They were attacked in front and rear, and hemmed in on both sides by the natural difficulties of the place.
Stories from Thucydides
7
At Mayence the lines were attacked in front, only a small detachment having succeeded in passing around the right flank.
The Art of War
8
When Shaw gave back, Dwight suddenly found himself attacked in front by Walker and in flank and rear by Major.
History of the Nineteenth Army Corps
9
Seeing that the enemy could only be attacked in front, General Lake ordered the infantry and artillery to come up.
At the Point of the Bayonet: A Tale of the Mahratta War
10
A video of a Papua New Guinea athlete being attacked in front of her children by her partner has stirred outrage.
Radio NZ
11
Here they were attacked in front while Cornwallis stole around in the rear, as Clinton did in the battle of Long Island.
A Brief History of the United States
12
Note the defensive retreat across the Rhine; the regiment in Champagne attacked in front by infantry and taken in the rear by cavalry.
Battle Studies; Ancient and Modern Battle
13
On the 20th of September they were attacked in front by the English, while the French attempted a turning movement from the sea.
A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878
14
Ali Atar, in his turn, wheeled and pursued them, and they were attacked in front and rear on the summit of the hill.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
15
Vigorously attacked in front, and menaced in flank, Shaw made a stout fight, but he was in great danger of being cut off.
History of the Nineteenth Army Corps
16
Then, while the Southern defense was diverted to this new attack, the Winchester and the Ohio regiment attacked in front, shouting with triumph.
The Rock of Chickamauga: A Story of the Western Crisis
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Attacked in front across language varieties
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