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Meanings of engage the enemy in English

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Usage of engage the enemy in English
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Get your ships into the black, boys, and engage the enemy ship.
The Fall of Reach
2
We're not Sisters of Charity, we're warriors, and we must engage the enemy.
Tales of the Slayer, Vol. 1
3
At three in the morning the Prussians quittedtheircampto engage the enemy.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.II. / Continued fro...
4
In the Rue de Rivoli I saw a regiment marching out to engage the enemy.
France in the Nineteenth Century
5
He deployed and moved up to engage the enemy.
Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant — Volume 1
6
He longed to climb to the observation bay and engage the enemy-butorders were orders.
The Flood
7
We'll engage the enemy as soon as he's sighted!
On the Trail of the Space Pirates
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The regiments being so separated, I did not engage the enemy as soon as the 110th.
Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 / A Political History of...
9
A samurai looks on as hundreds of troops swarm down a hillside to engage the enemy.
Wired
10
And when he had completed all his arrangements he began to advance to engage the enemy.
The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2
11
All ships maneuver freely to engage the enemy.
Beyond The Frontier: Dreadnaught
12
His first officer remonstrated, saying, "Then you'll have to engage the enemy to leeward."
The Naval History of the United States. Volume 1
13
If you engage the enemy, you come into contact with them, said British Navy Captain Mark Windsor.
Reuters
14
When you do engage the enemy, it's relatively easy to start launching barrages of cool, long-distance attacks.
Wired
15
Time enough to engage the enemy again.
Inferno
16
Get down there and engage the enemy.
Wired
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