Meanings of nocturnal attack in English

The nocturnal attack on Chirkowa and Maliewo was successful.

THIS morning, at the well, the sole topic of conversation was the nocturnal attack by the Circassians.

Xicotencatl was much offended at this order, and insisted on making another nocturnal attack on our quarters.

Although it appeared improbable, now that their chief had succumbed, the bandits might still make a nocturnal attack.

Bozzaris surprised a Turkish army near Missolonghi by a nocturnal attack, and although he himself bravely perished, the attack was successful.

Without loss of time, he reconnoitred, and finding the enemy's position at Black Rock assailable, he determined upon a second nocturnal attack.

They were subjected to a sudden nocturnal attack, a "raid," which was directed by the savage Cossack general Yurkovski, the police commissioner-in-chief.

The captain suspected that he was recalling the adventure of Naples and that disgraceful proposition guarded as a secret, relating it to this nocturnal attack.

Though he was increasingly curious as to what the lady found so fascinating about Samaria, he was just as curious about the nocturnal attacks.