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Meanings of strong rearguard in English

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Usage of strong rearguard in English
1
An unprecedented alliance of churches mounted a strong rearguard action in defence of denominational control.
The Irish Times
2
A strong rearguard was left by the Boers at Houtnek, ten miles north of Thabanchu.
A Handbook of the Boer War / With General Map of South Africa an...
3
The VHI has mounted a strong rearguard action to defend the latest increases, listing no fewer than six separate factors in mitigation.
The Irish Times
4
A strong rearguard remained to cover the retreat, and on my front the usual encounters between advancing and retreating forces took place.
Personal Memoirs of P. H. Sheridan, General, United States Army ...
5
Botha had left a strong rearguard to hold off the British while his own stores and valuables were being withdrawn from the town.
The Great Boer War
6
The advance was resumed at daybreak on the 10th up to the line of the Ourcq, opposed by strong rearguards of all arms.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, I...
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