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Meanings of sharp skirmish in inglês

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Usage of sharp skirmish in inglês
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A sharp skirmish took place among the gardens and olive trees near the city.
Chronicle of the Conquest of Granada, from the mss. of Fray Anto...
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This morning we had a sharp skirmish with the enemy.
The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of t...
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I'm going to fight one sharp skirmish with society.
The Demolished Man
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A charge right up the hill, and a little sharp skirmish for a few moments.
"Co. Aytch," Maury Grays, First Tennessee Regiment / Or, A Side ...
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It became necessary to drive them out, so here again there was a sharp skirmish.
The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, V...
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About the time of this interview, November 6th, there was a sharp skirmish at Bangor.
The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 06 / (From Barbaro...
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Meanwhile a sharp skirmish was going on in front, and our line did not seem to advance.
Who Goes There? / The Story of a Spy in the Civil War
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They had shelled the town the night before, and the 37th had had a sharp skirmish with them.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 4, No. 4, October, 1863 / Devoted ...
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The 29th Punjaubees climbed the hill and a sharp skirmish ensued, the two mounted guns coming into action.
For Name and Fame; Or, Through Afghan Passes
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A short but sharp skirmish followed, during which a very large man of the British guard was killed.
Stories Of Georgia
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It was a sharp skirmish, but one from which they came away with prisoners and a renewed belief in themselves.
Ride Proud, Rebel!
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After a sharp skirmish of half an hour we drove them clear out of the woods and into their rifle-pits.
The Twenty-fifth Regiment Connecticut Volunteers in the War of t...
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A sharp skirmish followed.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 06 (of 15), French
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But in the sharp skirmish that followed, as Putnam aimed his gun at a large, powerful Indian chief, it missed fire.
Once Upon a Time in Connecticut
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A short, sharp skirmish rescues them, at the expense of some burned fingers, and culinary operations are the order of the hour.
Woodcraft
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The king has had a sharp skirmish with the Russians near Reitwan, and driven them back, and then proceeded quietly to Meissen.
The Merchant of Berlin: An Historical Novel
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