"initial" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- The Red Army stopped the initial German offensive during the Battle of Moscow.
- The initial offensive was so successful that Kaiser Wilhelm II declared 24 March a national holiday.
- On January 10, the initial offensive was directed at the XI Corps.
- Claudius himself traveled to the island after the completion of initial offensives, bringing with him reinforcements and elephants.
- The United Kingdom deployed sea, air and land assets for the initial offensive against the Taliban/al-Qaeda in 2001-2.
- The fedayeen are former government paramilitary forces that attacked American forces on the initial offensive toward Baghdad, and are said to be among the insurgents still fighting today.
- France's initial offensive failed after a significant defeat was suffered at the Battle of Borgo in October 1768.
- After the initial offensive against the city devolved into a siege those same criminal groups turned to profiteering.
- The initial Italian offensive was quickly contained, and the invasion soon ended in an embarrassing stalemate.
- When the initial offensive had been halted, a new wave of attack was sent in, and eight Chinese divisions were sent into Vietnam.
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