When the battle broke," Keane went on, "I took to the open air.

Your father's military role has kept him free of attendance until now, and if a battle broke out anywhere, he'd probably be excused again.

Even as they burst out to relative safety, the battle behind them broke apart again with the Greeks pressing forward.

However devastating the defeat, the battle did not entirely break the military strength of the Gothic tribes.

But the battle broke down into a fight for each hill and mountain peak, and the Iraqis rushed reinforcements.

The long battle has not broken him.

The fourth battle and the disaster at Bodenbichl broke the back of the rebellion.

The battle broke over Nagru with a vengeance.

The battle "broke the back" of the campaign, and they never fully recovered.

The battle among the Christians broke when violence in Muslim areas had subsided.