He had died in full armor, leading the last charge of his remaining cataphracts, after conducting the most brilliant fighting retreat since Xenophon's march to the sea.

The 400 Hessians were caught completely unprepared, and began a disorganized fighting retreat toward the main British camp, with Lafayette and his men giving chase.

He led his regiment on a 44-day fighting retreat from the Dnieper to East Prussia.

It took Legrand some time before he was able to take the position, with the Austrians leading a superb fighting retreat.

Early was able to organize an effective fighting retreat.

Hube commanded the German forces' fighting retreat, and organised the evacuation to the Italian peninsula.

He was joined there by Captain Royal and the Māoris, who took up separate defensive positions and eventually made their fighting retreat.

A deliberate fighting retreat is probably the most difficult maneuver to bring off on a battlefield.

The 5th Regiment held its position against the attacking British, and then conducted a successful fighting retreat that significantly slowed the British advance on Baltimore.

The Nez Perce never had a unified leadership during their long fighting retreat.