Grant's objective was to get his troops into a flanking position against the Rebel defenders.

This leisurely pace gave the colonial forces time to reinforce the flanking positions that had been poorly defended.

They remained poised in their flanking positions at the doorway.

He also did not order his dogs to assume their familiar flanking positions at the doorway.

While we, on the other hand, will be poised to dominate Europe from our new flanking positions.

"Why can't a small force position itself behind the enemy before they array their flanking positions?"

Had they spotted his scouts and prepared a flanking position?

Custer had been commanded to hold a flanking position for an infantry division's attack.

An extension of the line checked the cross fire, and gave the British in turn a flanking position.

It succeeded, but the following crossing failed as machine gun fire came from another flanking position that had not been spotted.