He must have spread the warning to the forward elements of the main Dervish army coming down from the north.

I was with the forward elements of the American Army.

Their combined forces were to serve as the forward elements of Lincoln's army.

As the enemy advances, the small forward element will pull back.

Yeah, well, last night we were the forward element for the battalion.

Your forward elements ought to be seeing them pretty quick.

"Until further notice, this company is the forward element of a combat reconnaissance patrol."

The forward elements of both divisions were overrun and killed or captured.

At around 4 pm on the same day Platoon 8 made contact with the forward elements of the enemy.

Before I finished what morning preparations were possible for me, the forward elements were already moving.