Then, on May 26, the Sri Lankan Government launched a military onslaught that it described as a "fight to the finish."

Israel's many years of struggling to build a nation while having to oppose the constant military onslaught from its neighbors do not exist in the awareness or thinking of those who do not remember.

According to the Tehreek-e-Janjua (Sahiwal Press, v1, p224), these two Rajas employed a sudden military onslaught to conquer the areas of Ranial and Dhamial.

In 1547, when a new Turkish military onslaught began, al-Mutawakkil Yahya Sharaf ad-Din had to ask al-Mutahhar for support.

They have made children dig trenches around schools in preparation for what they regard to be an imminent, final military onslaught.

The murder of Sigibert I left his son's territories open to the military onslaughts of Chilperic and to the rather more devious guardianship undertaken by Guntram.

In the face of the massive political and military onslaught in East Pakistan, the SSG could do little in turning the tide of war.

Shiite foot soldiers have tucked away their machine guns and have melted back into bustling city blocks, preparing for what they say they believe will be an American military onslaught against them.

Having survived a massive military onslaught, Hezbollah declared victory, enhancing its reputation among many in the Arab world.

An offensive by the group in 1980 and 1981 was a failure and was answered by a military onslaught that led to the deaths of thousands of Mayans.