So Nott took out his army and moved against the enemy—expecting to find them flushed with success and eager for a general action.
On the 9th, however, there seemed some prospect of a general action.
Sale had defeated Akbar Khan in a general action on the plains of Jellalabad.
Within thirty hours this force stormed an intrenched camp, fought a general action, and sustained two considerable combats with the enemy.
Major Hill gallantly defended his post, but at length it became necessary to relieve him, and an attempt was made to bring the Burmese to a general action.
Napoleon, however, expected that resistance from Mack's despair, which no other motive had yet engaged him to offer; and he announced to his army the prospect of a general action.
No general action, however, took place, though several sanguinary affairs of a partial nature were fought, and terminated uniformly to the misfortune of the Austrians.
The truth seems to be, that Koutousoff, though placed in command of the grand army, in order to indulge the soldiers with a general action, was slow and cautious by nature, and rendered more so by his advanced age.
The motions of General Howe were anxiously watched, not only for the purposes of security, and of avoiding a general action, but in order to seize any occasion which might present itself of engaging his out-posts with advantage.
If, in the execution of this plan, the Americans could be brought to a general action on equal ground, the advantages of the royal army must insure a victory.
The capture of Trincomalee and that of Negapatam, and perhaps of all Ceylon, should make us wish for a general action.
The tardy movements of Clinton induced the belief that he was maneuvering to entice the Americans into a general action.
This was followed by a volley from Campbell's riflemen, who had taken post on the left of the infantry, and a general action ensued.
Yet six general officers were in favor of continued annoyances by detachments, and three of them (Greene, La Fayette, and Wayne) declared in favor of a general action.
He says, "From a variety of intelligence, I had reason to expect that General Howe was preparing to give us a general action.
Before, however, he could close it again shifted; but the French admiral finding that his rear could not escape, suddenly took the resolution of risking a general action.
Still the French studiously avoided coming to a general action.
Still, Rodney perseveringly followed up the enemy, and on the 19th the wind again changing gave him hopes of being able to bring on a general action.
In vain did Alkibiadês attempt to provoke him out to a general action.
Wayne had openly supported that measure; and Lafayette, though against seeking a general action, had been in favour of a partial one.
The situation of the two armies was, therefore, once more submitted to the consideration of the general officers, who were asked whether it would be adviseable, of choice, to hazard a general action?
Though the council had been almost unanimous against a general action, several officers, whose opinions were highly valued, secretly wished for something more than light skirmishing.
We had expected a battle, but the wary Massena took care not to bring on a general action.
I regret much I did not receive my wound in a general action.
It would be a serious thing to be obliged to come home now after enduring all the hardships of so long a campaign without being present at a general action.
Washington hoped this maneuver would bring on a general action, and he rejoiced to hear the cannonade that opened upon the American works in the morning, from Bunker Hill and a ship and two floating batteries in the Mystic.
Only, he argued, British soldiers would stand against the skyline during a general action.
To-morrow, 4th June, I am fighting a general action.
Now, although the area is limited the battle is a big one, fairly entitled to be called a general action.
It is officially counted in records of service as a 'general action.
Firket is officially classed as a general action: special despatches were written, and a special clasp struck.
The occupation of Berber would involve sooner or later a general action; not a fight like Firket, Hafir, or Abu Hamed, with the advantage of numbers on the side of the Egyptian troops, but an even battle.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "general action" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
