attack a fort

Frequency: 7.011.2 per million words

to launch a military assault on a fort

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Examples (10)

  • At dawn, the general ordered his troops to attack the fort.
  • Rebels tried to attack the fort under cover of darkness.
  • We decided not to attack the fort until reinforcements arrived.
  • The cavalry attacked the hill fort from the west.
  • Why would anyone attack a border fort in winter?
  • They are preparing to attack the Roman fort at sunrise.
  • The commander refused to attack the fort without maps.
  • Siege engines were built to attack the wooden fort.
  • Our unit is attacking the coastal fort as planned.
  • By noon, they had already attacked the old stone fort.