I think we've given the Federation army just about all of our time it deserves.

In the old days, before invasion and occupation by the Federation army, they could never have gone this way.

The Federation army needed to be disrupted now, at once.

"We are too small to engage the Federation army openly," she said, her eyes sweeping their faces.

But the Federation army was huge, and the attacks barely scratched its edges.

The Federation army was making no attempt to advance.

The Federation army had been better prepared than before, but still not well enough to prevent considerable damage to supplies and stock.

The Federation army was driven backward, and men began to break and run.

The Federation army now held the mouth of the valley and was moving steadily toward its head.

The Federation army is much larger than we thought, too.