hand-to-hand fighting

The hand-to-hand fighting went on for what seemed like days, but could hardly have been an hour.

He did not like to think about his chances in hand-to-hand fighting.

It was a bloody business with hand-to-hand fighting at the very end.

At one point Ames himself took part in the hand-to-hand fighting.

After hand-to-hand fighting, the Union troops took control of the fort.

By the time they reached the north end of the crest, there was hand-to-hand fighting.

In hand-to-hand fighting, Israeli troops broke into the old city.

Surprisingly, they managed to take the village in hand-to-hand fighting.

Once the Union troops reached the works, vicious hand-to-hand fighting broke out.

From the start it was hand-to-hand fighting, for both sides had waited too long to clash.