The artillery captain later becomes the hero of a small but decisive engagement for which he gets no recognition.

A running battle commenced, lasting the entire day; however, the decisive engagement came late in the morning.

The goal was to gain strategic advantage, not to look for a single decisive engagement.

They were moving three more battalions into position to support the mercenaries in what was hoped would be the decisive engagement.

Comrades, we will deny them the opportunity for decisive engagement.

This was the largest force ever to advance so far into the interior, but it failed to secure a decisive engagement with the enemy.

"The war has gone through a lot of ups and downs without very many decisive engagements, but this is a very important moment," he said.

Both sides acted hesitantly, however, and no decisive engagement resulted.

There were no decisive engagements, and the war ended in a stalemate.

The French had won the battle, but it was not a decisive engagement.