His plan was to remain in defense and launch a counterattack at the right time.
Which meant he would eventually have a chance to launch a counterattack.
We must launch a counterattack, but one battalion isn't enough.
After that, they would hold on to those positions and wait for an opportunity to launch a counterattack.
The pair launched a counterattack, with Miller taking the lead.
After 7 hours of fighting, the Portuguese launched a counterattack.
But before he could be driven off it, the captain launched a counterattack.
The Government said its forces had launched a counterattack and recovered the buildings.
"Forces identified with the old system have launched a counterattack," he asserted.
The Germans retreat to a second line, from where they launch a counterattack.