But ground forces won't defeat Hezbollah, which can keep retreating northward.

Many of the community's other houses were destroyed before the Indians retreated northward.

Michael the Brave knew that he still was greatly outnumbered, and during the night he retreated northward.

The royal family perished in the fire, while the grand prince retreated northward.

By dusk the battalion had abandoned the Touscan strong point and managed to retreat northward.

Others began to retreat northward along the line of the river.

"All other forces in the Union are to retreat northward, destroying communications links behind them as far as possible, and catch us if they can."

Those Malwa forces would retreat slowly northward, burning and destroying everything in the valley as they went.

As the number of farmers increased, the fur traders retreated northward.

As the glaciers retreated further northward, the river also grew in that direction.