The main action of the battle took place after two days of smaller engagements.

We can show that within an 'activity' there will be numerous various smaller engagements between teacher and children.

Instead, the 1990's have been characterized by many small military engagements.

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

Since then, a war of small, quick and often brutal engagements has unfolded, attracting little international attention.

The men went ashore in launches during which a small naval engagement was fought.

He took personal charge of some small local engagements, and was almost captured by the Japanese.

The losses in this small engagement amounted to 204 killed, 1,000 wounded, and 319 missing; total, 1,523.

A number of small engagements were fought but to Nelson's dismay, he saw little action.

This small engagement is known as the "southernmost land battle of the Civil War."