The troops quickly sought protected areas, backing up against the walls of bowl-shaped areas.

The Regent's troops will seek vengeance on the entire city.

Casualties amongst the British soldiers were heavy as the troops sought an entry point, while being caught in a constant cross-fire.

The German troops sought to isolate individual units, and destroy them.

Officials would not say how many more American troops General Eikenberry was seeking.

At first, the Russian troops sought to prevent the villagers from leaving.

Just then his troops were seeking to clear insurgents from some villages to the north.

An officer there noted that troops were seeking cover behind obstacles, and counted ten tanks burning.

Russian troops have sought to penetrate the city from the north, east and west.

In most cases, the troops did not seek to take full control of the towns, but merely to surround them.