rear guard in a sentence

Examples

1. A portion of the rear guard was driven into a defile.
2. It then acted as a rear guard during the Federals'ignominious retreat to Washington.
3. The rear guard was defended by a line of siege artillery behind them.
4. MacDonald and Oudinot pressed Hardegg's rear guard back, capturing some wagons.
5. Bragg retreated the next day, with the II Corps as the rear guard.
6. Aside from minor rear guard action, the expedition was over.
7. The rear guard was attacked on July 19 and 20, but repulsed its pursurers.
8. Stanton was with the rear guard, which was composed of six or eight men.
9. On the 20th the Allies overran a French demi brigade acting as rear guard.
10. Raymond II of Tripoli and Humphrey II of Toron directed a strong rear guard.