On April 19, outside Winchester, Virginia, Washington received word that a large French force was descending the Allegheny.

After watching them for an hour, Chivington's force descended the slope and attacked, routing or capturing the small baggage-guard with few casualties on either side.

Once rape charges were brought against his nephew, the full force of the new Puritanism descended on Mr. Kennedy.

"The forces of evil have descended on our pretty island to sweep us all away to hell," reads the letter, which is dated Feb. 5.

Now, as American forces descend on Iraq, the question is only "how soon?"

Therefore, convergent forces ascend and divergent forces descend.

The campaign was launched at midnight, and because they lift a disability, special forces have descended through the fire holes and surprised strikers.

After Acosta Castle had been so quickly taken, Ambervale forces had descended upon each vassal in rapid succession.

If he failed, Beckett knew the full force of the DIA would descend on him.

Joshua (Moses' successor) leads a picked force against his nomadic tribe descended from Esau.