A small, elite force was left behind for any scouting forces that would be sent ahead.

The initial action was likely to be an investigation by a scout ship or a small scouting force.

However, the second scouting force also got detached from the main force.

"What's the one direction that Gerlis won't expect an attack or scouting force to come from?"

I speculate that the entry of three vessels represents a scouting force only.

From the start of the 1809 war, he was entrusted with small independent scouting forces and rear guards.

The division used the rangers as a scouting force ahead of a planned counteroffensive.

"And I won't have our hand tipped by sending a scouting force to find out the nature of the enemy following us.

"I propose we send out a scouting force," said the War Admiral.

Those creatures must form an effective scouting force, if Fanyi could truly depend upon them.

But if the scouting force is the attack force, then we don't give them the chance to retreat or move away."

I know you've been moving some ships around after every battle, but the next scouting force they send simply learns your new deployment."

"If we simply sent a scouting force, and located them, they would subsequently retreat, or move to attack our main fleet.

"Even our scouting forces should outnumber any Spidlarian horse you might encounter.

And this is only the scouting force."

They had captured nine ships from the Veneti, but he would need another twenty galleys to take more than a scouting force to sea.

He requested an interview with General Wavell and asked permission to create a mobile scouting force.

In the meantime, a scouting force of 4,000 was drawn out ahead of the main army to gather information on the Albanian positions.

They far outnumbered us, and as we were merely a scouting force, our squadron commander ordered us to retire.

But they did provide the Lanyri with a scouting force that could move just as fast as the Pendari.

Reynolds wanted to send out a scouting force, but the cautious Whiteside insisted on waiting for Atkinson.

After almost four years, he went to sea in 1931 as Commander Destroyers Scouting Force.

During 1941 she made five similar voyages and practiced refueling at sea with the cruisers of the Scouting Force.

"A scouting force maybe.

However, small scouting forces were sent southward to harass the rear-guard of Heth's forces.