During the preceding nine months, the Serbs had tried, and failed, to rebuild their battered armies and improve their supply situation.

On January 8, Hitler pulled his battered army back.

Slowly, the remnants of the battered army gathered around him.

The next night, Lee got his battered army back across the Potomac into Virginia.

He held his battered army together solely with the adhesive of will.

Just the dead and the injured remained, a battered army in defeat picking up the pieces.

The king then offered to put Romania's battered armies on the side of the Allies.

The battered army made its last stand on the field of Kosovo, where they were introduced to enemy airplanes, "evil's newest instrument."

Ayub Khan became a fugitive along with the small remnants of his battered army.

King Harold had to rush his battered, weary army south to meet the new invasion.