Assertion: battalion | /r/CapableOf | defend trench
Facets:
value: after taking over positions
type: TEMPORAL
value: against repeated turkish counterattacks
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: After taking over positions that had been captured by the 1st Brigade, the battalion defended the trenches against repeated Turkish counterattacks and, in the process, four of its members performed acts of gallantry that later led to them receiving the Victoria Cross (VC), the nation's highest military decoration.