But for once, the council of war on the other side was for fighting a battle.
The feast turns to a council of war.
He called together his nearby officers for a council of war.
A council of war determined that an effort should be made to relieve the castle.
He was condemned to death (1852) "in contumaciam" by a council of war.
He held a council of war, at which two courses of action were considered.
Uncertain what to do the allied commanders held a council of war.
The classic council of war includes a discussion and then a vote, often taken without the senior commander present to influence or intimidate the subordinates.
