| On 7 March, Van Dorn completely outflanked Curtis's army and attacked in two columns, cutting the Federal line of communications. |
| But finding his army outflanked by Cromwell, he moved south in August, making for the old royalist strongholds of Wales and the west midlands. |
| He has so far cleverly outwitted and outflanked this attempt to marginalize him on the political stage. |
| After Grant outflanked the Confederates and encircled Vicksburg, they stood him off for weeks. |
| The utter inflexibility of the negotiators when they got their chance to state their demands allowed them to be politically outflanked. |
| He demurs, is outflanked and outvoted and finally gives grudging agreement to the match. |
