fought

He fought it controversially, and at times in pretty boneheaded ways.

Other fierce battles were fought and numberless single combats, when the English never failed to come away victorious.

It fought every inch of the way, wearing down pony and rider until they were almost exhausted.

Thus the Battle of the Big Hole had been fought and won and had passed into history.

As a war nurse she had been adored by the wounded men and fought over by the hospital commandants.

After this follows an unintelligible story of how she had gone on pilgrimage to Rome, and fought in the Italian wars.