rear guard

As you must know, the rear guard won't last long.
Vous le savez, l'arrière-garde ne tiendra pas longtemps.
The armed men went ahead of them and the rear guard followed the ark of the LORD, while the trumpets kept sounding.
Les hommes armés marchaient devant eux, et l'arrière-garde suivait l'arche de l'Éternel ; pendant la marche, on sonnait des trompettes.
The army was retreating protected by its rear guard.
L'armée battait en retraite, protégée par son arrière-garde.
We attacked their rear guard.
Nous avons attaqué leur arrière-garde.
The pagans were defeated and fled to the plain, 15 but all the rear guard fell by the sword.
Les païens furent écrasés et prirent la fuite à travers la plaine, 15 mais tous les derniers tombèrent sous l’épée.
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