Countercharge

/kˈaʊntətʃˌɑːdʒ/

/ˈkaʊntɝˌtʃɑɹdʒ/

[noun]

Countercharge

[NOUN]

a retaliatory charge

a charge brought by an accused person against the accuser

Examples

1. Soon, the Rajput heavy cavalry countercharged and were able to repulse the Turkic horsemen, but not before the Turks have managed to neutralize a great number of war elephants.

2. As they did, Templar units at the Christian rear and Raymond’s division upfront responded with a mounted countercharge that crashed into the units led by Gökböri and Taqi al-Din.

3. Legal terms dominate, as Job calls for the charges against him to be published, and then he hurls countercharges in a suit against God.

4. When the overburdened cataphracts and their horses began to slow down from exhaustion, Aurelian’s cavalry turned and countercharged them, scattering the Palmyrene forces, winning a decisive victory and allowing the emperor to sit on the enemy’s line of retreat.