It was a scratch force, thrown together at a moment's notice from whoever had been available.

A scratch force landed on the island on July 17, 1812 and mounted a gun overlooking Fort Mackinac.

After the Union surprise landing, Oates attempted a counterattack with his scratch force, but it failed after he was seriously wounded.

So, by the time I and my scratch force rode into Corcaigh, the place was become at best a charnel-house, within walls and without.

When Poland regained independence in the fall of 1918, the most important task was to create from scratch armed forces of the fledgling republic.

His rapid march and determined offensive had compelled a Parliamentarian force superior in numbers to his own scratch force to capitulate.

This scratch force became known as "Berryforce".

Roberts immediately launched an attack on Fort Mackinac with a scratch force of regulars, fur traders and natives.

In terms of combat power this scratch force was considerably inferior to what the Soviets had available.

Under them, the warriors virtually exterminated the pitiful little scratch forces of the French noblemen.