Government troops launched a pre-emptive attack on the insurgents, after receiving intelligence reports that they were planning an assault.
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Pre-emptive
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The government was criticised for not taking pre-emptive action to avoid the catastrophic consequences for customers following the collapse of the National Bank.
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The GNR made a pre-emptive attack in 1865 when it submitted a Bill to build a line from Bourne to Sleaford, purely to block any developments by the GNR.
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