1. De Bussy's answer was a brilliant coup de main . 2. Another member of the " coup de main " platoon was killed during the operation. 3. The next morning, under cover of fog, he seized the city in a coup de main . 4. They did make several coup de main attacks against targets which were not protected by anti-aircraft guns. 5. He talks about his friendship with AFI frontman Davey Havok in an interview with online magazine Coup De Main . 6. The term " coup de main " originally meant " by direct assault rather than by artillery ". 7. Malonne was taken by " coup de main " and the 38th Division closed up to the fort. 8. The 1st Proletarian Brigade captured the important mountain pass Ivan Sedlo and Raatelica station on 17 February by a coup de main . 9. Encouraged by this success, they now sailed to Vlissingen, which was also taken by a " coup de main ". 10. Vichy military authorities lived in fear of a " coup de main " organised by the British or by the Free French.