部(ぶ)隊(たい) butaiは wa陣(じん)地(ち) jinchiを o守(まも)り() mamori続(つづ)け()た() tsuzuketa。 The troops continued to hold their position. Literal Troops [topic-は] position [object-を] defend continued. 陣地を守り続けた — the compound verb 守り続ける stacks 守る (defend) + ~続ける (continue), expressing sustained defense. 陣地 ('position/encampment') is formal military vocabulary. military~続ける (continue doing)
部(ぶ)隊(たい) butaiは wa陣(じん)地(ち) jinchiを o守(まも)り() mamori続(つづ)け()た() tsuzuketa。 The troops continued to hold their position. Literal Troops [topic-は] position [object-を] defend continued. 陣地を守り続けた — the compound verb 守り続ける stacks 守る (defend) + ~続ける (continue), expressing sustained defense. 陣地 ('position/encampment') is formal military vocabulary. military~続ける (continue doing)