make war upon meaning in English

向...开战

The barons made war upon him, and never again did he see a peaceful day .
男爵们向他宣战，从此他再没有太平日子过了。
Why ? ! do i have to make war upon them to gain the answer
难道只有发动战争才能找到答案吗
To make war upon those who trade with us is like setting a bulldog upon a customer at the shop - door
向与我们交易的人开战，无异于在店门口放狗去咬自己的顾客。
They wanted me to enforce a peace upon the whole land of lyonnesse , so that no man could make war upon another
他们希望我能促成这片土地的和平，希望没有人会挑起战争。
Was the will of the mass of the russian people transferred to napoleon in 1809 , when our army in alliance with the french made war upon austria
一八九年，当我们的军队联合法国人去打奥国人的时候，俄国人民的意志移交给拿破仑了吗？