By-chance definition
Accidental(ly) or unexpected(ly).
prepositional phrase
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Even so, more by chance than intentionally, Buell's leading division was opposite the Landing, awaiting only a ferry, on the evening before the battle; Grant, however, declined to allow it to cross, as he thought that there would be no fighting for some days.