On the line of march scouting must be carried out by the mounted troops in the most searching manner, in front and on both flanks.
The only hope of success lies in being able to turn one or both flanks, or what would, in many instances, be equally effective, to threaten to cut the enemy's line of communication.
As they made their brave rush they were met by a concentrated fire full in their faces, and on both flanks at the same moment.
They had repulsed the determined assault of the Federal columns with comparative ease on both flanks.
The fight involved the troops on both flanks, and was desperate and unyielding.
If the battalion is operating alone, the support may, according to circumstances, be held in one or two bodies and placed behind the center, or one or both flanks of the firing line, or echeloned beyond a flank.
Establish liaison with platoons on both flanks; and one runner to Company Headquarters.
They are also responsible that all troops, whom it concerns, including companies on both flanks, are warned when and where patrols will be out, length of time they will be out, and of the points to which they will return.
Rushing with a heavy force through this gap, and at the same time attacking his left, they doubled up both flanks, and captured that general and two thousand two hundred of his men.
Hall's guns were advantageously placed, and raked the lines of the enemy as they advanced, while his infantry were very skilfully managed, and held their ground against determined attacks on both flanks.
The principal British efforts for the next six weeks were consequently directed towards getting more elbow-room on both flanks.
The latter, who had been isolated on both flanks, were in danger of complete encirclement during the morning and early afternoon, but extricated themselves and joined hands with C Company at 5.
The Oxfords attacked at dawn, but were immediately pressed at both flanks, and began to be squeezed into the centre near Point 28.
They soon rallied and returned to the attack, and were again assailed by a destructive fire in front and on both flanks, and they shrunk back in dismay.
Our infantry formed line, supported on both flanks by horse artillery, whilst a fire was opened from our centre by such of our heavy guns as remained effective, aided by a flight of rockets.
Captain Long had his maxim nordenfelt batteries on both flanks.
The general plan of operations was that the two movable columns should form a rough arc of a circle and, driving in both flanks of the Boers, sweep the whole force before them.
It is serious news, though, for it is evident that not only are they marching against us in front, and on both flanks, but have cut our communications with Ladysmith.
At Waterloo the duke took his position on a plateau with a gentle slope like a glacis, where his artillery had a magnificent field of fire, and where it produced a terrible effect: both flanks of this plateau were well protected.
Exterior lines lead to the opposite result, and are those formed by an army which operates at the same time on both flanks of the enemy, or against several of his masses.
They could see the two battalions of infantry marching steadily along, and the cavalry moving among the hills and undulations on both flanks.
At four o'clock, as the cavalry were skirmishing at a distance on both flanks, they came upon a body of Zulus about 2000 strong.
The detachment marched in three columns, the federal troops in the center with Captain Joseph Asheton, a brave officer and a good fighter at their head; the militia were on both flanks.
In a few moments the fire extends along the whole front, both flanks, and a part of the rear line.
The army was moving forward with mounted men in advance, in the rear and on both flanks.
The last General the Sardinian repulsed with loss; but when he found Massena, in the mean time, was turning the left of his line, and that he was thus pressed on both flanks, his situation became almost desperate.
By now, however, the company was being attacked from both flanks, and a withdrawal to Lejeune Trench, five hundred yards in rear, was ordered.
Both flanks of the Division were now completely turned.
The attack at the bridge lasted above half an hour, several of our people getting across by swimming, in which attempt some were drowned, and we were assailed at once in front and rear and on both flanks.
Toward night the fire in their front died somewhat, and after sunset it sank lower, but they still heard a prodigious volume of firing on both flanks.
Beyond a doubt the battle had now begun on both flanks, though at distant points.
Because the fire on both flanks is slowly moving eastward, that is, the Germans there are yielding ground.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "both flanks" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
