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Example sentences for "countermarch"

Lexicographically close words:
countering; counterman; countermand; countermanded; countermanding; countermarched; countermarching; countermeasures; countermine; countermining
  1. I am afraid the Confederates will by a rapid countermarch fall upon Pope with overwhelming force.

  2. The following morning, the 25th, General Stevens continued marching up the river, and, on reaching Waterloo Bridge, was ordered to countermarch and proceed to Warrenton.

  3. Not relishing this critical position, he at once abandoned his design, and made a rapid countermarch on the place he had left the preceding evening.

  4. After a brief consultation with his officers, Nevers determined, by as speedy a countermarch as possible, to join the main body of the army.

  5. But after the troops had been set in motion, it was found that the river road had been obstructed by the enemy, and Lee directed Longstreet to countermarch to the Charles City cross roads and move on Evelington Heights.

  6. King's division, while on the march to Manassas, had been instructed to countermarch and make for Centrevile, by Groveton and the Stone Bridge.

  7. He had to countermarch and use the steamboats in the Yazoo to get on the firm ground on our side of the Chickasaw.

  8. I then ordered the General very peremptorily to countermarch his command and take it back to Jackson.

  9. Two sentries with fixed bayonets march and countermarch before the door.

  10. They shall yet move forward or fall back, march and countermarch by my word.

  11. In his march and countermarch in front of the enemy's line he lost four killed and thirty-three wounded.

  12. We had gone more than two blocks in advance of the Alameda, and were closely approaching the Main Plaza and the National Palace, when I received a positive order to countermarch my command, and report to General Worth at the Alameda.

  13. I had not gone two hundred yards when I received orders to countermarch and move on another route intersecting the road from San Antonio to the city nearer to Mexico.

  14. In August, Yoshiakira was strong enough to countermarch against the capital and to drive out Tadafuyu.

  15. Tokugawa Ieyasu, who had associated himself by invitation with this expedition into Echizen, advised Nobunaga to countermarch with all rapidity for Kyoto, and it was so determined.

  16. Countermarch to lower crossing after retirement of the right.

  17. Judged by these standards, the fatal march and countermarch of Erlon become plain enough.

  18. It had neither come up to Napoleon to wipe out the Prussians at Ligny, nor come back in its countermarch in time to save Ney and drive back Wellington at Quatre Bras.

  19. A countermarch of a mile brought us to Lettersburg, a poor village of a dozen indifferent houses, through which we passed the evening before almost without noticing it.

  20. A countermarch was accordingly ordered to the paper mill, which being deserted gave us ample quarters.

  21. Availing themselves of their superior knowledge of the passes, they reached that commander's quarters long before Montenegro, who had commenced a countermarch in the same direction.


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