General Sedgwick, finding that the heights could only be carried by direct assault, directed storming columns to be formed in the Second and Third divisions and the Light division, which order was at once carried into execution.
Finding the position too strong to be carried by direct assault, the confederates fell back to their rifle pits; leaving their many dead and wounded on the ground.
The swamp was impassable, except at the few crossings, and they were strongly guarded, so they were considered not practicable of direct assault.
General Kershaw was ordered to take the works in front by direct assault.
The enemy, though evidently somewhat intimidated by the results of their defeats on the 22d and 28th, still presented a bold front at all points, with fortified lines that defied a direct assault.
In consequence of the enemy's being so well protected from a direct assault, I resolved on the night of the 20th to use again a turning-column against his left, as had been done on the 19th at the Opequon.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "direct assault" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
