The terrible retreat lasted a long time, and the whole Union army was driven back a full five miles before it could make a permanent stand.
If I too should be driven back, the Ohio River would become the line dividing the belligerents west of the Alleghanies, while at the East the line was already farther north than when hostilities commenced at the opening of the war.
One of Ords brigades (Lauman's) got too close, and was very roughly handled and driven backin disorder.
And to put the climax on the whole, his redoubtable Old Guards, who had decided almost every field in his favour up to the conquest of Leipsic, driven back in confusion, with our bayonets uncomfortably close to them.
The bayonet was used with tremendous effect by these regiments; but the other attacks had been driven back, or, in other words, mowed down with a fearful slaughter, and could not close in with the enemy.
The pagans, driven back by the Christians, were rallied by Argantes, but only to be met by the matchless Adventurers under Dudon.
If the Austrians should now again be driven back, it would be practically impossible for them to make another invasion unaided, at least so long as they were engaged with Russia.
The Serbians had not yet been driven back on the line along which they had originally intended to make their first stand against the invaders.
But their southern, or left, wing continued to be driven back.
Several times did we approach the frontier, but as often were we driven back, south and south-east, by impenetrable mountain barriers covered with pine forests.
From Lee, too, came the suggestion that a blow should be struck at Banks, that he should be driven back to the Potomac, and that the North should be threatened with invasion.
The enemy, observing a reconnoitring party, sent a small body of skirmishers, which was promptly met by the men with General Johnson and driven back.
The disparity in strength was far greater than at Sharpsburg, and it seemed that by sheer weight of numbers the Southern army must inevitably be driven back.
But when these useful auxiliaries are driven back or captured a general depression becomes inevitable.
About noon a German retreat began, and a series of battles followed till, on the evening of September 10, the enemy, driven back to a line running from Compiegne to Soissons, were preparing to dispute the passage of the Aisne.
The morning dawned and the troops were all in line behind their works; the enemy's communications were in danger, and the Potomac army must be driven back; the morning passed and not a shot was fired along the entire line.
The rebel cavalry made their appearance on the opposite side but were soon driven back by a few shells, retiring suddenly with the few prisoners they had captured.
The first waves of the German advance were shattered by streams of bullets, and only small bodies struggled through the devastating fire to the British trenches, where after sharp fighting they were driven back.
They were, however, driven back by the hand-grenade fire of the sailors who garrisoned the bridgehead.
Their advance troops were counterattacked and driven back a short distance, but the Turks made no effort to press farther forward.
He is driven back, but not until he has caused some confusion in our ranks.
On April 11 the enemy attacks with two divisions placed side by side on a front of 1¾ miles, from Fort Douaumont to Fort Vaux; he is driven back.
Driven back from La Caillette Wood, they will approach, by way of Hardaumont Wood, the village which gives the key to the ravines of Le Bazil and Les Fontaines.
Rifles cracked along the line while those sappers and patrols sent out by the enemy--who hardly believed life still possible in the shattered trenches--were shot down or driven back to cover.
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