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Example sentences for "encamped"

Lexicographically close words:
enamored; enamost; enamour; enamoured; encamp; encampeth; encamping; encampment; encampments; encamps
  1. At these points the armies were encamped for several days ready for the moment to begin the fight.

  2. Meanwhile he had been advancing from his home towards the Cherokee country and was encamped on Baker's creek, a few miles above Moffattsville.

  3. The main body of the army encamped for the night near the present Dutch Church parsonage, in close proximity to the Court House, which was afterward burned.

  4. It was about dusk and here they encamped for the night.

  5. We discovered that the Fort Colville Indians encamped near us were well acquainted with the country for some distance back of the Columbia.

  6. They arrived on the 12th August and encamped on the Point deMeuron, some five miles from the mouth of the Kaministiquia, a name it still retains, and which the reader may remember I alluded to when visiting that locality.

  7. The valley of the Columbia where we are now encamped is several miles in width.

  8. Two families of Stoney Indians were encamped near by.

  9. We encamped on a small tree-covered promontory at the outlet of the lake.

  10. The force is encamped on the summit of King's Mountain, which is about twelve miles north of the Cherokee Ford.

  11. Caravans sometimes remain encamped upon its banks for weeks, waiting until the swell has subsided and crossing is no longer dangerous.

  12. It is a considerable stream even in summer, and in the rainy season it is a barrier to intercourse, caravans sometimes remaining encamped on its banks for several weeks, unable to cross.

  13. Rebels landed in the woods near St. John’s and were beat back to their Boats by a Party of Savages encamped at that Place.

  14. Found a carpet-hawker encamped with her caravan behind the castle.

  15. We are encamped on a breezy common in sight of the Cheviot Hills, and here we will lie till Tuesday morning for the sake of our horses if not ourselves.

  16. At present we are encamped on the road, two miles from Worksop to the south.

  17. We are encamped in a delightful little level meadow close to the worthy brewer and farmer to whom it belongs.

  18. I started next day for Kingussie, six hundred feet below the level of Dalwhinnie, where we encamped for the night behind the chief hotel.

  19. Unhorsed and encamped for the night in the comfortable yard of the Crown Inn.

  20. His companions again came to a halt, and encamped beside him, and there they passed the night.

  21. There was at this time an assemblage of Nez Perces, Flatheads, and Cottonois Indians encamped together upon the plain; well provided with beaver, which they had collected during the spring.

  22. He found them encamped in a secluded part of the country, at the head of a small stream.

  23. This chief had bravely fallen in resisting an attack made by the Blackfeet upon his tribe, while encamped at the head of Godin River.

  24. The whole party now remained encamped for two or three days, to give repose to both men and horses.

  25. That braggart horde was encamped but about three miles off, and were just then in high glee and festivity, and more swaggering than ever, celebrating a prodigious victory.

  26. He was misled, however, either through the ignorance or treachery of an Indian guide, and conducted into a wild valley where he lay encamped during the autumn and the early part of the winter, nearly buried in snow and almost starved.

  27. During the day and night that they were encamped in company with the travellers, their conduct was friendly in the extreme.

  28. Both parties accordingly encamped together on a convenient spot, and prepared for the hunt.

  29. There was, apparently, a large party encamped there; probably, some ruffian horde of Blackfeet.

  30. About the beginning of April they encamped upon Godin's River, where they found the swamp full of "musk-rat houses.

  31. These, supposing the white men had encamped for the night, would keep aloof until very late, when all should be asleep.

  32. In the pastures on the bank of this stream, Captain Bonneville encamped for a time, for the purpose of recruiting the strength of his horses.

  33. On further reconnoitering, the voyagers counted twenty-one lodges; and from the number of horses, computed that there must be nearly a hundred Indians encamped there.

  34. It was, in fact, a band of Shoshonies, but with them were encamped Fitzpatrick and his party of trappers.

  35. We proceeded two miles beyond their fires, and encamped on the river bank in lat.

  36. We found the river on our left when we required it, and encamped on a plain near the water, and distant only a few miles from the camp two journies back from LXVII.

  37. I therefore encamped the party, after a journey of only 3½ miles, and proceeded to explore again, towards the N.

  38. We at length arrived in sight of a cattle station of Mr. Templar's, called Ganànaguy, and encamped on the margin of a plain opposite to it.

  39. We encamped where there was, at least, good grass; but--no water.

  40. I willingly encamped on it, however, to afford more time for the lost man, and the man sent after him, to rejoin the party.

  41. We encamped beside the old stock-yard and the ruins of a dairy, only visible in the remaining excavation.

  42. Following this, on a wide flat of open forest, we found at length a fine pond of water in it, and encamped beside it, after a journey of about twelve miles.

  43. We encamped by this lagoon, in latitude 27° 20' S.

  44. We encamped at two large water-holes of the Bogan near Mr. Gilmore's station, and the overseer sent to the men two buckets of milk.

  45. I crossed the main channel and encamped on the left bank, in sight of a reach of broad blue water below the junction, of an extent which reminded us of the Balonne itself.

  46. It was only after I had done so, that I began to think the water-course we were encamped upon, was worth following down.

  47. I met with no better success on turning to the left, and encamped amongst the brigalow, where I found some grass.

  48. A young fellow in a Mississippi regiment, encamped next to ours, borrowed it of me last night, when he was detailed for picket-duty.

  49. Whole divisions of Confederate infantry, artillery and cavalry, were encamped around him, and any violent movement on his part would have been sure to result in an ignominious disaster.

  50. The two remaining regiments shall be billeted in the town or encamped upon the Common.

  51. A third, being encamped on a hunting-expedition full forty miles south of the White Mountains, awoke at midnight and beheld the Great Carbuncle gleaming like a meteor, so that the shadows of the trees fell backward from it.

  52. The house in which Prince Charles and his staff slept before Prestonpans lies a little back from the main road, while his army was encamped on the sunny slopes behind, which rise without a break to the edge of Dunsappie.

  53. It bears an inscription on one side in memory of the Covenanters (who, in 1666, were encamped here previous to the battle of Rullion Green), and on the other side some lines which refer to the ancient Roman camp which stood close by.

  54. The prince was encamped at Duddingston, but, as some of the enemy's troops lay between that village and Niddrie, it was difficult to convey the money to him.

  55. The Roman army was encamped on the Gallachlaw (the wooded rising ground to the east), and traces of their entrenchments can still be seen along the west approach to Morton Hall.

  56. Scattered over the adjoining territory was a crowd of churches in which saints encamped to guard this exposed point of the city; a host led by S.

  57. Two days later Amherst landed his troops at La Chine, marched them unopposed to Montreal, and encamped before the city on its western side.

  58. They are already arrived and encamped at Isle Sainte-Therese below the city, and another army has come down the Richelieu from the south and joined them.

  59. And we came afterwards to a distance of three miles from the place where our enemies the Carios, who numbered fifteen thousand, were encamped in the open, in good order.

  60. After coming ten and a half miles we encamped on the south, opposite a large creek called Fire Prairie river.

  61. We encamped a quarter of a mile beyond this, in a point of woods on the north side.

  62. We then proceeded, and at the distance of eleven miles encamped on the lower part of a willow island, in the middle of the river, being obliged to substitute large stones in the place of the anchor which we lost.

  63. After making eleven miles we reached an old field where the Mandans had cultivated grain last summer, and encamped for the night on the south side, about half a mile below the first village of the Mandans.

  64. We then encamped on a creek which rises in a high mountain to the northeast, and after passing through an open plain for several miles, discharges itself on the left, where it is a bold running stream twelve yards wide.

  65. We encamped on the south, opposite the upper extremity of the island, having made an excellent day's sail of twenty six and a quarter miles.

  66. At fifteen miles, we encamped on the south.

  67. Alter passing a number of bayous and small islands on each side, we encamped about half a mile by land below the Rattlesnake cliffs.

  68. At twenty-four and a half miles we reached a point of woodland on the south, where we observed that the trees had no leaves, and encamped for the night.

  69. He encamped against the city of Eglon, and killed every soul that was in it, at the edge of the sword, just as he had done to Lachish and all the others.

  70. The next day we rode thirty-four miles, and encamped on a pretty little stream, fringed with willows, running through the midst of a large plain.

  71. When we encamped in the evening, we built fires at the mouths of the tents, the smoke from which kept our enemies at a distance, and we passed a night of tolerable comfort, after a day of most peculiar misery.

  72. Encamped in the evening at the village of the Indian chief, Tilki.

  73. Wyeth identifies this as the same place at which he encamped two years previous--near the point where the Oregon Short Line railway crosses Lewis River.

  74. Two days ago I left the fort, and am now encamped on a plain below Warrior's point.

  75. The men of the party, to the number of about fifty, are encamped on the bank of the river, and their tents whiten the plain for the distance of half a mile.

  76. The path through the valley, in which we encamped last night, was level and smooth for about a mile; we then mounted a short steep hill and began immediately to descend.

  77. We followed the course of the creek during the afternoon, and in the evening encamped on Snake river, into which Malheur empties.

  78. We encamped this evening on a small branch of the Kanzas river.

  79. We encamped here, near a small branch of Mallade river; and soon after, all hands took their kettles and scattered over the prairie to dig a mess of kamas.

  80. We travelled this evening until after dark, and encamped on a small stream in a gorge, where we found a plot of grass that had escaped the burning.

  81. And they departed from Dophkah, and encamped in Alush.

  82. And they took their journey from Succoth, and encamped in Etham, in the edge of the wilderness.

  83. And they removed from Jotbathah, and encamped at Ebronah.

  84. And the children of Israel encamped in Gilgal, and kept the passover on the fourteenth day of the month at even in the plains of Jericho.

  85. And they removed from Makheloth, and encamped at Tahath.

  86. And they departed from Ebronah, and encamped at Eziongaber.

  87. And the people came up out of Jordan on the tenth day of the first month, and encamped in Gilgal, in the east border of Jericho.

  88. And they took their journey out of the wilderness of Sin, and encamped in Dophkah.

  89. Then went Abimelech to Thebez, and encamped against Thebez, and took it.

  90. Then Nahash the Ammonite came up, and encamped against Jabeshgilead: and all the men of Jabesh said unto Nahash, Make a covenant with us, and we will serve thee.

  91. And the people were encamped against Gibbethon, which belonged to the Philistines.

  92. After these things, and the establishment thereof, Sennacherib king of Assyria came, and entered into Judah, and encamped against the fenced cities, and thought to win them for himself.

  93. And they removed from Elim, and encamped by the Red sea.

  94. And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

  95. And they departed from Kibrothhattaavah, and encamped at Hazeroth.

  96. For Papirius being encamped over against the Samnites, and perceiving that he fought, victory was certain, and consequently being eager to engage, desired the omens to be taken.

  97. The Volscians were first in the field, and on their arrival encamped round Ardea.

  98. For when word of his death reached the army, which lay encamped not far off, at first it was greatly moved, and eager to take up arms against the murderers.

  99. So on the 21st we advanced, and attacked a large body of Tartars, encamped between Tung-chow and Pekin.

  100. We encamped after the battle, where we now are, among some trees.

  101. On its banks the royal army encamped on the first days of April, 1818.

  102. The army encamped upon the Sierra of Chacubuco, from the summit of which the whole of the magnificent country could be seen.

  103. Thus the second day passed, and the travellers again encamped together, Job, after taking the harness oil: his own horse, helping to unharness the pair.

  104. From Bentonville we marched to Goldsboro, North Carolina, and encamped until we were supplied with clothing, rations and ammunition.

  105. Meanwhile the French troops are encamped at a little distance from Rome.

  106. There were near two thousand encamped on the island already, and more arriving every day.

  107. We encamped in a rather pretty valley surrounded by barren rocks, with our right resting on a shikargur (or hunting thicket); we had a fine pebbly bottom, which was a great relief to our feet after the hot dust of Tatta.

  108. The road to Candahar from where we are now encamped lies in a continued valley seldom stretching in width above two miles; cultivation on each side of the road, and numberless villages nestling under the hills.


  109. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "encamped" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.