As before remarked, Grant commenced his attempt at a flank movement, by means of an extension of his columns parallel to ours, hoping to meet some opening through which he might pour a torrent of armed men.
Tyler, were on their way to reinforce the Army of the Potomac, and had not quite reached their place in line when they were struck by Ewell's flank movement.
We were largely outnumbered, yet we foiled the enemy's flank movementon our left, and secured our own position on the road to Chattanooga.
A body of Confederate cavalry, led by Scott and Ashby, were then detected in a flank movement.
On the 20th, Lee showing no signs of coming out of his lines, orders were renewed for a left-flank movement, to commence after night.
Any force moving down the road I am holding, or on the White Oak road, will be in the enemy's rear, and in all probability get any force that may escape you by a flank movement.
Sherman made preparations for a repetition of his tactics; that is, for a flank movement with as large a force as could be got together to some point in the enemy's rear.
I naturally made a flank movement, which shortly degenerated into the retrograde of a satisfied curiosity.
I see that you have made a flank movement, and placed a portion of your force in the rear of the enemy.
We have made a clean sweep here," said the commander, as Colonel Cosgrove and Major Gadbury joined him in the road; for they had been in the fields south of the road, engaged in a flank movement.
We don't practise snowballing much down here, and I never was engaged in a flank movement at a snowball match.
I suppose you know what a flank movement is, fellow-soldier?
Wheeler with his cavalry struck boldly at the enemy's extreme right and center, and with such effect that, in the Federal battle reports, it appears the attack was mistaken for a flank movement by General Longstreet.
After the battle of Cold Harbor, the geography of the country no longer enabled General Grant, by a flank movement to his left, to keep himself covered by a stream, and yet draw nearer to his objective point, Richmond.
After a feint upon the centre, they wheeled sharply to the right, making a flank movement, while their infantry threatened the British line with a charge.
Soult, who had collected thirty-five thousand men, on learning the defeat of Talavera, made a flank movement to assist Joseph Buonaparte, and reached Placentia by the pass of Banos.
Sherman never fights; all that he is after is marching to the sea, while the world looks on and wonders: "What a flank movement!
One morning Cheatham's corps marched out and through the city, we knew not whither, but we soon learned that we were going to make a flank movement.
It was a "flank movement," you see, and had to be counted that way anyhow.
Becoming aware that a flank movement was in operation, General Pope started his entire army in the direction of Washington.
As the fords of the river were generally heavily guarded up to this point, the enemy kept moving up the stream toward our right, evidently designing to make a flank movement upon us.
So far, this movement was a complete success, and Longstreet began preparations to follow up his advantages with a flank movement by the Brock road.
He now attempted by a flank movement to secure possession of Spottsylvania Court-House, and Warren's corps, of his advance guard, marched out of the Wilderness by the Brock road.
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