In the convent where I had helped to wash up and to fill the part of odd-job man when I was not out with the "flying column," the doctors and nurses were already loading the ambulances with all their cases.
Early next morning I went into Dixmude again with some of the men belonging to the "flying column.
In the "flying column," as they called their convoy of ambulances, were several ladies very practically dressed in khaki coats and breeches, and very girlish in appearance and manners.
There is something in the very words "flying column" to appease the impatient; wings in the air, a swoop upon the victim.
The effect has really been produced already, and prisoners in a flying column are a particular nuisance.
My flying column has, in the past two days, passed from one end of the province to the other without their being aware of it.
With this object, Colonel Pilcher was directed to move out from Belmont on the afternoon of the 31st December with a flying column, composed of the two guns of P.
This route was to be taken by General Wood's flying column in advance, and General Newdigate's division, of which actually it was intended to form an integral portion.
On the 18th January Las Heras marched with a flying column by Uspallata, with instructions to entrench himself at Chacabuco, but to retreat if attacked by superior forces.
He crossed the Lircay and advanced to Pangue, from whence he despatched Ordoñez with a flying column in pursuit, and returned with the rest of his force to Talca to reorganize.
On January 4 the Mission and a flying column, under General Macdonald’s personal command, left Chumbi, and on the 6th reached Phari.
Mobility being its raison d'etre, a flying column is when possible composed of picked men and horses accompanied with the barest minimum of baggage.
No further advance was attempted along the enemy's line of communications towards Auja, and the troops, being but a flying column, retired at once to El Arish.
A flying column of cavalry was immediately despatched against them from El Arish.
That signal is the dashing forward of Isaac at full gallop and the pushing forward of the "flying column" (the man on the chestnut horse with the bags), whose place is at other times in the rear.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "flying column" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
