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Example sentences for "fresh troops"

  • The Prussians will march across a hostile country, and make every step with hesitation, while each advance will give me fresh troops.

  • Fresh troops filled up the space these left.

  • There were moments, too, during the fight when a strong counterstroke, made by fresh troops, would have placed Lee's army in the greatest peril.

  • When the Confederates fell back every one of the Federal regiments had been engaged, and there were no fresh troops wherewith to follow them.

  • Hill claimed to have turned the flank of the regulars; but it is abundantly evident that the advent of Jackson's fresh troops, and the vigour of their assault, broke down the resistance of the Federals.

  • Their place was soon supplied with fresh troops, but it was apparent that the commander had now become aware of the situation of affairs, and had turned upon General Jackson with his whole force.

  • Fresh troops, however, soon replaced those that were beaten, and Jackson's men were in turn compelled to fall back.

  • Fresh troops came to his support, and he endeavored repeatedly to rally, but in vain.

  • The Americans lay before Quebec till spring, when the arrival of fresh troops, for the enemy, forced ours to retreat to Montreal.

  • When this was done, the whole British force advanced again as far as their first position, while the Americans, for want of fresh troops to meet them, were compelled to fall back under cover of the woods again.

  • In the regions west of this they were heavily reenforced by fresh troops, but were unable to make any advance against the magnificent defense of the French forces, who held them firmly on the southern outskirts of Bouquigny and Chataignieres.

  • But the British did not purpose to give the enemy any time to bring up fresh troops, and prepared for a night attack.

  • He had also brought up fresh troops, and there was no possibility of taking him by surprise.

  • He was therefore bringing up fresh troops, and, above all, artillery, with the support of which a complete change had appeared in the fighting quality of his infantry.

  • Fresh troops for a further attack on Thiepval were put at the disposal of the 36th Division in the middle of the night.

  • In vain Gylippus brought up fresh troops to check the assault: the Athenians broke and drove them back, and continued to press hotly forward, in the full confidence of victory.

  • Fresh troops were at the same time sent to assail La Haye Sainte and Hougoumont, the possession of these posts being the Emperor's unceasing object.

  • There could be nothing new in store for them in the attack on October 4th; they could be under none of the illusions of fresh troops in their first plunge into the cauldron.

  • MacDonald, was assigned to the 1st and 32nd Divisions to take part in the greater effort of fresh troops to break the heights between the crest of the whale-back and the Aire, which was to be such a brilliant and costly exploit.

  • On the next day, feeling out the enemy positions with a knowing hand, the veterans learned that they could be taken only by fresh troops in a thoroughly organized attack.

  • There were no fresh troops to bring up; only the Third Division remained in reserve, and it was fully occupied in guarding the trenches.

  • A vigorous offensive, undertaken by fresh troops, must have ended in the speedy overthrow, possibly annihilation, of the enemy.

  • Gordon, Banks' able assistant, threw in fresh troops to meet the Southern rush, and they fired almost point blank in the faces of the men in gray.

  • The able West Pointers on the Northern side were hurrying forward fresh troops.

  • Shields got up fresh troops, but it was too late.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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