The expedition put to flight the American guards with almost no fighting, took the city and supplies, and obtained a large amount of booty.
The guns were heavily shotted, vigilance of the guards doubled, and things made ready for the warm reception of the enemy.
If they walked around at all they had to be watched closely, to prevent their straying over the Dead Line, and giving the young brats of guards the coveted opportunity of killing them.
Descending from the cars, we passed through the guards into our lines, a Rebel and a Union clerk checking us off as we passed.
We slipped through theguards and going up town, went straight to Major General Schofield's headquarters and solicited a pass to go on the first boat--the steamer "Thorn.
At Chattanooga and Nashville the struggle between his guards and his would-be slayers, was quite sharp.
We would have hailed such a catastrophe, as it would have probably killed more of the guards than of us, and the confusion would have given many of the survivors opportunity to escape.
We were camped in the woods then, with no Stockade--only a line ofguards around us.
As the larger portion of us could barely walk, the Rebels paroled us to remain inside of the Stockade or within a few hundred yards of the front of it, and took the guards off.
Every Sunday morning all in the camp were driven across the Creek to the East Side, and then made to file slowly back--one at a time--between two guards stationed on the little bridge that spanned the Creek.
For instance, the second day after our arrival a line of guards were placed around us, with orders not to allow any of us to go up town without a pass.
This produced palpable consternation among them; and on hearing a sound outside, like the trampling of the guards on their rounds, they had silently vanished, leaving him bleeding and bound.
It was surrounded withguards and torch-bearers, and I was told that my presence was instantly required at the palace.
The consequence was, that in the next five minutes the whole escort was seen riding at will in whatever direction the destiny that watches over the guards of sovereign princes might point the safest way.
The aisles were hung with tapestry and banners of the great feudal families, and crowded with the body-guards of the Emperor, and the richly-costumed heyducs and chasseurs of the Hungarian lords.
The Guards are for us; so are the civil authorities and captains-general of eleven provinces.
The house is very quaint with its curious carvings, including a great red lion that guards the side, the figure-head of a wrecked Dutch vessel lost in Cuckmen Haven.
St. Paul's still causes anxiety on this account, and requires all the care and vigilance of the skilful architect who guards it.
On the north lay the regularly pitched camp of the guards that defend the unarmed pilgrims.
The Pasha stood on the roof of Zem Zem, surrounded by guardsin Nizam uniform.
A company of choice troops acting as guards to Hadgi-Stavros' prisoners, in order to give him the opportunity of capturing the army coffers!
I seemed so determined to reach it that one of my guards offered himself as a short ladder.
I accepted the King's offer, and, on the spot, he placed two guards over me.
I at length reached the palace, where his majesty's guards are assembled.
The emperor did not push this conversation farther; he commanded one of his guards to attend me and the baker, upon a fresh order; and that we should eat in the royal kitchen.
The people, under bad government, or rather without any, run before us, and interrupted us in our journey, as we had no guards to escort us.
If these were laden, they took out the freights and appointed guardsto keep an eye on their preservation, whilst they used the ships themselves for transport service on the coast.
As a matter of fact they were not, for above them lay a 6 breast-like hill (2) skirted by the narrow road on which they had found the guards seated.
The party with the guide made a circuit and surprised the enemy's guards seated round their fire, and after killing some, and driving out the rest, took their places, thinking that they were in possession of the height.
A stronger would not have distinguished these huts from others of the hamlet, but day and night three dusky guards kept watch and ward around than, for fear of treachery or fire.
These guards wove baskets, or shaped out bullet-moulds, or bound the assegai blades to the slender shafts; they did anything apparently but keep sentry over the domicile they so cautiously protected.
In encounters with guards and patrols he displayed the keenness of a detective and the valor of a gamin.
A year later one of them, Richard Dale, escaped by walking past theguards in daylight, dressed in a British uniform.
Johnston's retreat forced Sherman to weaken his army by leaving guards in the rear to protect the railroads on which he depended for supplies; Johnston intended to attack when he could fight on equal terms.
Surely Safety guards his footsteps; Enmity he hath not sown: Yet who stealthily glides near him, Whose the arm around him thrown?
Russian-led peacekeeping troops are deployed throughout the country, and Russian-commanded border guards are stationed along the Tajikistani-Afghan border.
Then he took to his bed once more and when his guards returned they found him moaning more sorely than before and seeming in such sad case that they thought him at the point of death.
The German guards rushed to the attack, shouting: "Back, churls, the guardsare coming!
Hans had got off with the precious burden into the forest, with whose paths he was thoroughly familiar, leaving his late guards his cheese for consolation.
He tried to conceal his purpose until he had gathered a large force, but one man escaped the vigilance of his guards and brought word of the treachery to Haakon.
Finally he took to his bed and seemed in such a sad state that they all pitied the poor cheesemonger and his guards often left him for hours alone, thinking his sickness was all the security that was needed.
He sent guards to seize Munk, but when told that he was not to be found, his terror grew intense.
Francis Hacker commanded the guards at the King's execution.
This morning likewise, we had order to see guards set in all the King's yards; and so Sir Wm.
Guards the other day himself, where he found reason to dislike their condition to my Lord Gerard, finding so many absent men, or dead pays.
The King's guards and some City companies do walk up and downe the towne these five or six days; which makes me think, and they do say, there are some plots in laying.
That therefore he [Monk] did desire that all writs for filling up of the House be issued by Friday next, and that in the mean time, he would retire into the City and only leave them guards for the security of the House and Council.
He also did much insist upon the cowardice and corruption of the King's guards and militia.
In our way home we find the Guards of horse in the street, and hear the occasion to be news that the seamen are in a mutiny; which put me into a great fright.
Stopped by several guards and constables quite through the town, (round the wall as we went,) all being in arms.
This morning before starting I had my head out of the window on the other side of the Embassy, looking at the Guards pass on their way to the little church just behind the Embassy in Knightsbridge.
However we couldn't get anywhere near that villa--the gates and alleys were closed, and guards and soldiers everywhere.
There is no one to dance with, the Guards are gone.
Of course the great excitement has been the departure of the Guards for Egypt, as it takes the husbands, sons, and brothers of half London away.
We made ourselves as small as we could and squeezed close up to the gate, but the Horse Guards on their big, black horses came unpleasantly near and the least plunge or kick would have been disastrous.
Sir Henry McKinnon obtained his Commission in the Guards while he was still in the Fifth Form.
Take that man," he commanded, flushing with anger, and guards sprang into the darkness to do his bidding.
Moreover, they gave evidence as to many cruel things that they had suffered, and when this was finished the testimony of the guards and others must be called, all of which it was necessary to write down.
These things done, he departed in state, surrounded by his court, preceded and followed by his guards and leaning on the arm of the Princess Userti, whom he loved better than anyone in the world.
Doubtless it would have been, had not Seti himself dragged the man backwards and thus given the four Nubian guards time to seize him.
But now my troubles began, for the guards and watchmen thrust me from the doors.
Presently I saw one of theguards fall, slain by Laban.
The two guards also, sturdy fighters both of them, killed or mortally wounded their men.
Men shrank from them, so that they walked straight up to the throne, nor did even the guards strive to bar their way.
At a sign from the Prince I asked what he had done and was told roughly, for the overseers and their guardsdid not know who we were, that during the past six days he had only made half of his allotted tale of bricks.
But it was not so, for presently Pharaoh said: "Let the guards withdraw to the end of the hall and with them the servants.
Presently the great hall was emptied save for the officers and guards and those who attended upon Pharaoh.
This done, once more Pharaoh spoke, slowly and with much meaning, having first ordered that all attendants and guards should leave the chamber.
The General of the guards waits below; he is your faithful servant.
The guards kept up, a constant communication with their friends, and the cook walked himself to the market to make his purchases, so that the quarantine was very evidently rather a police than a sanatory measure.
The guards would have instantly put him to death; but Epernon, fortunately for his own reputation, interfered, and ordered him to be secured.
Guards had been stationed at proper intervals, and the ponies corralled, in order that they might not wander away.
Guards were stationed here and on the highest ridges.
Ilya Simonov looked from the guards to the plainclothes man and back, in frustration.
Simonov turned on his heel and approached the two guards at the gate.
Afterwards, the plainclothes man and the two guards stood over him.
The two guards snapped to attention, and the security agent strode by them unnoticing.
The two guards at the gate snapped to attention, their eyes straight ahead.
Station armed guards at every point where it is necessary, and as many as are necessary.
Harley himself kept his apartments, the hotel being heavily patrolled by guards on the lookout for suspicious characters.
Being informed soon after that the Chancellor was going to the Palace with all the pomp of magistracy, and that two companies of Swiss Guards approached the suburbs, I gave my orders in two words, which were executed in two minutes.
To the Queen he presently hurried me, and said to her, "Here is a man that has not only saved my life, but your Guards and the whole Court.
The Parisians were alarmed, and got into the belfries of three churches in the street of Saint Denis, where the guards were posted.
When I reached the House I found the guards as excited as the people, and bent on murdering every one they knew to be of Mazarin's party; but I pacified them as I had done the others.
Elbeuf's regiment of Guards was seen to throw money to the crowd to encourage them to go to the Parliament House and cry out, "No peace!
The first class, imprisoned in cells in a separate quarter, were known only by their numbers, their names and stations in life were carefully concealed, and the guards themselves were kept in ignorance concerning them.
Those who serve as guards at the theatres and the race-courses have an additional indemnity of from 75 centimes to 1 franc .
He was not compelled to work, he was given meat every day, he could smoke, read and write, and play cards with the two guards who kept him company day and night until the moment when Monsieur de Paris took possession of him.
Their hours of service as guards are from five or six o'clock in the morning to ten o'clock in the evening.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "guards" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: bodyguard; convoy; escort; guard; safeguard; yeoman
