They used a kind ofguerilla warfare, but sometimes they had a real open skirmish.
At Pineville, all sorts of rumors were current of the cruelties practiced by the guerilla cavalry, who were said to have shot and hung many of the negroes in that vicinity.
During Edward's absence in France, William Wallace and other guerillachiefs arose, to whom were soon united certain patriot nobles and bishops.
The tribes of Wicklow, once possessors of the fertile plains to the east and west, rallied in the mountain glens to which they had been driven, and commenced that long guerilla war, which centuries only were to extinguish.
With this immense force he routed Wallace at Falkirk on the 22nd of July, and reduced him to his original rank of a guerilla chief, wandering with his bands of partizans from one fastness to another.
He said just what you said when you were speaking of Missouri a while ago, that he was afraid of guerilla warfare, and that the war was nearly over.
But a real and present apprehension with both officers was the scattering of armed men in guerilla bands.
He was beset by guerilla parties, so that he was almost without communication with his commanders, and being thrown on his own resources, made his way back to Nashville with a series of adventures.
Several of them discussed the possibility of carrying on a guerilla warfare, but could see in it no useful result.
In the mountains, where their numbers were considerable, they were the victims of a relentless guerilla warfare, as the same class was upon the other slope of the Great Smokies in East Tennessee.
A few chimneys and two or three houses marked the site of what had once been a flourishing village, but which had been burned in the guerilla warfare of the last year.
On his return to duty, he was directed to go down the Mississippi, visit the important posts of his department, and take steps to suppress guerilla interference with the navigation of the Mississippi.
I went into an undiscovered ditch or drain, frightening myself as well as the guard, who brought his piece down to the 'charge,' expecting he had some atrocious guerilla on hand.
One of them a lad about 16 years old, was thus interrogated by the Major: "Vat for you be guerilla for?
Of these one can guess the general tenor, and the necessary sameness of a guerilla warfare somewhat mitigates the disappointment natural at the lack of actual detail.
A most valuable corps of light troops had been formed, schooled in all the wild, irregular movements of guerilla warfare.
They then camped at the Cherokee ford of Broad River, and sent out parties of mounted men to carry on a guerilla or partisan warfare against detachments, not choosing to face Ferguson's main body.
They were about to receive a larger reinforcement; for at this time several small guerilla bands of North and South Carolina whigs were encamped at Flint Hill, some distance west of the encampment of the mountain men.
Except for an occasional small guerilla party there was not a single organized body of American troops left south of Gates' broken and dispirited army.
The Arabs, beaten, but only rendered furious by defeat, swept down on to those plains with the old guerilla skill, the old marvellous rapidity.
In 1808 the defeat of his armies in Spain by the people organized into guerilla bands forced him to take command there in person.
Surprised at the counter-demonstration thus made, the second guerilla turned to see from what direction the shot had come.
I've a good mind to put a bullet through you where you stand," went on the guerilla leader.
If yer come only to abuse such gents as we air, better be gittin' back, sonny," and now the Kentucky guerilla tapped his horse pistol significantly.
I haven't had time enough to consider that side of the question," Artie returned, trying to keep as calm as possible, although he realized that the coming of the guerilla leader was a bad thing for him.
Then he fired at Gaffy Denny and saw the guerilla clap his left hand over his right shoulder, showing that he had been struck.
The girl had just come out on the mansion porch and was trying to get away from a guerilla who held her.
Returning to the vicinity of the mansion, Deck found that one other guerilla had been captured by Artie and Clinker, and that white men and negroes were scattered in all directions endeavoring to round up the remainder.
Tain't so; we--" The guerilla paused and began to think of the instructions which had been given him.
He proved to be a mild sort of a guerillaand was evidently extremely nervous.
As readers of the volume before this know, Gossley had obtained the money by selling a large quantity of grain, pork, hams, and bacon taken in the guerilla raids.
We hung on the fringe of the Richebourge mêlée, but were not called into play.
He dived gracefully and came up near the other bank spluttering and shaking the water off his hair.
Pennsylvania a division of the federal army was to be dispatched to overpower a rebel force of fifteen hundred armed men doing guerilla work from the mountains?
The charm around the famous guerilla fighter had broken.
Nor could he foresee the advantages which he would derive from the resources of guerilla warfare, the mutual jealousies of the French marshals, and the sudden recall of the best French troops for service in Germany and Russia.
The guerilla war was especially fierce along from Edgware up to Hertford, and from Chelmsford down to the Thames.
Then followed a terrible guerilla warfare as, driven in across by Southgate to Finchley, we fell back south upon London itself.
It was only about six miles to Millersville, and the captain decided to march the guerilla prisoners to that town.
Life Knox's force came first, and Deck directed the sergeant to surround the house, and shoot down any guerilla that attempted to escape.
Up to this time the guerilla leader evidently believed that he had no enemy except the few men in the vicinity of the mansion.
You can take these guerilla prisoners off our hands, for they are a nuisance to us," replied Captain Gordon with a smile.
Passing entirely around it, they looked in at every window very cautiously; but were unable to see a single guerilla on the lower floor.
The next service of the squadron was in repressing guerilla outrages; and they took part in the small battle of Munfordsville.
Against this odds I do not intend to fight," said the guerilla leader, who was evidently a man of some education, and conducted himself with some degree of dignity.
The Riverlawn Cavalry had rendered important service to the State in the suppression of guerilla bands, acting under no authority whatever, plundering and killing Union men.
Sheridan, whose forces had been savagely attacked by some Confederate guerilla bands, now retaliated by destroying houses, barns and foodstuffs and by capturing or killing livestock.
Noted for its ruthless guerilla actions, this group of raiders then made a daring invasion of the Union lines and continued to the headquarters of Union Brigadier-General Edwin H.
It's a sign of desperation on their part, turning to guerilla warfare so soon.
Submarin vessel recovers German pilot, returns to a safer depth and slinks carefully back to guerilla base.
Czech submarin-guerilla vessel picks up coded recovery signal, makes toward the jettisoned escape pod, small and coffin-shaped.
Oh, gritty-natured Guerillaregiments of the hod, the trowel, and the brick-kiln!
There is only this guerilla and his men between you and it.
At present I am the first lieutenant in the band of the guerilla chief who is usually known as Manuelo, 'The Smiler.
There was one especial scoundrel, a guerilla chief named Manuelo, "The Smiler," whose exploits filled our men with horror.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "guerilla" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
