We had been on high ground all of the way, and we thought now when once in this valley we would be entirely out of the way of the Crows, and the Bannocks and Blackfoot Indians would be the only tribes to contend with.
Jim Bridger told me to take the lead and ride as fast as I wished, and he would make the pack animals keep up; also telling me when on high ground to take my glasses and look for Indians.
As soon as we had decided on our camping place and while Jim and Hasa, the Mexican boy, were unpacking and arranging the camp, I rode about two miles from camp to high ground to look for Indians.
We noticed some Rebel cavalry on high ground a mile or more away watching us, but they did not venture any nearer.
The battle at this time was raging fiercely--nearly a hundred thousand men were engaged; from our position, however, we saw but little of it except some batteries onhigh ground behind us firing over our heads at the enemy.
The Rebels had batteries on the opposite side of the Antietam on high ground, which opened on us as soon as they saw us approaching; but they did us no damage and we were soon under cover where their fire was returned by two of our batteries.
We were on high ground overlooking a considerable part of the fields on which the battle now raged; the sun was setting and with its almost horizontal rays lit up a magnificent panorama such as I have never seen since.
The Pillar of Pompey, 195 feet high, still stands on high ground southeast of the city, near the Moslem burial place.
Keeping on high ground, they followed it northward to Uganda where they fell in with Mtesa, the king.
A military station was founded at Gondokoro, on high ground, and as the river was now too low to proceed further, Baker's army went into permanent quarters.
The capture of high ground east of Valenciennes--to be carried out after (b) above, probably on November 1.
The situation of Salamanca is bold and imposing, standing on high ground on the right bank of the Tormes, and surrounded by a fine champaign country, divested of wood, but interspersed with numerous clay-built villages.
On a high ground in advance of his intrenched lines, Soult drew up in force, and determined to fall back no further.
Although General Krueger realized that the high ground in the Limon area was the key to operations farther south, he decided that the threat to the Carigara area could not be ignored.
Its mission was to cut west of the road and secure the commanding high ground in the rear of the emplaced Japanese at the bridge site where the advance of the company had been stopped on the previous day.
The companies got across the airstrip but then came under fire from Japanese weapons emplaced on high ground to the north.
That officer was directed to endeavor to carry this position, while General Ewell attacked directly the high ground on the enemy's right, which had already been partially fortified.
Fort Donelson was placed on high ground; and, with the plunging fire from its batteries, was thereby more effective against the ironclads brought to attack it on the water side.
It was also commanded by high ground on the opposite bank of the river, which it was intended should be occupied by our troops in case of a land attack.
A line of mounds lies on high ground on the northeast bank of the Mississippi river, near Battle Island, Vernon county, Wisconsin.
It is now in point to show that their mounds and effigies were not only on high ground, but often on the ranges of hills.
An easy trail to high ground" is a colloquial expression common in the Far West, but there has been a time when it was as common to Pennsylvania and Ohio as it is common today along the great stretches of the Platte.
Washington's camp was situated on high ground, facing the east.
Baum also halted, posted himself on a high ground at a bend of the little river Walloomscoick and began to intrench himself.
The countersign was given to the first sentinel, posted on high groundwest of the morass.
Behind Monchy itself, and again on high ground, was Adinfer wood, and near it Douchy village, both full of well concealed batteries, while the trees in Monchy itself gave the enemy plenty of cover for machine guns and trench mortars.
Consequently there was a sharp bend in the line, and the Australian right flank, though on high ground, was somewhat exposed.
As soon as General Rowley heard that Mericourt was in our hands, he rode up to the village and reconnoitred the valley and Fresnoy himself from "C" Company's high ground.
Guillemont and the farms won and Ginchy which lay beyond won and the British had their flank of high ground.
Possessing an advantage, however, in being on high ground, it was clear that we could hold out for a considerable length of time and make the enemy pay dearly for every yard of ground we had to give away.
I was stationed at the first of these places--a little village on high ground, with a commanding view of the green countryside.
We'll take you to high ground, and the good women there will look after you.
Then the flood grew worse and we had to flee to high ground.
The lower part of the town near the river bottom, was under water, but the residential section had, so far, escaped, being built back on high ground.
And again: "When I see you I shall have much to tell you of Washington matters that I have not time to write, but I keep on high ground so that we cannot be hurt by any investigation.
They noticed a pungent odour, and decided to remain on high ground, since they had observed that the birds, in their effort to escape, had flown almost vertically into the air.
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