When this position was taken, the troops began to apply their intrenching tools with such activity and skill, that, in about two hours their moving masses were concealed behind a mound of earth.
Place the intrenchingtool in the carrier and secure.
Some words passed between him and Prescott with regard to the intrenching tools, which have been variously reported.
At Charlestown Neck they were joined by Major Brooks, of Bridges' regiment, and General Putnam; and here were the waggons laden with intrenching tools, which first gave the men an indication of the nature of the enterprise.
To guard against any irruption from the country, Gage encamped the 59th regiment on Boston Neck, and employed the soldiers in intrenching and fortifying it.
Warren, doubted the expediency of intrenching themselves on those heights, and the possibility of maintaining so exposed a post, scantily furnished, as they were, with ordnance and ammunition.
The 4th infantry, then consisting of but six reduced companies, was ordered to support the artillerists while they were intrenching themselves and their guns.
The labor of building the batteries and intrenching was largely done by the pioneers, assisted by negroes who came within our lines and who were paid for their work; but details from the troops had often to be made.
The directions you have given for the numbers and equipment of the expedition are all right, except in the unimportant matter of where they embark and the amount of intrenching tools to be taken.
The troops as they landed were put to work intrenching their position.
The order of the 10th of February directing me to fortify Fort Henry strongly, particularly to the land side, and saying that intrenching tools had been sent for that purpose, reached me after Donelson was invested.
The next day our troops advanced again and established themselves, intrenching a new line about a mile in front of the enemy.
Keep your intrenching tool free from rust, being especially careful that no rust gets into the sockets.
When intrenching under fire the rifle trench can be constructed by a man lying down.
Conditions may require men to work in pairs, one firing while the other uses his intrenching tool.
In shelter-tent camps, in localities where suitable material is procurable, tent poles may be improvised and used in lieu of the rifle and bayonet or intrenching tool as supports for the shelter tent.
The enemy may attack late in the day in order to establish himself on captured ground by intrenching during the night; or he may send forward troops under cover of darkness in order to make a strong attack at early dawn.
Intrenching under fire] The height of the parapet should not exceed 1 foot.
This released General Sarrail to his task of intrenchingand enlarging the defenses about Verdun, the importance of which had become more poignant than ever before in the events of the past week.
The Austrians now began intrenching themselves on the heights of Kosaningrad, the loftiest portion of the Tzer range.
Intrenching themselves in their new position, the Serbians awaited further attacks.
Most of the Regiments attempted to carry off their artillery, but the ground was so bad with wreaths of snow in the hollows, that they were obliged to abandon them, after nailing them up, as well as the intrenching tools.
He soon came up with eight hundred of the insurgents, who were intrenching themselves in the small village of Banasco.
Other troops followed, the works were destroyed, and the intrenching tools carried into the fort.
Each man carried a pick and shovel, and all night they worked vigorously in intrenching the position.
There they have been encamping, and diligently intrenching themselves for four days past; diligent especially since yesterday, when they heard of Friedrich's crossing the River.
In which, clearly enough, nothing was to be done, unless Daun would attempt something else than more and more intrenching and palisading himself.
Before him went twelve hundred troops, under the command of General Thomas; before the troops trundled an unknown number of carts, filled with intrenching tools; before the tools were eight hundred men.
Gridley, whose quick night work at Breed's Hill on the sixteenth of June had startled the world, headed the intrenching party as engineer.
Renewed counter-attacks were delivered and beaten off during the course of the day, and in the afternoon a well-timed attack by the First Division stopped the enemy's intrenching work.
Our experiences in this campaign seem to point to the employment of more heavy guns of a larger calibre in great battles which last for several days, during which time powerful intrenching work on both sides can be carried out.
In order to assist them in this work all villages within the area of our occupation were searched for heavy intrenching tools, a large number of which were collected.
Meantime each army was deploying carefully before the enemy, intrenching every camp, ready as against a sally.
In the morning they wereintrenching themselves, when they were greeted by a brisk fire from the edge of the woods.
By a march of a few miles he could have joined Bougainville; and by then intrenching himself at or near Ste.
The second blow was the loss of hospital stores, intrenching tools, army baggage, private papers, &c.
The habit of intrenching certainly does have the effect of making new troops timid.
While Hancock was sending men to his advanced line during the night and intrenching there and on his second line, the Confederates were all night idle.
As soon as the infantry line was formed, the troops set to work intrenching the position.
General Ewell prepared for the next day by intrenching his front.
He manned his boats, floated them down to the crossing, landed his men, and soon had the boats cross back for his other men, pushed them over, and put them at work intrenching the strong ground selected for their holding.
Our enemy is very cautious, and he has become so proficient in intrenching that he seems to march with a system already prepared.
Under that plan General Lee would have had time to strengthen and improve his trenches, while Hooker was intrenching at Chancellorsville.
But some accidental delays, in bringing on the heavy cannon and intrenching tools necessary for an operation of this kind, unavoidably retarded its execution, till the approach of the enemy's main body made it too late.
Intrenching tools were procured, and additional strength was given to the works, and protection to the men, by working parties during the night, under the direction of Lieutenant Scarritt, Engineers.
Later, all the troops of Crittenden's corps crossed the river and occupied the crests, intrenching themselves in this position.
And that to Prescott on the 16th was probably not more formal, or in writing: it could be only, "Go where the intrenching is.
Prescott that the intrenching tools must be sent off; and that Col.
Weapons of warfare were immediately discarded by the marines for intrenching tools and the dirt began to fly.
Hastily the Americans fell to work with intrenching tools to make secure their newly-won positions against a possible German attack.
They had not neglected to bring intrenching tools with them, and they found spades and shovels about the house.
It occurred to Ned that the Mexicans might be intrenching and he wondered what place of strength they had found.
As soon as day broke the legions were busy intrenching with their spades and pickaxes.
A small body dashed into Orange Spring early in the morning, and captured a lieutenant of Jackson's staff, and a wagon loaded with intrenching tools.
Intrenching tools were provided, so that if successful in breaking the Rebel lines, the position might be quickly secured.
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