The remedy was, of course, to put on rackets--which indeed are no great encumbrance, but a growing burden on a long march and on steep slopes most difficult to manage.
The head-man of Lungdoe gave me some millet beer, which was very refreshing after the long march.
We knew that there was a long march before us, so our transport was off by eight o'clock.
After a long march of sixteen miles we reached Athlone at two o'clock, dismissed to our billets, where dinner was ready according to instructions received in advance.
On arriving we were shown our quarters; bed filling at the barrack stores, and cleaning our appointments after the long march, occupied the remainder of the day.
As was often the case on a long march, the soldiers were ignorant of the fact that this was the Lord’s Day, only being reminded of it by passing a church just as the congregation was dismissed.
The men were in light marching order, having left the most of their extra clothing at Crab Orchard, and had eight days’ rations served out to them, being thus prepared for a long march.
The king has also sent greyhounds and huntsmen, and a great many beautiful hawks, and we are going out hunting this afternoon if the elephants are rested after their long march.
Umballa, laid out such a long march for us yesterday, that all the cattle are knocked up.
Rather a long march; and that generally brings a large riding party together at the end; and once more W.
Both men and cattle get so tired in a long march, or when they are employed every day.
The 32nd Brigade of the VIIIth Corps, on being called upon to assist the 5th Division, fatigued though it was by a long march, immediately advanced from the Moselle by Arry.
The King therefore ordered the Ist Army to make a renewed advance in support of which he placed the IInd Corps, just arrived after a long march, at the disposal of General von Steinmetz.
The German troops had made a long march; General von der Tann therefore allowed them rest for the day in and around Artenay, and only the advanced guard went on to Chevilly, to pursue the march to Orleans next day.
We saddle up and the caravan moves off on its leagues-long march.
Later we started again, and made a long march across a pampa above the canadon of the Santa Cruz, which is here two miles or more in breadth.
Immediately after it was over our horses were saddled, and we set out on what proved to be a long march; for it was necessary to get as far as possible from Guneshpoor, that no suspicion might attach to us.
I have been to the gate, and have told the guard that we have a long march before us, and will pass out a little after midnight, with two carts and our people.
And if all this fail, if no words of yours can drive these foolish ideas from her brain, we have only to make a long march in some unknown direction and at once be quit of her.
Full of these resolutions I once more obeyed her summons, sent me by her slave, and followed the girl, and as we had made a long march of twelve coss, it was now late in the day.
He could produce a cup of tea, and three or four hot pancakes, within ten minutes after a halt was ordered, for which I was most grateful, as I was almost always hungry after a long march.
I thought a spring-bok and zebra enough for one day's sport, especially after a long march.
Having a long march before us, I could wait no longer, but went to meet his party myself.
On the 9th of October we made a long march in a southerly direction, and formed our camp in the centre of a splendid grove of trees.
On the 9th, although Sunday, we made a long march, as we expected to overtake our provision train, which was some distance in advance of us.
This morning, as a long march was to be made on account of the scarcity of water, we were turned out at 1 a.
As on last Sunday, we broke camp to move only a few miles to obtain grass for the herd; but we made a long march, nevertheless.
The baths naturally could not be near the billets of all units in the Division, so that a bath was often preceded and succeeded by a long march in full marching order at a most inconvenient time of day.
It was not a long march, but the troops were very thankful when it ended, for they found their equipment very heavy on that hot June night.
The tea was sent up in petrol cans enclosed in packs stuffed with hay--a method which had been adopted by members of the Transport Section some months previously for keeping tea hot on a long march.
The sleepy Iiani was sufficiently wide awake to steer for his wife, and we had made a long march already.
Exactly opposite, at about sixty miles distance, were the snow-capped mountains of Caramania, which in the transparent atmosphere seemed to be within a day's long march.
We did not pitch our little tent, in case of emergencies, and we were tired and cold after the long march of the previous day.
On the 28th, dusty and tired at the end of a long march, he arrived with his Yeomanry at the foot of a pass among the hills.
The Infantry and baggage also made a long march on the 17th, but as the road was obstructed by several bad spruits or dongas, they were still fourteen miles from Lindley when night closed in.
After all, who is there who enjoys being disturbed by shells just as he is settling himself comfortably to rest, after a long march?
Forthwith come fatigue parties of weary men--it has been a long march already to soldiers fully equipped.
There, with our troops well rested and theirs exhausted by a long march, the chance of victory will rest on our side.
He was led to the outer door of the house, where a group of horsemen, with Ahmad in their midst, were accoutred apparently for a long march.
If its oppressiveness was felt by the Rani's troops, it bore tenfold more heavily upon the Foreigners, fatigued by a long march.
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