A Danish fleet lay in the Skagerak, blocking his way of reënforcements by sea.
The ship that was to have fetched reënforcements from Sweden was sent to Denmark instead, with the heartening news.
The estimate which we find in Arrian of the strength of Alexander's army seems reasonable enough, when we take into account both the losses which he had sustained and the reënforcements which he had received since he left Europe.
Returning to Quebec, Champlain procured reënforcements and supplies for his establishment from Pontegravé, who had by this time arrived at Tadoussac from France.
The arrival of fresh reënforcements from France at the beginning of December enabled her to abandon her defensive policy and to take decisive measures for the suppression of revolt.
Philip II sent as many reënforcements as the dreadful importunity of his viceroy begged for.
The only hope was to hurry back to England and beg for reënforcements to fight Santa Cruz for the life-blood of Spain.
Henry was now master of the greater part of the North of France, and his Queen came over from England to join him, with reënforcements under his brother the Duke of Bedford.
Forts of Terrenate In the forts of Terrenate there are six companies of Spanish infantry, with two which are to come in the reënforcements which are next expected.
All day long the Confederate commander listened for Hindman's proposed attack, but it did not come, for Hindman thought the force before him too strong and awaited reënforcements under Hill.
In the meantime, the arrival of General Sherman with reënforcements was eagerly awaited.
But the Confederates were filled with terror, thinking the reënforcements had surely come, with sharpshooters in advance, and they continued to retreat at the full speed of their horses.
They'll think we have sent for reënforcements and will want to make terms, sooner or later.
Yes, and a heavy one, if our reënforcements arrive in time.
The world knows that I have never sent any reënforcements to the forts in Charleston harbor, and I have certainly never authorized any change to be made in their 'relative military status.
Sweeping everything before them, the reënforcements changed the fortunes of the fight.
That worthy hastily dispatched a warning messenger and reënforcements to Sever.
It was a fierce morning's battle, and the foe, in largely superior numbers, had nearly surrounded and captured them when reënforcements arrived.
They fired their own weapons in reply, and soon two ships carrying reënforcements for Nicuesa under Rodrigo de Colmenares, dropped anchor in front of the town.
This Almagro, as the best "persuader," took back to Panama in the hope that by exhibiting it he could gain much needed reënforcements for their expedition.
Almagro was to follow after with reënforcements and supplies in the second ship.
The brigantines swept the lake and prevented any reënforcements reaching them, which cut off their supply of provisions.
The supply of provisions was soon exhausted, and finally it was evident that, as Encisco had not appeared with any reënforcements or supplies, some one must go back to Hispaniola to bring rescue to the party.
Almagro now made his appearance with reënforcements and the keels were soon turned to the south.
We are now receiving reënforcements from the West.
He needed reënforcements to hold this point, and at once thought of "Joe Brown's Army.
It should be taken for granted that reënforcements be sent each year to maintain this number; for, because of the unhealthfulness of this country, many are constantly dying.
Likewise, because the voyage thither is but short, we can send help and reënforcements twice a year, and maintain there a moderate force and garrison.
Hence, reënforcements of soldiers, ammunition and food are necessary, and time.
The lieutenant was eager to remain and rest until the reënforcements that General Emory had promised should arrive.
He was anxious that Terry should know of this so that reënforcements might be sent, and the country cleared of the redskins.
Certainly Stuart would hear of their going; surely before the northern reënforcements arrived the gray riders would come thundering into Osage Court House.
See the reënforcements of French regulars with their white coats rowing up Champlain.
Gladwyn was equally tenacious and unyielding; he proposed to "hold the fort" till the enemy were worn out or reënforcements arrived.
Meanwhile Gladwyn had sent one of his schooners to Fort Niagara to hasten promised reënforcements from the British.
In fact, he crept forward so cautiously that the Confederates, who had almost resigned themselves to losing the city, hastened to bring up reënforcements and erect defensive works of a really formidable character.
On the contrary, he delayed his advance and otherwise displayed such wretched judgment that the Confederates had time to rush reënforcements to the rescue, and when Grant arrived on the scene the intrenchments were strongly occupied.
Absolute ruin now stared him in the face, for no reënforcements of any kind could reach him and a severe engagement would soon place him completely at his opponent's mercy.
The other was Lee, looking in vain for reënforcements to fill the gaps in his fast thinning lines.
Therefore, all night long while reënforcements were steadily arriving, he developed his plans for assuming the offensive, and at break of day his troops hurled themselves against the opposing lines with dauntless energy.
Reënforcements were evidently being hurried to the Confederate right and left and Hooker, delayed by the destruction of a bridge, did not appear at the critical moment.
Reënforcements of troops have arrived from Mexico, very opportunely for the expedition which Acuña is preparing for the recovery of Ternate.
At this juncture reënforcements of one thousand men entered the city--Pampanga Indians, comprising arquebusiers and pikemen.
When the ships return to these islands they are of much use in defense if they come well supplied with arms and ammunition, with a hundred soldiers in each as reënforcements for the troops in these islands.
Whitman turned his face eastward, to make his report and be ready in the following Spring to return with reënforcements with a caravan of the American Fur Company.
Each year a ship was to be sent from New York to the Columbia, loaded with reënforcements and supplies.
Reënforcements are coming for St. Luc," said Robert, who saw black specks on the lake to the eastward of the island.
They may infer from our strong resistance that reënforcements have come, that the Mohawks are here, or that Colonel Johnson himself has arrived with Colonial troops.
If the enemy should succeed in throwing reënforcements into Hilgard, he would have no difficulty in dislodging the Americans from the positions they had won.
At last reënforcements arrived in the shape of a regiment which had lost more than half its men in passing through the fire-zone in front of Hilgard.
Unimportant reverses suffered by Stranger's division more than offset with the aid of reënforcements from Bell's Pass.
The invaders who had been left on shore were then swept into the sea by reënforcements that had arrived at Constantinople, and not a vestige was left of the Russian invasion.
The Persians had been reduced by this time to about 600 ships, although there had been numerous reënforcements since the disaster at Cape Sepias.
Moreover, Carthage, thanks to factional quarrels and personal jealousies, was deaf to all the requests sent by Hannibal for reënforcements when he needed them most.
It is difficult to say whether the failure to send Cradock reënforcements at this time from either the Atlantic or the Pacific was justified by the preoccupations in those fields.
Work of the United States Navy Having borne the brunt of the naval war for three years, the British navy welcomed the reënforcements which the United States was able to contribute, and shared to the utmost the experience already gained.
Thus the available farces were converging on Cornwallis in superior strength, and his only route for supplies and reënforcements lay by sea.
During a period of preparation on both sides, reënforcements joined the rival fleets, that of the British amounting to enough to give Rodney a marked superiority in numbers.
Reënforcements were hurried forward as fast as possible, but still the Confederate lines were pressed slowly back, contesting every foot of ground, which was covered in many places with second-growth pines.
I remember a few days before, it was reported, in fact well known, that Lee was sending reënforcements to Jackson in the Valley.
Before sufficient reënforcements could reach the scene of conflict, the heavy columns of the enemy drove back the small forces confronting them.
With no Confederate reënforcements in prospect, General Beauregard began, early in the afternoon, to withdraw the gray army from the unequal conflict.
Therein is declared the extreme need of the islands for reënforcements of troops and necessary supplies for the camp, and other things, of which I gave an account to your Majesty.
He begged for reënforcements of troops and ammunition, or that province would be depopulated.
This boldness is caused by the natives noticing the fewness of Spanish troops in the islands and the few reënforcements sent from Nueva España.
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