General Peck's ammunition being exhausted, his brigade was relieved by six of the new regiments, and reported that "Every preparation was made to resist a night attack.
A plan was laid to capture the rear-guard by night attack.
The many chances which a night attack involves, when the crisis came, all favoured the English.
He arrived at night time close to the fort; intended a night attack, which miscarried; repeated the attempt to attack on the following day, and having broken up his force into small parties, was badly beaten and himself taken prisoner.
If the Japanese do not take advantage of it for a night attack, we shall be near Kamranh by morning.
Every precaution is taken against a night attack of torpedo-boats.
The brigade came, but it was now dark and he would not risk a night attack.
The army, flushed with triumph, was eager to be led on, even to make a night attack on the intrenchments of the enemy, but Thomas held them, knowing that another brigade of Northern troops was marching to his aid.
Who shall tell of a night attack, from a trench against trenches?
That is not our Sikh idea of judgment, but his words brought before my mind a picture riot so much unlike a night attack in Flanders.
Not a poor picture, sahib, of a night attack in Flanders!
What we need fear more than anything else now is a night attack," was the Professor's comment, as he watched their movements.
They could not believe that the band which had been driven across, and which was now at their rear, would attack them, and it seemed that the present danger of a night attack might be expected from the pursuing party.
The night, which was now approaching, was the most dangerous period, and they appreciated the insecurity of the position to withstand a night attack.
Kitchener was entrusted with the command of this force and directed to seize Brynbella by a night attack.
I very much fear a night attack, when our men are not alert and on their guard.
Having observed that the daring natives had descended into the plain, and knowing their object to be a night attack, a chain of sentries were posted at a distance from the camp, who were well hidden by the grass.
It being now a late hour we camped, and our first duty was to render our quarters safe against a night attack.
The day after his arrival, Captain Dalzell proposed, with two hundred and fifty men, to make a night attack on Pontiac's camp and capture him.
Sentinels and outposts were stationed to guard against a night attack, and the morrow was awaited with anxious solicitude.
Placing himself between this party and the garrison, Wayne surprised Brown by a night attack, killing or dispersing the whole party.
Now these reasons arise mostly in connection with subordinate parts of an Army, rarely with the Army itself; it follows that a night attack also as a rule can only take place with secondary combats, and seldom with great battles.
From this it follows, that the assailant in a combat at night feels the want of his eyes just as much as the defender, and that therefore, only particular reasons can make a night attack advisable.
Therefore what the assailant knows of the defensive previous to a night attack, is seldom or never sufficient to supply the want of direct observation.
Accordingly the Greeks make a night attack on Troy, and Ulysses and Diomedes succeeded in carrying off this Palladium.
The two accompanied Æneas to Italy, and perished in a night attack on the Rutulian camp.
Captain Bonneville was also especially careful to secure the horses, and set a vigilant guard upon them; for there lies the great object and principal danger of a night attack.
There the old colonel told us that there were three thousand oily-skinned Dacoits waiting to kill us out by a night attack.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "night attack" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
