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Example sentences for "night march"

  • Rochfort organized a night march of all columns to the north in the hope of catching up the Boers, who had retired in that direction.

  • At dark, we set out, and making a night march of a few miles, reached Williamsport, where we bivouacked and remained two days, and thence went to Boonsboro.

  • Both columns were directed to make a night march, starting from points on the railroad about twelve miles apart and converging on Philippi, which they were to attack at daybreak on June 3d.

  • Abandoning the hope of using Schenck's brigade in a movement from Townsend's Ferry, Rosecrans now ordered him to march to Gauley Bridge on the 13th, and joining Benham by a night march, assume command of the moving column.

  • But that night Hancock and Wright were to make a night march back to their old positions, and to make an assault at four o'clock in the morning.

  • Pemberton might have made a night march to the Big Black, crossed the bridge there and, by moving north on the west side, have eluded us and finally returned to Johnston.

  • Make all preparations during the day for a night march to take position at Spottsylvania C.

  • By making a night march, although some of his troops had to march forty miles to reach the river, he was crossing with the head of his column early on the morning of the 5th.

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  • The infantry were to make a night march and to attack at dawn, whilst the mounted troops and guns were to be at Kruger's Post just after dawn to assist.

  • This entailed a night march of about sixteen miles.

  • He doubled back, and trailing Knox after him in a night march, shook himself free.

  • His plan was to take his column by train as far as Molteno, whence a night march of about eight miles would bring it into position for attacking the Boer laager.

  • I rode to the front to prepare to make a diversion a little before dark, to cover the plan proposed for our night march.

  • On this day, the 29th December, we made a night march in the hope of reaching Fort Pitt.

  • He reported that a sudden disturbance had occurred in the midst of Carleton's night march; all the mules of the battery had broken away, and, so far as he knew, had never been seen again.

  • The Boer accounts of the fight all agree in stating that Gatacre's night march was a complete surprise to them.

  • On the evening of the 7th he informed the commanding officers of units that he intended to make a night march on Stormberg and attack the Boer laager.

  • It is true, the head of the column does not suffer in an equal proportion with those in the rear, or a night march in an enemy's country would be a dangerous operation.

  • None but those who have experienced this or something similar, can form an idea of the fatigue attending a night march in such a country, where the column is large.

  • In the evening another sudden message ordered a night march to Boucquemaison, which was reached early on the 23rd, and the men rested during the day time, paraded at nightfall and marched to Barly.

  • The train journey lasted all day and the Battalion detrained at Bapaume, and by a night march on a bright moonlight night marched to a Nissen hut camp between Barastre and Haplincourt, where it sojourned for a few days.

  • As so often happens, however, on a night march, some delay occurred, and at dawn the troops had not reached their objective and were not fully deployed.

  • A stay was made at Dahra and then a night march carried us to Shumran, where there were signs of a cavalry fight and prisoners were being brought in.


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