They at once opened a heavy fire on the party and, at the same time, Captain Townshend became engaged with some of the enemy who were in hiding among rocks--evidently in considerable strength.
The enemy at once opened fire, and many were killed, among them Captain Ross himself.
The signal was given, the batteries atonce opened fire, and the cliff was crowned with a circle of bursting shrapnel.
Lieutenant Edwards and his party atonce opened fire, at about twenty yards' range.
They at once opened fire, and the guns on the walls facing them replied, while those on the castle hurled their shot over the town into the enemy's battery.
A gun from the admiral's ship gave the signal, and a hundred and fifty pieces of cannon at once opened fire, while the mortar vessels threw shell into the fort and town.
Then suddenly, on either side, the wall was lined by the British, who at once opened a tremendous fire on the mass below.
The ships, however, at once opened a cannonade upon it, and effected a breach before night, and at daybreak the place was taken by storm.
Fire was at once opened, and the ground cleared; and though the men were anxious to make a charge with the bayonet, the demonstration having served its purpose, the troops were withdrawn without further fighting.
The cavalry pushed on, and the enemy's riflemen, advancing in skirmishing order, at once opened fire.
In attacking the redoubt the position of the advancing force would have been at once revealed to the enemy, and the fire which was reserved for some minutes later would have at once opened.
General Gordon and Colonel Stewart at once opened offices in the Palace, granting admittance to every one with a grievance and giving all a careful hearing.
The ice was bare of snow, and nothing could be seen, but the cannon on the side facing the lake at once opened fire, with grape and round shot, in the direction of the sound.
The cannon at once opened, and, as before, all was silent again.
The 90th at once opened a heavy fire of musketry, when an alarm was given that they were firing upon the French; but the enemy's fire being poured in with deadly effect, the small party of the 90th were thrown into great confusion.
When they arrived at the gate, where two of the bersaglieri were on guard, they alighted, and Colonel Pasto knocked at the gate, which was at once opened.
After hard fighting he completely defeated them, captured eighty-seven of their guns, and drove them from under the guns of Deeg, which at once opened fire on us.
A tremendous fire was at once opened by the batteries behind it but, without for a moment hesitating, the 76th charged them, and were speedily in the thick of their enemies.
From both boats a scattering fire of musketry at once opened, the men loading and firing as quickly as they could.
The trenches were at once opened and, ere long, two batteries were established at a distance of four hundred yards from the wall.
He came up with the enemy, and at once opened fire, which was smartly returned by the insurgents from guns which were judiciously posted, and which commanded the British position.
Though Mingyan was not reached until the evening, Captain Woodward at once opened a terrific fusilade, and soon silenced the enemy’s batteries and musket fire, driving all before him.
The notorious rebel Kirput Sing of Rooyat crossed at the head of 2000 men, with two guns, and at once opened fire on the little band.
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