Stuart apparently reluctantly withdrew, permitting Custer to cross though he could have held the position easily against ten times his number whereas, as the sequel proved, he greatly outnumbered Kilpatrick.
He had been known in broad daylight, to dash right into federal camps, where he was outnumbered a hundred to one, and then make his escape through the fleetness of his horses and his knowledge of the by-roads.
On July 2 Rupert and Newcastle fought a desperate battle on Marston Moor, though they were decidedly outnumberedby their opponents.
Fairfax put down the rising in Kent after a sharp fight at Maidstone, and drove some of the fugitives across the Thames into Essex, where being outnumbered they took refuge in Colchester.
It was still heavily outnumbered by the surviving Indians.
Bressani's party outnumbered them six to one; but they resolved that it should not pass without a token of their presence.
In some towns the Christians outnumbered the heathen, and in nearly all they formed a strong party.
These traits, however, were possessed alike by the African curs, which outnumbered the quadruped Gauls and fully sympathized with the prejudices of their dusky proprietors.
It outnumbered all the septs of the Sioux--did more travelling and peopled more lodges.
The revolutionists largely outnumbered the Spaniards, but were poorly disciplined and ill-provisioned.
At the strong post of Acuoncagua the Spaniards made a stand, but they were outnumbered by the insurgents.
Time and again the Russians would sweep into the battery, with murder in their eyes and brain, and bayonet any hapless wounded left behind perforce by our outnumbered men.
The two British forces were vastly outnumbered by the enemy, and it has never been satisfactorily explained why the rebels did not attack the Alum Bagh.
The Thibetan soldiers outnumbered the wing of the Sikhs by six or seven to one.
For eight hours on the 26th his men, reinforced by Snow's Division, but outnumbered in guns by nearly four to one, held their own, until another envelopment was threatened by Von Kluck.
But their own communications were threatened all down the narrow line of the Vardar, and they were hopelessly outnumbered by the Bulgarian forces.
This small force made a determined stand, although outnumbered two or three to one.
During the night the Saints made such temporary fortification as they were able and with grim determination prepared to fight the best they could to the last, being outnumbered more than five to one.
But the situation of Captain Ranken and his companions still appeared to be almost hopeless; as the fight would now be carried on on almost equal terms, and the mutineers still outnumbered them in the proportion of four to one.
The natives outnumbered us, ten to one, I should think, and they fought as bravely as men could fight.
In his rear was a swollen river, and in his front an adversary who had been reënforced with a considerable body of troops, and now largely outnumbered him.
He was outnumbered from first to last; and all his victories were gained against greatly superior forces, and with troops greatly deficient in every necessary of war except courage and discipline.
But he was still heavily outnumbered at the decisive moment, winning his great battle with inferior forces.
Nearly all these units had been heavily engaged for a week or more, and were much under strength, but even at full war establishment would have been outnumbered by nearly two to one.
Around Globo ridge a bersaglieri brigade, outnumbered five to one, held back the enemy while the main line had an opportunity to get its retreat in motion.
By evening the Serbians, who had crossed, found themselves tremendously outnumberedand fighting on the defensive.
England alone and, in an overwhelming degree, England and France combined hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned the two German warships in the Mediterranean.
In number they were practically unlimited, at least they far outnumbered the Serbian forces that met them in the field.
As General von Kluck had divided his forces, in order to carry out the attempt to pierce the left of General d'Espérey's army, the German forces in the battle of the Ourcq were outnumbered almost three to one.
Being much outnumbered he could not spare the forces necessary to rout the enemy's strong northern force.
Obviously, with a force so largely outnumbered by the enemy, he could not afford to risk a fight in the open.
It was a tense moment; Tom and his little band were outnumberedten to one; and the fate of the village hung in the balance.
The yellow men were an undisciplined mob, Ishmaelites all, accustomed every man to fight for himself and ready to fight at any moment, but their death dealers remained in their hands, and they outnumbered the Torch men by seven to one.
The Aia men were outnumbered and beaten, their village burned, and several of them killed--and eaten.
They had greatly outnumbered our party, and they left many dead on the field.
The enemy far outnumbered Woodburn; but the steady gallantry of his gunners and his footmen achieved the success they deserved.
For a long while it seemed that the Danes were getting the upper hand, for they greatly outnumbered the men on Olaf's dragonship.
It was customary in such battles for ship to fight against ship and man against man; but in most cases Hakon, whose forces greatly outnumbered those of his enemies, placed three of his longships against one of the vikings'.
They probably outnumbered the German machines by eight to one.
It was plainly evident that Ewell outnumbered our forces in line, and our men had been on foot for twelve hours.
York and Harrisburg roads, of Ewell's corps on Howard's right left himoutnumbered and outflanked.
Outnumbered and shattered, but unconquered still, the Confederates could not advance from the field they had held at such bitter cost.
His small force was greatly outnumbered by the garrison, behind heavy works and aided by a heavy fleet of gunboats: and after a splendidly gallant fight, that had but one serious result--he was forced to withdraw.
Morgan made heavy fight, but his men were outnumbered and exhausted.
Outnumbered as he was, General Lee could do nothing but watch and wait for the crossing that must come, sooner or later; and meantime he chose his line of battle.
Yes," answered Hagen, mocking, "we will wait until her warriors are outnumbered by our own.
When Brunhild's warriors shall be outnumbered by our own, she will no longer hesitate, and our return to Rhineland shall be a triumphant one; for we shall carry the glorious warrior-queen home with us.
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