Just as dawn was breaking, having made certain by means of patrols and scouts that no Turks were in the neighbourhood, the troops returned to their bivouacs behind the crest, leaving only the Observation Posts on the watch.
Constant patrols had to be maintained, and every day provided a fresh problem for solution.
We at once assumed a vigorous offensive policy; our patrols were pushed out every night down into the valley, and often up to the Turkish wire on the opposite hills.
Just before dark every available man other than those required to go on patrols and reconnoitring duty had to parade fully equipped and march to his post on the redoubts.
Another night some of our patrols scared the Turks badly, and they started a tremendous fusillade with every rifle and gun that could be brought into action.
Listening posts were established well out beyond the wire, and strong patrols went down the ledges looking for trouble in Turkish territory.
I mean, the other patrols that went out when we didn't return.
Head back to the post at once, and have all otherpatrols called in immediately.
Secure Iraq's borders, including the use of jointpatrols with neighboring countries.
Keep your patrols out and don't let anyone get away.
Lance saw a few patrols of enemy scouts; he clung to the clouds, decreased his speed, and began circling over the heart of the metropolis itself.
Strong guards and patrolsmarched past, with all the precaution and preparation of a state of war.
Above the bluffs rolling patches of cloud obscured the face of the moon, but the distant thunder had ceased, and at midnight the valley near the bridge lay in a stillness broken only by the hoarse calls of the patrols and far-off megaphones.
With practically three patrols at work it did not take the lads long to clear away the underbrush and fallen logs in the open space.
The first patrol can light the lamps at a given hour and thereafter at certain intervals Scout patrols can visit each lamp and see that it is in good working order.
The three patrolsof Quarry Troop stood at attention in the broad corridor of the Woodbridge Town Hall, awaiting the coming of Mayor Worthington.
You can organize your own patrols and select your own leaders without my help.
Though the rain had decreased considerably the Scouts lost little time in getting from the Town Hall to Scout headquarters, where the details of organizing the road patrols were worked out.
By seven o'clock the rain had stopped entirely and, when the lamp-lighting patrols started out in the gloaming, the storm clouds were fast disappearing in the southwest, their edges splashed with the gold and vermilion fire of the setting sun.
You can organize your patrols this afternoon and start to-night.
Bruce, always a capable manager, divided the patrols into working squads and assigned them to the various tasks to be accomplished.
I submit it to your consideration whether it would not be of service to have a quantity of old rags collected at each party and picket, for the patrols to muffle their feet with in frosty weather when there is no snow on the ground.
Frequent patrols from each give the best security.
Just before the German barrage was lifted from our trench to the territory behind it, and at the exact time fixed for the starting of the raid, German patrols sent into No Man's Land shouted in perfect English, "Gas!
It was hoped that the Americans would be deceived into believing that their own patrolswere giving the warning and that the raiders would find themselves confronted by begoggled opponents.
But, of all, the perfect prince was De La Motte, a subaltern in the 29th Punjabis, ever the leader of the dangerous patrols along the native bush paths that give themselves so readily to ambush.
All shooting at game, even for food, except on most urgent occasions, is strictly forbidden, for a rifle shot may be as misleading to our own patrols and outposts as it would be inviting to the Hun.
Only on night patrols has he run risk from the mosquito.
For instead of attacking our sentries and patrols at night, as you might imagine, they are the great scavengers and camp cleaners of the country.
There were cavalry patrols beyond us again, and anyway no Arab could come within five miles without our seeing him, so our guarding was a sinecure.
We waited till 9, when the cavalry patrols returned and reported no sign of the enemy, so we marched back to the pontoon bridge (7 on sketch).
The duties of the patrolsare to keep vigil over the river and its banks.
There are other patrols at work for the Customs and the Port of London Authority, who see that the revenue is not defrauded, and that the traffic regulations are kept.
In these early fights andpatrols the Buluwayo Force had lost twenty men killed and fifty wounded, while over two hundred settlers in surrounding districts had been murdered.
But our men had a hard night of it, for they had orders not to let the enemy rest, and they carried out their orders well; patrols were constantly on the move opening fire now and then from unexpected points.
The dotted line shows the route of that patrol of the column which I accompanied, Kekewich's and Ridley's patrols working to our right rear, through the forest.
In the meantime three columns are being organised, and such provision as is possible is being made for their supply for patrolsof about three weeks' duration, to the northward of Buluwayo.
Additional patrols had been sent out to search for him and though they had followed up his spoor for some distance, they had been unable to find him.
Patrols were promptly sent out to bring in outlying farmers, and to gather information as to the rebels' moves and numbers.
These piquets built fires at intervals, which were kept alight throughout the night by patrols moving from one to the other.
Rescue patrols went out to bring in outlying settlers and miners.
Numerous patrols traversed the streets, and, at intervals, daring bomberos slipped furtively out of the city to watch the approach of the coming peril.
The captain caused the wounds to be cared for and posted patrols and sentinels for the night, and he ordered that all the horses were to remain saddled and bridled until the following day, on which he was to fight with the Indians.
Patrols were sent out in all directions, a few prisoners examined, and information as to the state of the surrounding district collected.
The forester came assiduously from his forest to conduct the military exercises, the castle was nightly watched, and patrols regularly sent to the villages around.
The drill went on regularly; patrols were sent around as before; frightful reports were greedily listened to and repeated.
Crowds of the lowest of the populace, patrols of military, bands of fugitive peasantry jostled each other, snatching, shrieking, cursing.
He must have remained behind, and was even now hiding somewhere about the cliffs; the patrols were still about, he would still be sighted, no doubt.
Patrols of the enemy are constantly searching the woods and visiting all the habitations around.
Its patrols are always on guard, the coasts which it defends are never threatened, and the commerce which trusts to its protection comes and goes with practically no thought of danger.
Aviators dropped bombs, and cavalry patrols and French infantry detachments appeared on the territory of the empire!
The German army has its outposts on our frontier; on two occasions yesterday German patrols penetrated our territory.
I recall one night when two patrols ran into one another suddenly.
Our patrols had reported that this part of the German line was particularly heavily held.
The patrols were, according to instructions, arranged for by the higher command because the higher command knew nothing and could know nothing of the particular details that govern in any individual section of the front.
Combat patrols would go out two at a time, each looking for the other.
They would send down to the battalion commander and demand statements, for their revision, as to what his patrolswere to be for the night, when they were to go out, what they were to do, etc.
Reconnaissance patrols would be started out to see how near they could approach to the dummy trenches without detection.
On the morning of the 28th of September, the combined armies marched from Williamsburg toward Yorktown, about twelve miles distant, and encamped at night within two miles of it, driving in the pickets and some patrols of cavalry.
General Rodney, who commanded the Delaware militia, was ordered to throw out scouts and patrols toward the enemy to watch their motions; and to move near them with his troops as soon as he should be reinforced by the Maryland militia.
He had to evade patrols of horse and foot, beside stationary guards and irregular scouting parties.
The patrols of the Storks Escadrille, in the beginning of the Somme campaign, consisted of a single airplane, or airplanes in couples.
At one perilous moment the Austrians had held San Sisto and their patrols had passed Pria dell' Acqua, but they had been thrown back by Italian counter-attacks to the line they now held.
In the centre of our view rose the great mass of San Gabriele; Italian patrols were out on its southern slopes, clearly visible through field-glasses.
I was still making my way back through the traffic towards our guns, it was reported that enemy cavalry patrols had been seen to the north of the road, and that shots had been exchanged.
The Austrian front line ran along one ridge of peaks and ours along another; between ran a deep valley, all No Man's Land, into which patrols used to climb down at night, often with the aid of ropes.
It is used also in jest by Italian patrols going out at night into No Man's Land, of their comrades, whom they leave behind in the front line trenches.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "patrols" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
