Still the pursuit was kept up, and the piquets round, alarmed by the sounds of firing, began to close in.
After a little he reached a spot open enough to form up the column; the enemy's piquets fired a few shots, as they realised what was taking place; and Moore immediately ordered his column to push on.
The fight soon began in earnest; Soult's guns opened on the advanced piquets of the 76th Regiment, which then fell back on the 51st, when the two regiments began to use their muskets with vigour.
I now made my way to Benevente, where I remained during the day of the 28th; and at night, as before hinted, the troops which had been guarding the bridge arrived, leaving cavalry piquets on the plain between the town and the river.
Our Piquets and advanc'd Posts Lys by theirs all night & Returns to Camp when assured they are still.
The new gun which Boers were mounting yesterday on Middle Hill opened to-day, shelling first the Rifle Brigade piquets on King's Post and then the sangar of the Manchesters in Cæsar's Camp.
In silence the men ate their rations, no fires being allowed, and sentries to outlying piquets having been posted, the troops slept beside their piled arms.
Making his way past the outlying piquets Wilmshurst rode steadily.
During the course of the day four Germans approached the outlying piquets and made signs that they wished to surrender.
As soon as night fell, the piquets and light dragoons were detached against the harbour and the suburbs of St. Servan, being ordered, if possible, to destroy the stores.
After a severe struggle, the enemy, perceiving their surprise had failed, retired, and the piquets resumed their station.
The protection of the zereba against surprise must depend on the vigilance of its sentries and piquets which line the fence, and whose strength will naturally depend on the proximity of the dervishes to the force.
Piquets must be withdrawn at dusk, otherwise they might get surrounded and cut off, or, in falling back, would possibly suffer from the defenders of the zereba.
Our division still continued to hold the same line of outposts, and had several sharp affairs between the piquetsat the bridge of Marialva.
As soon as we succeeded in establishing our battalion inside, we sent piquets into the different streets and lanes leading from the breach, and kept the remainder in hand until day should throw some light on our situation.
The piquets were reinforced on the heights of Balaklava, and on the plain at night.
The Cossacks about Balaklava are particularly busy throwing out their piquets and sentries all along the top of Canrobert's Hill.
The piquets extending right and left immediately fell back, under a shower of bullets, from the enemy's light troops, who continued forcing on in spite of all opposition.
The piquets being now thrown back, from the weight of fire, our men were ordered to advance to their support.
St. Andrew's day and evening passed without molestation, except that strong piquets lined the canal and guarded our left and rear from surprise, and the men in camp slept accoutred, ready to turn out at the least alarm.
As night drew on the cantonments were secured, the baggage was collected, and we bivouacked on the plain, strong piquets being thrown out.
As night fell, large bodies of the left wing of the enemy were seen retreating from the city between our piquets and the Ganges, but we were too weary and too few in number to intercept them, and they retired along the Bithoor road.
The piquetsfrom below were withdrawn after daylight.
The first line of piquets threw out a chain of double sentinels, the extremities of which formed a link with those thrown out from the hill above, forming one-eighth of a circle round the general body.
The British piquets were at once driven in, and the village of Elvina, held by a portion of the 50th, carried.
As soon as night came on the British force resumed its march, leaving two companies of the rifles as piquets at the bridge.
At daybreak the piquets were withdrawn and also embarked, and a force under General Hill, that had been stationed on the ramparts to cover the movement, then marched down to the citadel, and there took boats for the ships.
The night being very wet and cold, the majority of the force was therefore withdrawn into the houses of Coullemelle, piquets being posted south-east of the village, and patrols keeping touch through the night with the French in front.
Even on arrival there was not rest for all, as piquets had to be posted round the village.
The two other piquets were placed upon small kopjes, one to the right of the camp piquet outside the semi-circle, and one in rear of the garden.
Fresh piquetswere sent out, and all prepared to meet another attack.
The men were to receive a daily ration of rum, with an extra issue to those engaged in night work; while they were to be exempt from piquets and guards.
The piquets thus commanded the flat country to the south and west, the ridges dropping abruptly down into wide plains.
Late at night, a shot from one of the piquets and a cry of "Stand to!
They relieved the Essex Regiment there, taking over the piquets on the hills north of the river; subsequently detachments were sent to Donkerpoort, and to Providence Siding, further up the line.
The piquets opened fire on some of his men, and Major Gilbert with his company was sent to investigate matters.
Three piquets were put out, one of them on the highest part of the ridge, looking towards the river and drift.
The alarm was given, but the outlying sentries and piquets could not move from the little shelters and walls which alone protected them from the oblique fire from an unknown direction.
Teck then posted piquets for the night, extending all round the left flank and rear of the enemy's position.
These piquets built fires at intervals, which were kept alight throughout the night by patrols moving from one to the other.
From Colenso the shrapnel could be plainly seen bursting over the work, and the piquetson the left bank of the Tugela reported that heavy rifle-fire was in progress.
Our piquets were, in consequence of these events, pushed forward to the horseshoe ridge on the left bank of the Tugela, while the parties guarding the two bridges (road and railway) over this river were reinforced.
Putting piquets at the drifts, the infantry and guns occupied one hill, and the mounted troops another hard by.
Major Rutherford took over this fort next day, as the captain of 'G' company had been appointed commander of the town guards and piquets and interior defences.
He therefore decided to bring the regiment back to the south side of the river, only leaving the piquets on the north bank.
The country was still nominally at peace, but the Dundee force held itself ready for emergencies, and sent out mounted patrols by day and infantry piquets by night, while the important railway junction at Glencoe was held by a company.
Posts and piquets also had to be held on all the principal roads into the town.
At this time Capt Alden on the left was killed and his Piquets chiefly killed or taken.
Gen Varnum's Brigade of Continental troops & Gen Ward's of Conneticut Malitia where we went and surprized one of the Enemies Piquets and took two officers and some privates with some Tories & Negroes.
The piquets were constantly attacked, and Boers, struggling to escape and caught in the toils, caused a perpetual ripple of bullets to break the stillness of the night.
These Piquet positions will be strengthened, when required, by the Supports, who will either assist in manning the defences of the Piquets or will occupy similarly prepared defensive posts on the flank.
Co-operation, intercommunication, and the exercise of command will be facilitated by placing the Piquets along well-defined natural features, or in the vicinity of roads.
The Piquets are generally posted on the Outpost Line of Resistance, in which case they hold their positions to the last man and the last round, until further orders are received from the commander of the force protected.
By the map he can decide the number of Piquets he will require, in accordance with the number of roads to be watched, the facilities for resistance, and the requirements for patrolling.
As a general rule, therefore, the Piquets should be posted on the Outpost Line of Resistance.
Those from Fort Augustus and the French piquets joined on Saturday, and Lochiel from Fort William on Sunday.
In front was a valley, cultivated for some way, and intersected with orchards; at the further extremity of which the advanced piquets took their ground; pushing forward a chain of sentinels to the very skirts of the forest.
The French, having contrived, in a dark night, to elude the vigilance of our sentinels, came upon the piquets unperceived, and took them completely by surprise.
As we contrived to get our men tolerably well around us, Grey and myself were among the first who rushed forth to support the piquets and check the advance of the enemy upon the right.
About three hours after midnight the troops were accordingly formed upon the road, and began their retreat, leaving the piquets to deceive the enemy, and to follow, as a rear-guard.
But as soon as day began to break, our piquets were called in, and the troops formed in order of attack.
The whole army had now come up, the piquetshaving escaped without notice, or at least without annoyance.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "piquets" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
