Brown won the Military Cross and bar for having gallantly led many a dangerous reconnaissance into the enemy's lines.
The chance came sooner than they expected, for late one evening, when most of the reconnaissance machines had returned to their hangars, four enemy battleplanes were observed to be approaching.
Blake's battleplane was to be used for purely offensive purposes, so that there was no occasion for the lads to be instructed in registering, observation and reconnaissance work.
An examination proved conclusively that the airship had been taking aerial reconnaissance of the French fortresses.
The reconnaissance was a complete success inasmuch as it enabled such repairs to be done to the railway as gave the use of a second line between Ramleh and Alexandria.
How the reconnaissance of a line which might have been subjected to the enemy's destructive tactics was carried out is thus told by Captain C.
Notes on Reconnaissance and Survey of Military Railways for Officers of R.
On July 28, the train took part in a reconnaissance sent out to ascertain the extent of the damage which had been done to the railway lines near Arabi's outpost.
Instruction in reconnaissance and survey work is given to officers while at head-quarters, and a certain number of N.
The reconnaissance burned all the stores and houses which could render service to the enemy for seven or eight miles towards Cherson.
The action of the 26th of October might be considered as a reconnaissanceen force.
On the 29th December, Sir Colin Campbell made a reconnaissance with a part of his force the 79th and Rifle Brigade.
A reconnaissance was ordered to be undertaken by Lord Cardigan by Yeni Bazaar and to the eastward of Shumla, towards Hadschi Oghlu, to ascertain if the enemy had retreated across the Danube.
A reconnaissance was made by twelve battalions of Turkish troops under the command of His Excellency Omar Pasha, assisted by French and English cavalry and artillery, on the 19th.
But the reconnaissance failed in detecting the line of march of the troops or in opening communications with them.
From the road to Balaklava on the 3rd, we could see the Russians engaged in "hutting" themselves for the winter, and on the 3rd of November I made a little reconnaissance of my own in their direction.
On the following day, Saturday, another reconnaissance was made.
Colonel Sir Henry Rawlinson, of the headquarters staff, while aloft making a reconnaissance had a narrow escape.
Major-General French, who had but recently arrived from England, was directed by Sir George White to make a reconnaissance in force in the neighbourhood of Elandslaagte.
Later on, after his reconnaissance westward along the Crocodile River, Colonel Plumer returned to Tuli.
The object of the reconnaissance was to ascertain the strength of the enemy, and this was soon achieved, for he was found to be in immense force in a position of natural strength flanked by huge hills.
It was said that no satisfactory reconnaissance of the enemy's position was made, and that accurate knowledge of the nature of the ground to be passed over was not forthcoming.
However, the object of the reconnaissance was attained, namely, to prevent the enemy from taking up certain positions overlooking Estcourt and from spreading farther to the south.
Lieutenant Brook (9th Lancers) on the day of the reconnaissance had a narrow escape, and experiences more exciting than pleasurable.
Colonel Scott Turner made a reconnaissance on the 1st of November, found the enemy posted on a kopje, was thundered at with thirteen shells, but returned with his force in safety.
Apart from the hostile aeroplanes actually destroyed, our airmen have prevented a great deal of aerial reconnaissance by the enemy, and have registered a large number of targets with our artillery.
In spite of the opposition of hostile aircraft, and the great number of anti-aircraft guns employed by the enemy, air reconnaissance has been carried out with regularity and accuracy.
Our Coalition reconnaissance nets are thick and constantly monitored, yet we've heard of no unaccounted for ships anywhere in the vicinity.
Yesterday, it appears by the official report, there was a reconnaissance in force under General Ducrot in the direction of Bougival and Rucil.
Reconnaissance Experimental), a development of the B.
In the war period he was one of the principal designers of fighting and reconnaissance machines.
I enclose a reconnaissance sketch of the Colenso position.
I may say now that this was to be a reconnaissance in force, though your command is all the general can send for the purpose," said the captain.
I clambered my horse over the shell-holes and rubbish heaps of Guillemont, a preliminary to a short reconnaissance of the roads and tracks in the neighbourhood.
Wilde told me of the German sniper they had found shot just before the advance to this village; the adjutant narrated the magnificent gallantry of an officer who had relinquished his job of Reconnaissance officer to the C.
Reconnaissance likely to come under enemy observation had to be carried out with a minimum of movement.
Major Bullivant, always keen on making an early reconnaissance during a set battle, rang up at noon to say that he had been as far as a high wood, a mile and a half in front of his battery.
I was late in returning from my reconnaissance owing to delay in fixing position for my Brigade Headquarters; did not get the order until eight o'clock, and by that time batteries had started moving ammunition up to the positions.
Battalions were ordered not to attempt to push on beyond the final objective; trench mortars were to be moved up to cover the consolidation of the final positions; the reconnaissance work had been specially thorough.
Jones, Mac, and I started with some pack animals on a ten days' reconnaissance trip over the Kaibab, first going to Kanab for some supplies and taking dinner with Jacob at the house of his wife Louisa.
Macomb in his reconnaissance in 1859 had tried hard to arrive here, but he got no nearer than the edge of the plateau about thirty miles up Grand River.
Grinson, with the rest of their party, had been left in hiding near the burnt village, unwillingly; but Trentham had remarked that his bulky form was ill suited to reconnaissance work; a call would be made on his resources later.
Trentham had reported the result of his reconnaissance to the ailing chief, who realised at once that an attempt to release his men by force from an enemy equipped with the fire magic that his ancestors had lost was bound to fail.
Rarely, if ever, in the annals of the Ordnance Survey has the British Government sent out a fully equipped Survey Section, for the purpose of reconnaissance duty, previous to the present war.
In making a reconnaissance in the vicinity of an enemy, he must be supported by a strong escort of mounted troops, and in all his operations the greatest precaution will be requisite to ensure success.
The plan of military operations will be based on the information thus obtained, and any serious error in the reconnaissance may involve the results of the campaign, and even the fate of the war.
We proceeded on our reconnaissance from there, halting about half an hour on a high hill overlooking the Ityotyozi for the prince to sketch.
In a reconnaissance which took place on Sunday, the 18th of May, the prince displayed that coolness in the face of danger for which he was remarkable.
Carey volunteered to go on the reconnaissance to verify certain points of his sketch.
From the last stopping point a few warriors make a final reconnaissance in the gloom of the night, release the enemy's traps, and return.
It is usual, as was said before, to stop over at a friendly house nearest to that of the enemy and to send forward a few of the band to make another reconnaissance but, if no house is available, a stop is made anywhere.
All information possible is obtained from neighbors of the enemy, and, if the reconnaissance shows conditions favorable for an attack, the march is begun in due form.
During the interval since that warning summons was sent in, they have made thorough reconnaissance of the ground, taken stock of the convent's precincts and surroundings; in short, considered every circumstance of difficulty and danger.
There is a nervous restlessness in her manner, and after eachreconnaissance of this kind, an expression of disappointment on her countenance.
These machines were some of the first to be used for reconnaissance purposes.
In those days the only functions contemplated for an airman were reconnaissance and occasionally bombing.
It was equipped for the most part with aeroplanes which were called scouts--not very felicitously, since a scout suggests ratherreconnaissance than combat.
It is very often the duty of reconnaissance machines not to engage in a fight, as their news may be lost.
It was used for reconnaissance work at this time, but later became one of our night-bombing aeroplanes.
A careful reconnaissance showed no one in sight, so I walked boldly along the verandah in the direction of the girl's room.
A short reconnaissance made it very evident that we would have to go completely around the outside of the Citadel, at the level of the saddle, until we had gained the other ridge.
A reconnaissance disclosed a little battle going on down toward the water corrals.
We left our camp this morning for a few days' reconnaissance of the country, accompanied by Florian, prior to commencing our regular expedition.
The Battalion kept up its old record of keen patrolling, and during their front line spell at the beginning of September some reconnaissance work was well carried out under conditions unusually difficult.
That evening a few of the Officers visited the town itself, and others went out on a first reconnaissance to discover the route to the station, and the Ration Depot.
The weather for some little time had been very wet, the night selected for the reconnaissance was very bright and none too suitable, and the condition of the ground was extremely muddy, making movement slow and difficult.
Peter related the story of an old colored man, I presume something after the style of old Ham, meeting him while he was making a reconnaissance with his regiment.
He sent Davies' division on a reconnaissance in the direction of Painstown to see if any movement was being made by the enemy.
Anderson asked permission to make a reconnaissance to our left and to the right and rear of the enemy, or at least to find where his right rested.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "reconnaissance" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
