The reconnoitering cavalry of the advancing forces gave way to groups of infantry, scattered in loose formation, feeling their way toward the German trenches.
A reconnoitering force that must have gotten around Lodz in some way," Colonel Bluekoff told his officers.
The reconnoitering force to which the lads were attached dashed down upon the little mountain town, the sun gleaming on their lances and revolver barrels.
This band of Cossacks, reconnoitering well ahead of the main advance guard, was probably 1,000 strong; the Austrians opposing them much less.
He then glided off with his small, sallow face, stuck between his little shrugged shoulders, fingering his beads, and praying audibly with great apparent fervor, whilst his little keen eye was reconnoiteringfor another pigeon.
I have sent out strong reconnoitering parties to the east of the river, and if the information proves reliable will take such further measures as I deem best for its security.
Archdale had already gone with his reconnoitering party.
Yes, we'll do very well to go on a reconnoitering expedition together, you and I, Captain Archdale!
The reconnoitering party drove in the pickets, took the outside rifle pits, and forced the enemy to their breastworks and forts.
After reconnoitering for a short time, he determined on his plan of operations.
Morgan and Lieutenant Corbett, while reconnoitering near Lexington and seeking highly important information, were captured.
It was some of these who assisted us in reconnoitering the city, and finding out its adaptability for defense, and how to protect it best against an armed force.
At length opposing forces gathered so near that more active measures were taken; reconnoitering parties were sent out, and the city proclaimed under martial law.
We met this committee while we werereconnoitering the city, to find out the best mode of defense as aforesaid.
Its efficient performance as a Reconnoitering Telescope, both as to magnifying and defining power, renders it peculiarly adapted to the Military Gentleman and Tourist.
When the evening came on, Alexander followed the reconnoitering party with the main body of the army.
At the present day the operations of such a reconnoitering party are very much aided by the use of spy-glasses, which are made now with great care expressly for military purposes.
The detachment stopped and waited for the lieutenant, who, accompanied by only ten men, had undertaken a reconnoitering expedition to the chateau.
Thomas Johns went out and began reconnoitering among the Yankee shop-keepers.
All along the line aircraft were busily engaged inreconnoitering and in dropping bombs on railway stations.
It was one of the most splendid pieces of reconnoitering work accomplished by a British aviation officer.
Sentries and patrols move in boats, reconnoitering parties travel in boats, fire on the enemy from boats, and escape in boats from the attentions of the German heavy guns.
Later the same day an engagement between reconnoitering detachments in the same region, southwest of Tarnopol, resulted in the capture of one Russian officer and 100 men by their Austro-Hungarian opponents.
Eighteen months of aerial battles have shown that for all-round fighting, bombing and reconnoitering the biplane is far more effective, and the construction of new monoplanes has been practically abandoned by the allied governments.
An Italian airship, the M-3, attempted a reconnoitering trip over the Austrian positions on the Gorizia front, but was heavily bombarded with incendiary shells.
Second Lieutenant Blackburn having led four parties of bombers against a formidable enemy position, captured 250 yards of trench, then after crawling forward and reconnoitering returned and led his men to the capture of another long trench.
And there also can be no doubt that for this purpose of reconnoitering over immense areas the Zeppelin airship stands to-day unchallenged by any other single means at the disposal of the army leaders.
Some Russian reconnoitering parties clashed with Turkish advance guards near Mama Khatun, and a small force of Kurds was repulsed west of Bitlis.
To a certain extent the fighting which occurred was little more than of a reconnoitering nature.
They all started on a reconnoiteringtrip at five this morning," was the reply.
A reconnoitering journey was proposed, as, during the night, faint whistles of locomotives could be heard coming from the east.
The boys were relieved to see the great circle on the control planes of the machine in the distance, which showed them it was a French reconnoitering airplane.
Early on the 13th had arrived with his whole army at Fisher's Hill, and without halting sent a reconnoitering force to Cedar Creek, which threw some shells into Thoburn's camp while the men were at dinner.
Thoburn's men were almost as much surprised as if the shells had dropped from the clouds; for a reconnoitering party had been up the Valley the day before, ten or twelve miles, and reported that no enemy had been sen.
March and April, 1863, the pickets, outposts and reconnoitering parties were constantly annoyed and harassed by frequent attacks from guerrilla bands, under command of Capt.
This is a troop of Belgian light cavalry," came the reply, "a reconnoitering force.
A Belgian reconnoitering party, I guess," said Hal.
Of course, in our orders we were told not to be captured by German patrols or reconnoitering parties.
He smokes under all conditions, except when unconscious or when he isreconnoitering in No Man's Land at night.
Ben Foster made a reconnoitering trip last night, and learned considerable about the strength of the walls.
He went to General Greene and asked permission to go on a reconnoitering expedition, and the permission was granted.
I always feel that I can get good reconnoitering work done if Dick Dare is with me.
The redcoats had heard the sound of the battle, and were cautious, and had sent a reconnoitering party ahead, so as to avoid an ambush.
Norman, who had landed in Seattle, 1881, but spent two years reconnoitering the coast ere he located at Cedarhome.
At night he went to inquire for him, but learned that he had been sent with a reconnoitering party to the Molina-del-Rey.
Monday evening I was sent on a reconnoitering expedition to the old castellated Spanish fort of the Casa de Mata, that occupied the whole night.
Monday night he was sent with the reconnoitering party to Casa-de-Mata.
Thoroughly exhausted as I was, on Wednesday night I was ordered to join a party to go on a secretreconnoitering expedition to the Molina-del-Rey.
Shortly before the surrender, while reconnoitering in the Black River swamp, he was shot by one of the enemy from a concealed position.
On the morning of the 5th, the Major, with his officers, went over to Hog Island for the purpose of reconnoitering the position of the enemy.
Upon his arrival the general lost no time in reconnoitering the position of the enemy.
Attack should be guarded against by accumulating obstacles and the defense further prepared by previous reconnoitering of the best ground for counter-attacks.
Why should reconnoitering for counter attacks always be part of the organization for defense.
On the tenth McClellan began a reconnoiteringpursuit of Johnston from Washington.
Most of the few cavalry McClellan commanded were as yet a mere collection of men and horses, quite unfit for reconnoitering and testing an enemy's force.
But, after reconnoitering the ground, Longstreet came back to say the chance was "not inviting.
A reconnoitering staff officer reported the roads as being in their proper places; but he guessed the bottom had fallen out.
A reconnoitering party were sent on shore disguised as pepper dealers, but they returned without being able to ascertain the situations of the forts.
While halting to adjust our lines, which had to be done every few paces, Colonel Rutherford and myself were reconnoitering in front, and discovered a white object a few feet away.
In the night General Hampton, after thoroughly reconnoitering the position, surrounded the camp of Kilpatrick, and at daybreak, on the 10th, fell like a hurricane upon the sleeping enemy.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "reconnoitering" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word. Other words: exploration; reconnaissance; scouting
