The enemy made desperate attempts to retakethis line, but without success.
I was afraid that Lee would regard the possession of Five Forks as of so much importance that he would make a last desperate effort to retake it, risking everything upon the cast of a single die.
He decided toretake the fort, attaching great importance to its possession.
Before the mist cleared off, the Boers had crept up in considerable force, and were, it was evident, preparing to retake the position that had been wrested from them.
At one time the Boers gathered and made an effort to retake the hill, but two more battalions were sent up to reinforce the defenders, and the enemy were driven back and the fire gradually languished.
We must go off at once in the gig and retake the ship," said Gregory sternly.
Brigadier-General Meiklejohn at once ordered a party of the 24th toretake it from the enemy.
He immediately ordered Captain Styles to retake the sungar, and recover the body.
If I retake the city, the council in Venice will perhaps allow me to marry you without banishment.
They have come here to retake Arbe, which you seized from us, and if what you say is true they will take it easily.
A company of the Rifle Brigade had been sent out to strengthen them, when all at once, just when the battle appeared over, the Ashantis made a tremendous effort to turn our flank and to retake the village of Agamassie.
The Chinese, recovering from their panic, made a determined attempt to retake the position by assault, under cover of artillery fire, but were driven off with loss; but at the same time the allies suffered severely also.
His thoughts went like this-- There could be no doubt that the law would not help him to retake his Castle; but he longed for her red, crooked, smiling lips.
I saw him land again upon French soil, and retake an empire by the force of his own genius.
I saw him at Leipsic; hurled back upon Paris, banished; and I saw him escape from Elba and retake an empire by the force of his genius.
He therefore made several determined attempts throughout the day to retake this hill.
In the afternoon the Chinese made a most determined attempt to retake the arsenal, advancing boldly under a very heavy shell fire.
The effect was excellent; the Chinese retired, and made no fresh attempt to retake the place.
At daylight the Chinese made another desperate attempt to retake the armoury, and maintained this until eight oʼclock, when they were beaten off.
All begged hard for their lives, and a few whom the Captain said he could trust were set at liberty on promising to help retake the ship.
For the 25th, the diary tells us that the pickets of the Nineteenth Corps on the Plains were driven in, and that we were ordered out to retake the position they had lost.
I should like to find him," replied the gendarme, "for you know that to retake a runaway prisoner is certain promotion.
To retake it, now that the fortifications had received Vauban's last improvements, would be a noble revenge.
Yet in a long series of campaigns, as successful as that of 1695, the allies would hardly be able to retake all that he now professed himself ready to restore.
Giving them a gentle shake apiece, to arouse them, he sat down beside them and asked them bluntly if they felt disposed to run a little risk in an attempt to retake the barque, and so avoid a French prison.
George down the scuttle; "tumble up smartly, and help us to retake the ship.
The Austrians and Italians were never able to retake their legations, but the Germans and Japanese returned very shortly to theirs.
An edict was also issued commanding the viceroy of Chihli to retake if possible the Taku forts, and to prevent the foreign troops (the allied armies) from creeping northward.
Fraser to investigate, and if necessary to retake the lost trenches.
At dawn they were marched away from Zonnebeke to retake the trenches south of Reutel out of which the Wiltshire Regiment had been shelled.
During a thick fog on the morning of the 21st, some of the 5th Division were driven out of their trenches; and in lieu of making any attempt to retake the trenches so lost, Gen.
Worcestershire Regiment, who were in reserve at the six cross-roads at the corner of the Polygon wood, a mile to the rear, were ordered to retake the lost position.
My,” I ejaculated in enthusiasm at the idea that they had gone, “when did weretake the position?
It is of no great value strategically, and it is not worth the price of lives and troops detached from other points to retake it.
If you cannot see a good chance to retakethe ship, we must watch our opportunity, and think of some other plan.
In that case you must watch your chance, and, if you can find an opportunity, rise upon those three and retake the ship.
The enemy made desperate attempts to retake this line but without success; our losses were heavy but the enemy's still greater.
Two months after the occupation of Canton the puppet whom the Allies had installed there admitted that the object of the assemblage of braves was to retake the city.
One further request they made, that the position assigned to them might be in the course of the advance to retake the ground held to the death by their men.
I knew that I could retakeit at any time, but thought it could be done with less loss of life at night, and therefore postponed my attack.
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