They retreated in haste to the Ueberwasser quarter, and took up their position in the cemetery, planted cannons, placed bodies of armed men in the tower of the cathedral, and retook two of the city gates.
As the tocsin pealed over the city, the citizens armed and rushed to the market-place, fell upon the Anabaptists and retook the town-hall, notwithstanding a desperate resistance.
Prentiss with the 10th Vermont and 6th Maryland changed front and retook them after a fierce struggle.
Through a misunderstanding of orders the Ohio regiments fell back a short distance, but soon retook the crest and were again fiercely engaged, though under an enfilading fire of artillery and a galling fire of musketry.
After being driven from the outskirts of the chateau by a gas attack on August 7, they retook the lost ground on the 8th and advanced beyond it.
The Australians retook by assault Glencorse Wood--lost a few days before--and Nonnes Wood.
But Zouaves, aided by Belgians, counter-attacked in force, retook Lizerne, and advanced along the canal.
On August 5, during a fresh attack on both banks of the Ypres-Comines Canal, the Germans retook Hollebeke, but were driven out almost immediately.
During the last week of April the battle continued with great bitterness, but in spite of the enemy's use of gas, the Allies gradually retook the lost ground.
The Bavarians stormed Pave blanc under a heavy cannon fire; the Prussians retook Dame Rose after a trivial skirmish, and pushed on past the farm of Trivaux into the forest of Meudon.
General Ladmirault, on learning that Grenier's Division had been driven out of Mey, immediately set out to its support with his other two Divisions, retook the village, and pressed farther forward by the Bouzonville road.
When these were brought in I sent out two regiments, who followed the enemy up nearly to their lines and retook two more guns.
Kershaw captured them at one time but was driven off temporarily by a gallant charge of the 141st Pennsylvania of Graham's brigade, who retook the guns, which were then brought off by hand.
But the Bavarians united all their forces, followed them, retook the booty, killed a great many of them, and put the rest to flight.
They retook the tower, killed the pagans in it, tore down the standard of Saladin and threw it to the ground.
Twice he got up and retook it, and the last time muttered as though his resolution were clinched.
Twice the sympathetic little mother-heart of the Castonia beauty conquered the rebel and retook her, whispering to her eagerly.
Accordingly, having expelled by force the Carthaginian garrison, they retook that town, and restored it to such of the ancient inhabitants as had survived the fury of the war.
Carey, the distinguished scholar and writer on political economy, who had been so extensively robbed of ideas by Bastiat, and who retook his own, not without inflicting punishment.
I calmly walked round, retook and replaced them in my trunk, to the discomfiture, but not in the least to the shame, of the thief, who only grinned.
He was not free to march against them until 737, when he made his appearance with a large army, retook Avignon, Arles and Nismes, and left them in possession only of Narbonne, which was too strongly fortified to be taken by assault.
The Imperialists rallied andretook it, throwing the Swedes into some confusion.
The struggle was almost incessant from July 8 to July 14, the wood changing hands seven times (the Germans say they lost and retook it eighteen times running).
Returning northward he retook Castledermot, and inflicted chastisement on the warlike Abbot of Conal, near Naas, who shortly before attacked some Irish forces on the Curragh of Kildare, slaying two hundred men.
The horsemen left their horses within Wells's fence; he himself took the lead, and the whole party rushed in together at the southern gate of the palisaded enclosure, drove out the plunderers, and retook a part of their plunder.
But for all that the French succeeded in blowing up some German trenches with a new howitzer they were anxious to try out, and the Belgian-French forces retook St. Georges in northern Flanders.
How the refugees from Genoa retook the suburbs of Genoa.
This passage was free during an Hours time; at the end of which the River retook its course.
The 3rd Division, however, retook some high ground from which it had been thrust back on the previous day.
A vigorous artillery duel was kept up across the valley; the French dashed across the river by the bridge, retook the town, and flung back the Germans, who retreated east and then south.
La Fontaine gaily retookhis route towards Amboise; he saw the smile of France, and he was made to enjoy it.
Life retookits habitual course in the Palace of the Louvre.
Some days later, the Court retook the road to Paris.
Bob stooped down and retook a portion of the strange fruit, smelt it cautiously, and then, taking out a knife, prepared to taste it.
Then as he laid the boat-hook down, and retook his place, he began to chuckle.
The creek was wider here, so the boats turned, and retook their former positions; but still there was no sign of the prahus.
Spanish Privateer in Company with the said Brigantine, Engaged and took the Said Spanish Privateer and at the same time retook the said English Brigantine and Cargo on board, and Capt.
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