I received a despatch from McClernand that he was hard pressed at several points, in reply to which I directed him to re-enforce the points hard pressed from such troops as he had that were not engaged.
General: We have gained the enemy's intrenchments at several points, but are brought to a stand.
The only expedient for accelerating the advance of a gallery, is to commence, at several points of the line to be pursued, portions of galleries which may be joined together on their completion.
Parkman says Humphreys’ account of the battle is erroneous at several points.
Hunter’s wise course in yielding onseveral points had a better effect on the province than at first he was willing to confess.
Biting with stopping-out, combined with the work of several points, requires more attention and discernment than any other.
At several points in Oraibi, notably on the west side of cluster No.
At several points around Zuñi, usually at a greater distance than the terrace gardens, are fields of much larger area inclosed in a similar manner.
Small inclosed gardens, like those of Zuñi, occur at several points in Tusayan.
At several points of the present village, however, vestiges of the old pueblo can be identified.
Austrian seaplanes dropped bombs at several points on the Carso without causing casualties or damage.
At several points on the French front in this sector the Germans made vigorous attacks with grenades, but in every instance they were repulsed with considerable losses.
He then pursued his voyage and touched at several points, where, though he was rewarded by finding golden ornaments, he no longer discovered any traces of the presence of Pizarro.
General McClernand reported that he had gained the enemy's intrenchments at several points, and wanted reinforcements.
In all our marching through Georgia, he has not forced us to use any thing but a skirmish-line, though at several points he had erected fortifications and tried to alarm us by bombastic threats.
It was quite dark when we reached the Saunas River, which we attempted to pass at several points, but found it full of water, and the quicksands were bad.
The endeavor of the enemy on the first day was simply to hurl their men against ours--first at one point, then at another, sometimes at several points at once.
Even the main roads were interrupted at several points.
Two mountain batteries were commandeered, however, and these came into action, firing incendiary shells into the wood, which was soon blazing at several points.
The existence of metallic veins on several points of the coast cannot be doubted.
Near the Cerro de la Popa there appears, on several points, breccia with a limestone cement containing angular fragments of Lydian stone.
The chain of shoals which encircles the island and which appears on our maps like a penumbra, is fortunately broken on several points, and those interruptions afford free access to the shore.
On the 6th, at midnight, it was announced to the Emperor that the fires of the Russians seemed less numerous, and the flames were extinguished at several points; and some few said they had heard the muffled sound of drums.
Nevertheless, the enemy were advancing at several points, and had already pressed the soil of Old France.
His orders were punctually obeyed: and at daybreak he led out his forces and made attempts upon the siege-works at several points.
He placed parties of men with scaling ladders at several points, and supported each of them with bodies of mercenaries, and detachments of Macedonian hoplites, on the rear of these several parties.
Accordingly, after addressing an exhortation to the several officers of the legions, and throwing up siege works at several points, he began the siege in form.
To form an accurate idea of those vast provinces which have been governed for ages, almost like separate states, by viceroys and captains-general, we must fix our attention at once on several points.
On several points of the coast the country assumes the character of a tropical landscape; and we perceive that the region of the palms extends beyond the limits of the torrid zone.
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