A small sand-battery of three guns, close to the naval arsenal, which is on the south side of the river, was at the same time carried by another division of boats.
The battery was found to mount about twenty-three guns, which, together with the magazine, and all the materiel, were destroyed.
Soon after three o'clock the steam was once more got up, and giving and receiving a parting salute of three guns, the Nemesis turned her head again down the river, having the Louisa cutter in tow.
On the reverse are two water batteries, three guns each; a fort on a hill, with a flag flying; a river in front, and six vessels before the fort.
He asked an order for a reequipment, but I told him he must beg and borrow of others till he could restore his battery, now reduced to three guns.
Taylor had just got to me from the rear, where he had gone for ammunition, and brought up three guns, which I ordered into position, to advance by hand firing.
Martin Prinsloo joined his brother with three guns and a strong commando.
After a brief combat, in which Stewart was unable to intervene, Gough lost the whole of his command of nearly 300 men in killed, wounded, and prisoners, as well as three guns.
The tangible result of the Brandwater Basin operations was the capture of more than 4,000 Boers and of three guns, two of which had been lost at Sannah's Post.
Towson's three guns made a gallant fight, but could effect little against the nine guns of the enemy, which were served rapidly and skilfully.
They captured thirty-three guns, two eagles, and six mitrailleuses.
The French lost one hundred and three guns, eighteen thousand prisoners, and a still greater number in killed; the loss on the side of the Prussians merely amounted to one thousand men.
The French left seventy-three guns sticking in the mud.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "three guns" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
