These, by yelling and firing, soon attracted the volleys of his own men.
The battle opened with irregular firing, but soon steady volleys were being poured into the invaders by the Americans.
By-and-by, volleys of stones came crashing through the windows at Apsley House, breaking them to pieces, and doing injury to more than one valuable picture in the gallery.
Our Company D, going on one of these trips, was attacked by Union gunboats, into which we fired quite a number of volleys of musketry at close range, being sheltered by the river bank, and in return received a severe shelling.
While some of the Saxons poured volleys of arrows and javelins into the Northmen, the others at Edmund's order leaped down and double-banked the oars.
Two of the small vessels were engaged with one of the Danes at close quarters, while the other ships hung around the remaining Danish vessels and kept up volleys of arrows and javelins upon them.
The apex of the defenders' triangle was thus severely searched by some 200 guns; and their discharges, soon supported by the fire of skirmishers and volleys from the troops, broke all forward movements of the French on that side.
Volleys of Shot, firing at the same Time with two Drakes, they had carry'd up with a Design to cast up another Trench, and thus they put the Enemy to Rout.
Our Men made themselves Masters of a Bridge, whence they pour'd some Volleys upon them.
Then one of their fireships approached our flagship; but our artillery checked this rash boldness, hurling at the fireship terrible volleys on the starboard quarter until it came under the stern-gallery of our flagship.
Meanwhile, there werevolleys on both sides from the muskets and arquebuses.
On this occasion, although the enemy's flagship was supported by a ship on each side, and all of them were firing terrible volleys at once, not a single person was killed on our galley, which seems miraculous.
Though both hosts had struggled and suffered since early morning, they still held to their guns, pouring withering volleys into each other's ranks.
Till 9 o'clock at night they continued to pour volleys at the position, and then at last withdrew.
It came in a devouring succession of volleys that reverberated into a deep and sullen roar.
The shivering lightning bolts shot through the air and the volleys of musketry increased in intensity.
Six times did the Federals, raked by the deadly fire of the Washington Artillery, advance to within a hundred yards of the sunken road, only to be driven back by the rapid volleys of the Confederate infantry concealed there.
The musketry commenced with stray volleys here and there--then more and faster, until there was one continuous roar, and no ear could distinguish one shot from another.
About midnight sounds of exploding shells and what seemed like volleys of musketry arose in the direction of Atlanta.
And when ye see that flag on high, remember how they fared Who sprang to meet a cruel strife, surprised and unprepared: O children, often when I see our standard quick unfurled, Unconsciously my steps are braced to meet those volleys hurled!
With deadly volleys crashing near, the cannons roll afar, That Sabbath closed on Shiloh's field, a bloody scene of war.
Instead, the German shouted to them to fire volleys at us.
And some were slain by the half-dozen volleys the astonished Turks found time to greet them with.
Those that did writhe were very swiftly caused to cease by volleys aimed at them in obedience to officers' orders.
But what can the poor, defenceless people do when confronted by armed soldiers, ready to fire destructive volleys among them?
The Turks are rowing rapidly down upon them in their boats, while volleys of musketry are being discharged at them from the ship that is approaching nearer and nearer, following the Turkish troops that man the boats.
The soldiers continually pressed forward to replace their comrades shot down by the murderous volleys from the fortress.
The three men-of- war send whole volleys into the boats of the Mamelukes.
The British volleys rolled on faster and more deadly than ever; a horrid carnage made all attempts to hold the hill vain, and uselessly increased an unavailing slaughter.
There were a few straggling volleysfrom the enemy, but only one or two guns on the bastions belched forth.
The contest continued until darkness had shrouded distant objects, while the battalions still fought with such furious obstinacy, that volleys were interchanged within pistol range, and the bayonet frequently resorted to.
It deployed instantly, and several volleys of musketry were mutually returned, and at a distance so close as to render the effect murderous.
They charged fiercely, but the British volleys were too much for them, and they withdrew.
As early as possible our artillery were moved up to the front, and murderous volleys were loosed upon the enemy’s right, while our infantry were getting into line.
Here, as elsewhere, our cavalry were too exhausted to pursue, and the field guns were hurried forward to pour their deadly volleys into the masses of retreating Tartars.
When the artillery united its fire, and poured exterminating volleys on some devoted regiment, the square, prostrate on the earth, allowed the storm to pass over them.
The artillery is called out, volleys of grape-shot break the towers and barricades of ice which oppose the current, into a storm of splinters and briny hail.
If the Indians had known that those volleys signified the mortality of their comrades, the colony would no doubt have been cut off entirely.
He was honorably buried, "having all the ordnance in the fort shot off with many volleysof small shot.
Volleys were fired over the freshly made grave--even of a woman.
In some communities still rougher horse-play than unexpected volleys of musketry was shown to the bridal party or to wedding guests.
Striking and shouting, he fought on until the troops reached the river bank; and, having cleared all before them, poured volleys into the mass of fugitives crossing its dry bed.
The emirs seated themselves round him, and all met their death unflinchingly, the greater part being mowed down by the volleys fired by our troops, as they advanced.
The British were suffering, but the blacks suffered more; for the volleys of the Camerons kept down the fire of those opposed to them, better than the irregular fire of the Soudanese.
Their volleys caused the Dervishes to hesitate, and Captain Ruthven and his party reached the summit of the hill in safety.
The enemy, however, maintained a heavy fire for a few minutes; but the volleys of the Egyptians, at a distance of only a hundred yards, were so deadly that they soon took to flight.
The Grenadiers were the first to begin, firing volleysin sections.
Their aim was good, and men began to drop fast, in spite of the volleys fired to clear off the troublesome foe.
When within three hundred yards, the men knelt down and opened fire, in volleys of sections.
On first leaving the field they were assailed only by volleys of abuse; but as they made their way down the street their assailants grew bolder, and from words proceeded to blows, and soon a desperate fight was raging.
Thirty-one pieces of ordnance greeted them with a salvo, and, as they put foot on shore, three companies of soldiers saluted them with three volleys of small arms.
At a cable's distance the Ockham suddenly tacked; and as she gathered way on her new course, she was in the midst of the grabs, firing into them round shot and grape, together with volleys of small arms.
The batteries were pushed nearer and nearer, and sent in terrible volleys at short range.
After the great volleys it was dark for a moment or two and then Harry saw that General Jackson and his staff were sitting alone on their horses on the turnpike.
The infantry poured in heavier volleys than before and their horsemen, charging suddenly upon a Virginia regiment that was trying to cross, sent it back in rapid retreat.
The carnage at this point was immense; the defenders no sooner rushed into view than withering volleys of musketry and a storm of grape and canister destroyed them.
The volleys from the Mexicans ceased, and silence came again in the woods.
They wheeled suddenly toward the wood, and then the infantry, advancing, opened heavy and repeated volleys upon the Texans.
In a little time two companies went forward and exchanged a few volleys with the Prussians, whereupon the latter retired altogether from the scene.
More than a week had elapsed since our attention was being drawn in the direction of Bazeilles by those continued volleys of musketry, and the fearful conflagration which had been so conspicuous in the darkness.
They at once set to work to cut down bushes and form them into faggots to fill up the gaps, but as they approached the channel with these they were assailed by volleys of arrows from the bushes on the opposite side.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "volleys" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
