Voltigeurs de la Garde," he roared in a voice like a trumpet call, and then again "Voltigeurs de la Garde!
But it is as well, for I know that all is ended for my little man, and I had rather go with my Voltigeurs than remain to be an exile and a beggar.
Two batteries of artillery and the voltigeurs of the 4th, I know for certain are coming," said the orderly, "and they spoke of a battalion of grenadiers.
The resolution come to was, that the voltigeurs should advance alone to explore the way, the rest of the force remaining in ambush.
De Salaberry's Voltigeurs were organized at a peculiar juncture.
The officers of the Voltigeurswere selected out of the same class, united with a number of English of similar stamp.
Next morning early they were joined by De Salaberry with his Voltigeurs and the light company of Captain Ferguson, an officer who took a front place in the affair.
The Sedentary Militia, when drafted, deserted in great numbers, and the duty assigned to the newly raised Voltigeurs by their commander at Chrysler's Farm just afterwards was that merely of making a temporary display in the woods.
Frankly--and it may seem at first sight like a discourtesy to say it--it is doubtful whether theVoltigeurs would have stood much real fighting had they been opposed to veterans.
De Salaberry was now ordered by him on the Quixotic errand of attacking, with about 200 Voltigeurs and some Indians, the large camp of Hampton at Four Corners.
Cadwalader had the Voltigeurs and Eleventh and Fourteenth Infantry.
Lally had two companies of the Fourth Infantry, two of the Fifth, one of the Eleventh, three of the Twelfth, one of the Fifteenth, two of the Voltigeurs and one of Louisiana horse.
After the repulse of Clarke's brigade some of the Voltigeurs went into the ravine and moved toward the rear of Casa Mata.
East of the grove, Andrews with his Voltigeurs and Reno with his howitzers turned a little to the right and united with Johnston.
In practice, however, none of the Voltigeurs were mounted; the entire unit fought as foot riflemen.
Of the infantry unit's, eight were of the conventional type; the ninth was formed as the Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen.
To complete the branches of the Regular Establishment during the Mexican War period, the Regiment of Voltigeurs and Foot Riflemen must be mentioned, although they were apparently without any distinctive branch insignia.
They attempted to turn the British flank, but the Voltigeurs and Indians, secure behind the trees, poured forth a deadly fire and drove them back.
To strengthen Mailloux, Colonel DeSalaberry with his Voltigeurs and the flank companies of a battalion of militia, under Major Perrault, took up a position on both sides of the road among the trees, after the manner of the Indians.
The enemy perceived or supposed that he perceived great preparations made to dispute his advance, inch by inch, while the Voltigeurs perceived that men are hardly aware of how much they are capable of doing until they try.
So soon as the American movement was ascertained at Kingston, General DeRottenburg sent the 49th regiment, commanded by Lieutenant-Colonel Prenderleath, the 89th regiment and some Voltigeurs after them.
Colonel DeSalaberry had done his best with the aid of his Voltigeurs to make the road a bad one to travel on.
Charles, the eldest of the three, after having served as Captain in the regiment of Voltigeurs during the war with the United States, took up his residence in Kamouraska.
For several years he served in the Militia of Canada, and the last Fenian raid found him in command as Major of the 9th Voltigeurs de Quebec, which battalion he greatly contributed to organize and maintain in a most efficient state.
The position could not be gained by a frontal assault, and the enemy, waiting for their heavy columns to come up, sent voltigeurs and some squadrons of cavalry into the valley to attempt a flank attack.
Stalwart Poles and little voltigeurs were swarming along the roadway; Jack could see them through the gaps in the ruined walls, and hear them as they dashed along out of sight parallel with his own men.
The special reserve of this division consisted of two battalions of the 1st Regiment of the Voltigeurs of the Guard.
The Fifth, mon officier," said he, "Voltigeurs of the Line.
But the officer spoke of the voltigeurs in front; I had seen the fires myself; there could be no doubt about it.
Never mind that; the man that takes his turn with the voltigeurs of the Twenty-second won't be suspected of skulking.
The voltigeurs in the valley yonder may perhaps tell you something," said an officer to me, pointing to some fires in a deep glen beneath us.
Major Handcock, however, determined to attempt the capture of the guns, and a detachment of regulars, supported by a company of voltigeurs and fencibles, was ordered to charge.
The Voltigeurs held the enemy well in check till they were in danger of being surrounded by sheer force of numbers.
It was supported by four regiments, two of grenadiers and two of Voltigeurs of the Guard.
After Bourbaki and St. Pol had been repulsed, the Voltigeurs and Grenadiers of the Guard and Marolle's brigade were sent against the curtain and Redan respectively.
In the centre of the court-yard, twenty voltigeurs were drawn up in double files, with ordered arms, and commanded by a lieutenant.
The old republican had ridden forward to encourage the voltigeurs to force the abatis, that the column might fight its way through the gorge in which it had been entangled--but he was shot through the heart, and dropped dead from his charger.
The voltigeurs were lying as they fell; the bodies weltering in a pool of blood, or exhibiting, in other cases, no mark of violence whatever.
To a stern demand to surrender, the voltigeurs replied by throwing down their arms, while the chasseurs hastily dismounted, and endeavoured to obtain protection behind their horses, from a constant and deadly fusilade.
Videttes preceded the advanced guard; and, on either side, voltigeurs were thrown out in extended order, to feel the woods, and keep the flanks secure.
The voltigeurs persevered in their unsuccessful endeavours to force the post, and a furious fight continued to be waged, until darkness put an end to it, both sides having suffered severely.
The dismounted voltigeurs first swarmed over the river, assailing the riflemen on all sides, but they were met by a galling fire, which effectually stopped them.
The voltigeurs had not firmness to abide the shock; they broke and turned, but too late for flight to save them.
The rifles instantly broke into skirmishing order, and commenced retiring up the hill, when a body of voltigeurs rushed to the support of the cavalry, and the affair became serious.
Half thevoltigeurs of the garrison know the path well already; and as to darkness--if there were a moon you dared not attempt it.
Two batteries of artillery and the voltigeurs of the 4th, I know for certain are coming,' said the orderly, 'and they spoke of a battalion of grenadiers.
Three hundred voltigeurs immediately passed the river, in order to cover the erection of the bridges.
While we were making attempts to save them, fifty voltigeurs of the 33d climbed the heights, of which the enemy's cavalry and artillery still occupied the summit.
They were obliged to halt a little way from Pombal, and the Light Division were sent forward to dislodge the enemy's Light Infantry and Voltigeurs from the enclosures.
They were, in fact, as much superior to the French Voltigeurs as the latter were to our skirmishers in general.
I ordered two men of the Voltigeurs to go back a little way and assist the ladders up the hill.
On collecting under the wall of the Castle there were some thirty or forty of us infantry and Voltigeurs at the extreme corner of the Castle, and several other officers were there at the same point.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "voltigeurs" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
