| 单词 | countermarch |
| 例句 | And when the townspeople drive them out of town with a countermarch, it’s very moving. ‘Stu for Silverton’ sings about small-town tolerance 2013-07-24T01:37:24Z Hadi’s forces began a countermarch, advancing to the gates of Aden - despite private Saudi warnings for them not to escalate by entering the city or approaching its airport. Cracks in Saudi-UAE coalition risk new war in Yemen 2019-09-06T04:00:00Z The countermarch began at a high school about a mile from the baseball field in the shadow of Trump’s rally, its participants streaming past part of the border and the towering metal slats lining it. In Texas, Trump backs wall while O’Rourke rallies opponents 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z Since the beginning of the crackdown, the Sandinista Youth had launched a campaign in support of the government, with countermarches and rallies; some of its members were also suspected of violence against the opposition. “Fake News” and Unrest in Nicaragua 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Marches and countermarches, some of them related to other Confederate monuments but many not, are now being planned all over the country. What the 1960s Reveal About What's Next for American Protesters 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z Maduro, addressing supporters at a large countermarch, seemed open to some sort of electoral showdown. 2 killed amid massive anti-government marches in Venezuela 2017-04-19T04:00:00Z There was marching and countermarching, strains of martial music, and all the confused sounds of a camp, when preparations are making for a grand and decisive blow. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z The officer of the watch had ceased his regular march and countermarch, and was also gazing downward in that direction. The White Blackbird 2012-03-10T03:00:15.513Z December 7th we countermarched and returned to Chattanooga, arriving December 17th, and encamped December 20th with the brigade at Rossville, Georgia, where the regiment went into winter quarters. Civil War Experiences, 1862-1865 Chickamauga, Mission Ridge, Buzzard Roost, Resaca, Rome, New Hope Church, Kenesaw Mountain, Peach Tree Creek, Atlanta, Jonesboro, Averysboro, Bentonville 2012-02-15T03:00:31.957Z Why, then, a stir of arms,--a movement of troops,--marching, countermarching in the night? The Curse of Koshiu A Chronicle of Old Japan 2012-02-14T03:00:23.467Z I've seen troops of little tonsured neophytes clad in scarlet, marching and countermarching and ducking and flopping, like poor little raw recruits for the heavenly host. The Letters of Henry James (volume I) 2012-02-08T03:00:15.197Z Examinations would be conducted, assizes would be held, and for all I knew, Mr. Herbert might be condemned and hanged while we were yet marching and countermarching upon the borders. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Under the conduct of the reconnoitring officer, our march seemed slow,—there were some halts and countermarches. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z They danced, marched, countermarched, pirouetted, in a pink mist. What Will People Say? A novel 2011-12-17T03:00:18.490Z We know that Ben Jonson saw the Romans and Carthaginians fighting, marching and countermarching, across his great toe. Essays on Modern Novelists 2011-11-22T03:00:10.817Z Instead, Would I might countermarch and meet you. Poems 2011-11-14T03:00:17.707Z We now countermarched to the turnpike near Middletown, where we went into camp at one o'clock in the morning. A Narrative of Service with the Third Wisconsin Infantry 2011-10-15T02:00:29.757Z In his march and countermarch in front of the enemy’s line he lost four killed and thirty-three wounded. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z The brigade countermarched one mile, and forming line of battle proceeded to the help of Warren; but he needed no assistance, as he had driven Hill back. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z Ten thousand strong, the blazing flambeaux had marched and countermarched along the city's main thoroughfares, and Harry had reviewed them from the balcony of the hotel which was the party's rendezvous. The Long Lane's Turning 2011-08-23T02:00:34Z Orders were instantly given us to countermarch, and to get on to the plain and into action as soon as possible. Twenty-Five Years in the Rifle Brigade 2011-07-21T02:00:19.027Z Militia drilled; troops marched and countermarched; while many British officers, prisoners on parole, paraded the streets, adding a bright bit of color with their scarlet coats. Peggy Owen Patriot A Story for Girls 2011-07-17T02:00:32.837Z Its leader marched and countermarched this strange medley, and announced and conducted all the music. The Puddleford Papers, Or Humors of the West 2011-07-12T02:00:33.027Z The column had advanced the evening previous until near the enemy, countermarching and encamping for the night. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z Suppose, instead of this volunteer marching and countermarching, you were to do a little volunteer ploughing and counterploughing? Unto This Last and Other Essays on Political Economy 2011-06-29T02:00:26.763Z There were stately processions, and marching and countermarching of white figures bearing garlands; the oxen appeared with their horns wreathed in flowers; blossoms were strewn all over the public square as the day passed. The Childhood of Rome 2011-06-02T02:00:22.297Z He seized upon their own tactics, and turned them in his favor; marched, countermarched, and manœuvred as no general of Europe has ever done. Silent Struggles 2011-05-05T02:00:16.850Z Between Tartary and Circassia, France and Spain, Africa and Hungary, the knights make marches and countermarches within the space of a few weeks or even days. Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) 2011-04-09T02:00:14.990Z The phenomenal auroral displays of that year accentuated the proof; the gorgeous red tones being likened to "streaks of blood" and the rapidly shifting lights to the "marching and countermarching of armies." The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry 2011-03-28T02:00:23.133Z After marching and countermarching, and performing many difficult evolutions, the martial enthusiasm of Napoleon finally rose to such a pitch that he could no longer restrain himself. The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts 2011-03-19T02:00:11.277Z There was first a salute, then marching and countermarching, while the band played old marches that were her favorites, among them one from the "Fille du Régiment," to hint that she belonged especially to them. In the Days of Queen Victoria 2011-03-17T02:00:14.783Z "Every time a protest march is organized, the Sandinistas call for a countermarch that ends in violence." Mideast Unrest Spreads to Nicaragua -- Virtually 2011-02-26T22:55:00Z Joshua Chamberlain during his defense of a hill named Little Round Top and by Confederate Gen. James Longstreet when he sent his troops on a controversial countermarch. Obama administration revamps internship program some thought had gone stale 2011-01-14T01:59:01Z Wilcox's troops were taking position, marching and countermarching, closing in solid mass under the shelter of the banks of Hazel Run. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z It is likely that all the Austrian marches and countermarches for ten days past had been but a bustling semblance calculated for diplomatic effect. The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte Vol. IV. (of IV.) 2011-01-05T03:00:52.520Z We get nothing new from these papers, except that the Northern bee-hive is all agog, with the marching and countermarching of troops. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z On all sides, my boy, I beheld the Mackerel chaps marching and countermarching; falling back, retiring, retreating, and making retrograde movements. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 2 2010-12-28T03:00:18.560Z The second stage embraced advanced military drill, involving several weeks of Swedish exercises, manipulating the army Springfield and marching and countermarching in close or extended order. The Story of the Great War, Volume VII (of VIII) American Food and Ships; Palestine; Italy invaded; Great German Offensive; Americans in Picardy; Americans on the Marne; Foch's Counteroffensive. Could you produce any evidence that would appeal to the minds of those figures that march and countermarch, and carry tapers and chant among these frauds and fripperies of their faith? The Ship Dwellers A Story of a Happy Cruise But the wily Cuban chieftain played with them, marching and countermarching at will and wearing them out, until he had completed his work there. The History of Cuba, vol. 4 Industrial Congresses, and Palaces of Industry attract more attention, in that once martial country, than military reviews, and the marching and countermarching of troops on the Campus Martius. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z After maneuvering and countermarching the command started on the 20th through Bull Run and Gainesville to Thoroughfare Gap, where we arrived at midnight. Reply of the Philadelphia Brigade Association to the Foolish and Absurd Narrative of Lieutenant Frank A. Haskell "And so, by a countermarch," continued the young dragoon, "we came round the meadow and through the woods, here." Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency The caravans of clouds that little Billie Piper was wont to look up to and wonder at, still cross the ca�on, and march and countermarch and curl about the far snow peaks as before. First Fam'lies of the Sierras We were marched around three or four bluffs, followed by the entire command, train and all; and this species of countermarching gave rise to many forcible expressions of disapprobation. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 Not until long after was the explanation of the sudden countermarch revealed. Battery E in France 149th Field Artillery, Rainbow (42nd) Division The squadron maintained a continuous and precise fire at ranges varying from 5,000 to 2,000 yards, countermarching in a line approximately parallel to that of the Spanish fleet. The Greater Republic A History of the United States It's drilling and countermarching and charging with the bagnet, all three, sir. Horse-Shoe Robinson A Tale of the Tory Ascendency Arnold now made a rapid countermarch, and his movement being masked by the woods, suddenly attempted to turn Fraser's left. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools After a brief consultation with his officers, Nevers determined, by as speedy a countermarch as possible, to join the main body of the army. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 But lest I should seen troublesome, To countermarches next I come. Notes and Queries, Number 228, March 11, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc For a long while there was no news from the seat of war, except reports of marching and countermarching. Waldfried A Novel The first is the capital importance, disastrous to the French fortunes, of Erlon’s having been kept out of both fights by his useless march and countermarch. Waterloo Going down a hill we were suddenly received by one of the enemy’s batteries, whereupon we countermarched to the top of the hill, going in position immediately. Diary of Battery A, First Regiment Rhode Island Light Artillery Not relishing this critical position, he at once abandoned his design, and made a rapid countermarch on the place he had left the preceding evening. History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 So, bidding General Smith a cordial good-by, we took up our line of march for Frederick City, and home; first, however, going a long way in the wrong direction, and having to countermarch back. The Last Campaign of the Twenty-Second Regiment, N.G., S.N.Y. June and July, 1863 The boys remarked that we were going back to water, and which has since been a by-word, whenever a countermarch has taken place. Our Battery The Journal of Company B, 1st O.V.A. Judged by these standards, the fatal march and countermarch of Erlon become plain enough. Waterloo We have made long marches and countermarches, crossed and re-crossed lakes, surprised the enemy by our advance, brought back seven pieces of our artillery, and given heavier blows than the wind. The Orpheus C. Kerr Papers. Series 3 The propri�taire non est inventa; we countermarched her, got in valuators; and in place of a hundred francs in her pocket, she got nothing, and I paid one silver biscuit! The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) In truth, we went back so often, that we began to hate the very word “countermarch.” The Last Campaign of the Twenty-Second Regiment, N.G., S.N.Y. June and July, 1863 The unseen spirits of the North seemed to be marching and countermarching in vast battalions through the Arctic night. The Frontiersman A Tale of the Yukon Why this amazing countermarch, with all its catastrophic consequences was made will be discussed later. Waterloo They had been marched and countermarched severely for days, and were resting preparatory to advancing that morning on Springfield. The Struggle for Missouri Hydrogen bombs were stockpiled and armies marched and countermarched threateningly. The Peacemaker Hum�y�n, after some marches and countermarches, determined in the summer of 1548 to make a decisive effort to settle his northern dominions. Rulers of India: Akbar There was no time to countermarch so as to bring the men right in front, so we simply left faced and started. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry It had neither come up to Napoleon to wipe out the Prussians at Ligny, nor come back in its countermarch in time to save Ney and drive back Wellington at Quatre Bras. Waterloo They feared the Emperor especially, but he could not be at once in Bohemia and Silesia, and so we were forced to make horrible marches and countermarches. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 A countermarch was accordingly ordered to the paper mill, which being deserted gave us ample quarters. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 I was unwilling to fight, and knew that to countermarch would be ruinous. History of Morgan's Cavalry This was done without getting up and countermarching, but by facing around and bringing the rear into the front rank. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry I had not gone two hundred yards when I received orders to countermarch and move on another route intersecting the road from San Antonio to the city nearer to Mexico. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war Now Cornwallis, finding that he could not catch "the boy," and having a wholesome respect for Wayne, stopped his marching and countermarching, and retreated to Williamsburg by way of Richmond and the York peninsula. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools A countermarch of a mile brought us to Lettersburg, a poor village of a dozen indifferent houses, through which we passed the evening before almost without noticing it. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 They remained at the spot where they had halted for perhaps twenty minutes, apparently in consultation, when they countermarched and went off rapidly. History of Morgan's Cavalry The men were tired, but they were marched and countermarched, and halted and started, and placed and unplaced, until it was fair to conclude that someone was drunk. Personal Recollections of the War of 1861 As Private, Sergeant and Lieutenant in the Sixty-First Regiment, New York Volunteer Infantry The marching and countermarching of troops on this side of the river very much alarmed some of the people, who believed Lee was about to evacuate the city. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital We remained in New Market two days, and then received orders to countermarch to Loudon. Campaign of Battery D, First Rhode Island light artillery. At Hunter's Run 23rd, the advance company excepted, countermarched to Mt. Our campaign around Gettysburg Being a memorial of what was endured, suffered and accomplished by the Twenty-third regiment (N. Y. S. N. G.) and other regiments associated with them, in their Pennsylvania and Maryland campaign, during the second rebel invasion of the loyal states in June-July, 1863 After falling back two miles, we were countermarched toward the river, near which we were formed in line of battle. Three Years in the Federal Cavalry Gregg told him to remain where he was and that portion of the brigade which was moving away halted, countermarched, and reoccupied its former position. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War Although the rain would pour down in torrents, the marching and countermarching went on all the same and continued for a week. Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail When the balloting was completed the company had countermarched twice, and stood on the same ground it occupied before the ceremony began. Rodney The Partisan It may come that the western armies and generals will bring the civil war to an end, the Potomac army all the time marching and countermarching between the Potomac and the Rappahannock. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 Before General Braddock received his wound, he gave orders for the whole line to countermarch and form a phalanx on the bottom, so as to cover their retreat across the river. Chronicles of Border Warfare or, a History of the Settlement by the Whites, of North-Western Virginia, and of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the Indian Wars and Massacres in that section of the State To the cavalry of Kilpatrick's division, which had been marching and countermarching over all the country between the South mountain and the Potomac river, the delay was inexplicable. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War You soldiers are so accustomed to marching and countermarching, that you drag me over hedge and briar, like an empty baggage-wagon. She Would Be a Soldier The Plains of Chippewa Warwick and Clarence marched and countermarched, and made many manœuvres to escape a battle, and during all this time their strength was rapidly diminishing. Richard III Makers of History There is no marching and countermarching; they have no use for the skirmish drill or the maneuver ground. The Story of the Great War, Volume I (of 8) Introductions; Special Articles; Causes of War; Diplomatic and State Papers Its pages teem with word-painting of hair-breadth escapes, of marches, of countermarches, bivouacs and battles without number. Sword and Pen Ventures and Adventures of Willard Glazier We had to countermarch and, as a matter of fact, were going towards the enemy instead of joining in the retreat. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War French duly joined the elector's forces on the Danube and advanced on Vienna; but the objective was suddenly changed, and after many countermarches the allies advanced, in three widely-separated corps, on Prague. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" The myriad elements drifted in unison, marching and countermarching and rearranging, until presently, while we crouched intent to fathom the secrets of their late camp, a wondrously beautiful phenomenon offered. Desert Dust General Howe, judging of our situation, put his army in motion, and endeavored to harrass and distress us, by marches, countermarches, and frequent shows of designing to give battle. The Diplomatic Correspondence of the American Revolution, Vol. I Their miraculous deliverance, one of the great events of their history, and the ruin of the Egyptian hosts, and their three months' march and countermarch in the wilderness need not be enlarged upon. Ancient States and Empires From the 16th to the 25th of August, it was marching and countermarching, picketing, reconnoitering and skirmishing, continually. Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman With Custer's Michigan Cavalry Brigade in the Civil War During all this time the armies marched and countermarched all over the kingdom, carrying ruin and destruction wherever they went, and plunging the whole country in misery. Charles I Makers of History This corps was occupied in marching and countermarching, under contradictory orders from Napoleon and Ney, between the British left and the Prussian right during the whole of this eventful day. The Political History of England - Vol XI From Addington's Administration to the close of William IV.'s Reign (1801-1837) Suppose, instead of this volunteer marching and countermarching, you were to do a little volunteer ploughing and counter-ploughing? The Crown of Wild Olive also Munera Pulveris; Pre-Raphaelitism; Aratra Pentelici; The Ethics of the Dust; Fiction, Fair and Foul; The Elements of Drawing Marching and countermarching through mud and snow the whole army was subjected to horrible suffering; but even then Ney's impetuous energy was unabated. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 2 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History Thus, after an obstinate combat, and ten days' marching and countermarching, the army, which had brought from Moscow only fifteen rations of flour per man, had advanced but three days' march on its retreat. The Two Great Retreats of History Stand together like this, men, and armies will march and countermarch over the South in vain! The Clansman An Historical Romance of the Ku Klux Klan Toombs' brigade had been marching and countermarching all day, and went into action much thinned from the effects of the sharp fighting at Labor-in-Vain Ravine. Robert Toombs Statesman, Speaker, Soldier, Sage Santiago, Santiago at last, after so many days of sailing, of marching, of countermarching, and of fighting. The Surrender of Santiago An Account of the Historic Surrender of Santiago to General Shafter, July 17, 1898 "It is only by marching and countermarching," Bourcet said, "that we can hope to deceive the enemy and induce him to weaken himself in certain positions in order to strengthen himself in others." World's War Events, Vol. I Confused sounds of marching and countermarching soldiery reached her ears; but from a distance. The Mission of Janice Day Every soldier, excepting two divisions, had been thrown into the fight on Saturday, and every division had marched and countermarched until some of the infantry hardly knew whether they had feet or not. An Undivided Union As it is, we have the old nursery case before us— "The king of France march'd up the hill, With twenty thousand men," followed by his most Christian majesty's successful countermarch. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 54, No. 334, August 1843 The first company countermarched; and as the captain came to the position of the second lieutenant, he directed him to march at his side in his capacity as guide. A Lieutenant at Eighteen The Italians might march and countermarch as much as they pleased, but there is no possible way of turning the enemy out of his position by outflanking him. World's War Events, Vol. I The squadron maintained a continuous and precise fire at ranges varying from 5000 to 2000 yards, countermarching in a line approximately parallel to that of the Spanish fleet. A History of Sea Power M. De Tracy marched and countermarched without effecting anything beyond capturing some old men, and one or two women with their children. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Companies of yeomen marched and countermarched in indifferent order through every thoroughfare. The Northern Iron He had countermarched, and, with left near the river, came into full view of our situation. Destruction and Reconstruction: Personal Experiences of the Late War The line extended beyond them farther than they could see, and large bodies of troops were massed behind them, and were marching and countermarching in clouds of dust. A Soldier Of The Empire And ye mighty hosts of marching and countermarching nineteenth-century worthies, witness bear to worth of your most thrilling times! Oswald Langdon or, Pierre and Paul Lanier. A Romance of 1894-1898 After a day or two we countermarched toward Port Republic and went into camp a mile from Weir's cave, where we spent several days. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson Even those which were not engaged had been marching and countermarching. The Long Roll Pontoons and batteries of artillery formed long lines behind the little ridge which runs parallel with the river, and the infantry marched and countermarched to get in right positions. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 It was complicated at the beginning with many marches, countermarches, and manoeuvres, in which the several divisions of both the Russian and Swedish armies, and the garrison of Pultowa, all took part. Peter the Great He was compelled to abandon his design and to countermarch to Bridgewater. Roger Willoughby A Story of the Times of Benbow As we countermarched, to find a suitable camping-ground, great care had to be taken in the darkness to avoid driving over the enemy's wounded who lay along the course of our route. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson To continue to occupy long lines of railroads simply exposes our small detachments to be picked up in detail, and forces me to make countermarches to protect lines of communication. Forty-Six Years in the Army We now learned that the cause of our sudden countermarch was the raid of Early's cavalry, who had burned the city of Chambersburgh, and caused much destruction of property elsewhere. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 It would be a pleasant change from the dullness of mounting eternal guard, marching and countermarching every day, and all to what purpose? Under the Meteor Flag Log of a Midshipman during the French Revolutionary War I know nothing about columns and countermarches, and echelons and skirmishing; how could a watch, hid under a scarlet jacket, be expected to do so? The Adventures of a Three-Guinea Watch We at once countermarched, and by eleven o'clock were back in position on the same bluff. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson The soldiers were constantly marching and countermarching to relieve the guards. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 1 of 2. From 1620-1816 Four miles more of marching and countermarching that night, made thirty-eight miles in a single day. Three Years in the Sixth Corps A Concise Narrative of Events in the Army of the Potomac, from 1861 to the Close of the Rebellion, April, 1865 When the battalion or regiment turns about by squads, the band executes the countermarch; when the battalion or regiment executes right, left, or about face, the band faces in the same manner. Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 Corrected to April 15, 1917 (Changes Nos. 1 to 19) Longstreet waited until noon for Law's brigade to come up, and afterward there was a good deal of marching and countermarching to avoid being seen by our troops. Chancellorsville and Gettysburg Campaigns of the Civil War - VI Notwithstanding this, and as if to draw attention from our empty stomachs, orders came to countermarch and meet a threatened attack on the line in our rear. The Story of a Cannoneer Under Stonewall Jackson After a moment spent by them in consultation, I was ordered to countermarch my regiment to the bottom of the hill we had just ascended, and file off to the right of the road. The Citizen-Soldier or, Memoirs of a Volunteer In fact, it had simply been marched and countermarched along dusty tracks at the whim of a superior officer. On the Heels of De Wet To countermarch: Face toward the band and give the signal to march. Infantry Drill Regulations, United States Army, 1911 Corrected to April 15, 1917 (Changes Nos. 1 to 19) While the performers stood and went through with their motions, marching and countermarching, as they are said to have done, they chanted or recited in recitative some song, of which the following is an example. Unwritten Literature of Hawaii The Sacred Songs of the Hula Months had come and gone since the plebeians had triumphed in the Field of Mars; months of weary lying in camp, months of anxious watching, months of marches and countermarches. The Lion's Brood Hercules Scott had arrived with his twelve hundred men on a run, breathless and tired from a march and countermarch of twenty miles. Canada: the Empire of the North Being the Romantic Story of the New Dominion's Growth from Colony to Kingdom The constant habit of meeting drills the diplomatic corps so well, that they go through the evolutions of etiquette as dexterously as a corps of regular troops perform their wheelings and countermarches. Recollections of Europe For a long time they had marched, countermarched, performed various evolutions, and fired at a mark. Debit and Credit Translated from the German of Gustav Freytag Instead of again attacking his intrenched foe, Bolivar now employed strategy, retreating during the day, then making a rapid countermarch at night, thus passing Barreiro's forces in the dark over by-roads. Historical Tales - The Romance of Reality - Volume III After some marches and countermarches, Argyle came up with him at Faivy Castle. The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part E. From Charles I. to Cromwell Presently the purple Catskills marched and countermarched into line with cloud banners streaming rose-red in the sunrise. The Henchman The interval had been employed in marches and countermarches, descents upon the vale of Catania, and hurried expeditions as far as Girgenti, on the southern coast. Sketches and Studies in Italy and Greece, Third series Wallace marched and countermarched his army in a vain effort to reach the field. The Victim A romance of the Real Jefferson Davis Years of marches and countermarches, of battle and foray, at the head of his Ostrogothic warriors, may well have effaced much of the knowledge thus acquired. The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator "Sit down!" cried Storri suddenly, after a minute spent in marching and countermarching. The President A novel Special trains from New York carried brilliant banners, and New York bands and drilled clubs marched and countermarched up and down the streets of Chicago. The Battle of Principles A Study of the Heroism and Eloquence of the Anti-Slavery Conflict Each tribe with its own banner, marching and countermarching, taking down and putting up their tents, with all the skill and regularity of a disciplined army, and often engaged in actual warfare. Notable Women of Olden Time Thus, after an obstinate combat, and ten days' marching and countermarching, the army, which had brought from Moscow only fifteen rations of flour per man, had advanced but three days' march in its retreat. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 They sat in state in the veranda-chairs, as on a reviewing-stand, while the grand parade marched and countermarched on the lawn in front of them. Marjorie at Seacote All were soon marching and countermarching, swinging Indian clubs, and performing the intricate maneuvers of Swedish drill. The Luckiest Girl in the School Foiled in this by the position of General Frazer, they countermarched under cover of the woods, and threw all their strength upon the left. The Life of Admiral Viscount Exmouth He saw the fields of Eylau and Friedland, marched and countermarched in the snow, the mud, and the dust of Polish plains, picking up distinction and advancement on all the roads of northeastern Europe. The Point Of Honor A Military Tale They came from Düben, entering by the Halle gate, and now made a countermarch upon Dresden. Narrative of the Most Remarkable Events Which Occurred In and Near Leipzig Immediately Before, During, And Subsequent To, The Sanguinary Series Of Engagements Between The Allied Armies Of The French, From The 14th To The 19th October, 1813 He marched his troops slowly the entire length of the American line, and then countermarched. General Scott It was advance and retreat, boastful challenge and as boastful reply, marching and countermarching, day after day, and month after month. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 110, December, 1866 A Magazine of Literature, Science, Art, and Politics The remainder pretended to march and countermarch along the hills on either hand, as if to hem us in completely, but kept at a respectful distance. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 1 Under the Orders and at the Expense of Her Majesty's Government The meaning is that a ship, when she has delivered her fire, cannot retire by countermarch and leave her next in file to deliver its fire in turn. Fighting Instructions, 1530-1816 Publications Of The Navy Records Society Vol. XXIX. At 9 A.M. the French admiral, wishing to approach the enemy and to see more clearly, ordered his fleet to wear in succession,—to countermarch. The Major Operations of the Navies in the War of American Independence One of the Mexican battalions having discharged its guns without orders and the sound being heard, Santa Anna, believing it to have proceeded from the American army, gave orders to countermarch. General Scott I have been marching and countermarching until I am tired. Foes When late November laid down a constant barrage of rain and the cloud battalions marched and countermarched along the coast, MacRae had settled down. Poor Man's Rock Not knowing the designs of the invaders, much time will be lost in marches and countermarches; and if there be no safe places of resort the operations must be indecisive and insecure. Elements of Military Art and Science Or, Course Of Instruction In Strategy, Fortification, Tactics Of Battles, &C.; Embracing The Duties Of Staff, Infantry, Cavalry, Artillery, And Engineers; Adapted To The Use Of Volunteers And Militia; Third Edition; With Critical Notes On The Mexican And Crimean Wars. The whole summer was spent in marches, countermarches and bloody battles on both sides of the Rhine. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Very soon he again sent orders to countermarch and move to the capital. General Scott Princes of France, Kings of Bohemia and Hungary, march and countermarch from north to south and back again, form leagues, establish realms, head confederations, which melt like shapes we form from clouds to nothing. Renaissance in Italy, Volume 1 (of 7) The Age of the Despots It is all very well to march and countermarch, and practice the ordinary evolutions like militia-men at a muster, but how was the regiment, how was its scholarly commander likely to act in the field? From Canal Boy to President Or the Boyhood and Manhood of James A. Garfield Colonel McPherson and Major Rawlins, the other members of your staff, mentioned as having been sent to me, met me after the countermarch, when my command was on the river road moving to Pittsburg Landing. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 For two years the hostile forces were marching and countermarching with the usual vicissitudes of war. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power Nobody saw the end; but the next Sunday, three weeks to a day from the one when the two had countermarched in matrimonial procession, Mademoiselle Clothilde was laid in her grave. Lippincott's Magazine, August, 1885 It was most probable that larger bodies had already begun their countermarch from Ladysmith. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria We march and countermarch and fight, just as we are bidden; it is all one to those of Coligny's household. For The Admiral Concerning the countermarch, I would remark that the condition of the battle, as reported by Captain Rowley, made it prudent, if not necessary. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 For some time there was marching and countermarching—the planting of batteries, and the gathering of squadrons and solid columns, each one hesitating to strike the first blow. The Empire of Austria; Its Rise and Present Power It has music under its trees and soldiers in its streets, and troops marching and countermarching along its sunny avenues. Bebee Ever since the 16th their time had been spent in marching and countermarching in the rain, out on reconnoissance and grand-guard duty, and they had not seen a sign of an enemy. The Downfall Indeed, several with super-canine strategy succeeded in countermarching their tormentors and remained in the group about the fire, wearing that curiously attentive look peculiar to an intelligent animal when animated conversation is in progress. The Frontiersmen Instead of making the change of direction, when it was resolved on, by a countermarch, the result proved that it should have been effected by a general right about. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 We marched and countermarched, first to the right, then to the left. History of Kershaw's Brigade When the curtain fell the Chorus again took their places in front of it, a duet was sung, then a chorus, and then they countermarched and retired in quiet dignity. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 17, No. 097, January, 1876 The children march and countermarch to music around Mother Goose and Father Christmas, bowing as they pass them. Christmas Entertainments As soon as the argument in hand had been made, both would countermarch, and the listener would now become the speaker. The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon Very soon we countermarched, with the view, as I understood, of crossing to the river road leading to Pittsburg Landing, and there reaching the right of our army, which we reached about dark. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 Here presently are phrases in conflicting motion, countermarching in a stormy maze. Symphonies and Their Meaning; Third Series, Modern Symphonies On passing the defiles, he found himself opposed in front by an immense body of Indians, who had collected on receiving notice of his countermarch. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 04 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time After having pursued this plan, the troops have met another squadron following the same track; and, under such circumstances, it has required hours for either to effect a countermarch. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 12, No. 335, October 11, 1828 Here Washington, Lafayette, Burgoyne, and other great men of Revolutionary days had been entertained, for along this highway the troops marched and countermarched. Two Thousand Miles on an Automobile Being a Desultory Narrative of a Trip Through New England, New York, Canada, and the West, By "Chauffeur" The troops were marching very fast, and I did not come up with you for perhaps two hours after the advance guard received orders to countermarch. The Bay State Monthly — Volume 2, No. 6, March, 1885 The company of infantry had countermarched, and was again behind the line of earthworks. Who Goes There? Cordons were established, marches and countermarches performed, complicated manoeuvres planned and executed, and every method resorted to, which in a different country and against a different enemy must have been rewarded with complete success. Discoveries in Australia, Volume 2 Discoveries in Australia; with an Account of the Coasts and Rivers Explored and Surveyed During the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, in The Years 1837-38-39-40-41-42-43. By Command of the Lords Commissioners Of the Admiralty. Also a Narrative of Captain Owen Stanley's Visits To the Islands in the Arafura Sea Instantly forty men under Major Levi Todd countermarched to the rescue. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 God closed the eyes of Milton to the beauty in land and sea and sky, that he might see the companies of angels marching and countermarching on the hills of God. The World's Great Sermons, Volume 10 Drummond to Jowett, and General Index He marched and countermarched them over the same ground to compel the men to keep their rank and file regardless of the mud. Russell H. Conwell There they stood, rank and file, in lines and in squares, marching and countermarching, with blue coats and white trousers. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean One remembers with a shudder the military manœuvres that attended hotel meals in those days, the marching and countermarching, your dinner cooling while the head waiter reviewed his men. The Ways of Men They at once countermarched, but on reaching the threatened towns found that the alarm had been groundless. The Winning of the West, Volume 2 From the Alleghanies to the Mississippi, 1777-1783 It was Turenne who directed attention to the importance of marches, countermarches and maneuvers. The Art of War The drilling and countermarching proceeded and the afternoon waned. Java Head And night and day they drill, march, and countermarch. The Brown Mask Now the third couple clasp hands, arch arms, and let the whole countermarching train sweep through; and a beautiful arch they make, for they are the aforesaid captain and Charlotte Oliver. The Cavalier All the same," she observed, "I know how to steal a countermarch on Master Chatfield. Scarhaven Keep The columns marched and countermarched and fell into two long lines facing each other. Calvary Alley The troops march and countermarch, as they say themselves, without knowing where they are going, or for what. The Life and Letters of Maria Edgeworth, Volume 1 It may readily be supposed then, with what impatience we waited here, while the din and clangor of the French force, as they marched and countermarched so near us, were clearly audible. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 I see men marching and countermarching by swift millions! Poems By Walt Whitman The tumult of Charles V.'s reign was over, and that great monarch marched and countermarched no more from the Baltic to the Mediterranean. Literary and Social Essays But he will not fire; the Romans deem it prudent to halt; nay, by heaven, they countermarch to the rear. The Pilot Besides short excursions, and charges into the bush, the men had marched and countermarched at least twelve miles upon the beach, with the surf sometimes rolling far beyond our track. Journal of an African Cruiser There they stood, rank and file, in lines and in squares, marching and countermarching, with blue coats and white trousers. The Coral Island A Tale of the Pacific Ocean They sway their bodies, revolve, march, and countermarch, the men sometimes opening their ranks, and the women going through, and vice versa. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter If thou givest due weight to this consideration, thou wilt not wonder that I should make many marches and countermarches, some of which may appear, to a slight observer, unnecessary. Clarissa Harlowe; or the history of a young lady — Volume 5 When King James saw that the English army by its skilful countermarch had separated him from his base of supplies, and from his own country, he resolved upon battle at once. The Prose Marmion A Tale of the Scottish Border It was in vain that for more than a month the former marched and countermarched; that he threatened general, and made partial, attacks. The History of England from the First Invasion by the Romans to the Accession of King George the Fifth Volume 8 His march and countermarch were as unresisted as they were unproductive. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 02 (From the Rise of Greece to the Christian Era) And thereupon he did march and countermarch his soldiers many times. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 25, September 17, 1870 History, rising out of dim mists, is seen to be the marching and the countermarching of nations in the throes of progress and of social change. The Warriors To continue to occupy long lines of railroad simply exposes our small detachments to be picked up in detail and forces me to make countermarches to protect lines of communication. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 He stopped the troops which had not yet reached Greeneville and ordered a countermarch. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 During the time that Lawton had been countermarching from Santa Cruz, back by way of El Poso, there had been, as before stated, no reserve for the left wing. History of the Gatling Gun Detachment, Fifth Army Corps, at Santiago With a Few Unvarnished Truths Concerning that Expedition Men were marching, countermarching, unloading some vehicles, loading others. Air Service Boys in the Big Battle Or, Silencing the Big Guns Tradition, very well based and universally accepted, declared that along these roads had marched and countermarched the hostile forces of the Revolutionary period. Bricks Without Straw Our countermarch had lengthened the day's journey to twenty-two miles. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 Instead of wasting time in marching and countermarching to relieve the scattered posts, a swift, sudden swoop was made on Delhi, where the eggs of the rebellion had hatched. Told in the East We were driven from pillar to post, repelling attacks, doing sentry duty, clearing the streets, marching and countermarching. Sant' Ilario Marching, guarding, countermarching, watching, were the order of the day. Leah Mordecai During the whole time their armies marched and countermarched over, around, and through ourselves and everything we possessed. The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons Marching and countermarching would destroy the nearly naked and barefoot troops without accomplishing any permanent good. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 Napoleon was alive and at large, and the West Norfolks seemed doomed eternally to march and countermarch in the threatened area, Sussex, Kent, Essex. The Life of George Borrow They marched and countermarched in battalions, in regiments, in armies. The Metal Monster She resumes her marching and countermarching no less boldly and swiftly than before. More Hunting Wasps This intricate flight at first suggests the idea that she is trying to lead her persecutress astray by means of an inextricable tangle of marches and countermarches. Bramble-Bees and Others Through the main streets of the town the parade marched and countermarched till, in a sudden, they found themselves in front of the McGinnis foundry. To Him That Hath: a Tale of the West of Today Yet I have endured all this marching and countermarching of poets, philosophers, and politicians over my head as well as I could, like 'the camomile that thrives, the more 'tis trod upon.' Table Talk Essays on Men and Manners They were formed into fours, marched, wheeled, and countermarched, the spell of ordered motion strong on them. Stalky & Co. "It has to be sometime, and I'm getting very anxious for an end to this eternal marching and countermarching." The Red Acorn For the same reason, the same all-sufficiency of room, our shadows march and countermarch, going through their various drills and masterly evolutions, like the old imperial guard on the Champs de Mars. I and My Chimney The campaign passed in different manoeuvres, marches, and countermarches. The Life and Adventures of Baron Trenck, Volume 1 We all stood up in an instant, and Sir Harry filed off from the left, very discreetly, countermarching behind the chairs towards the door. Isaac Bickerstaff, physician and astrologer Watch him on the countermarch when they pass the Radnor cornet band. Back Home The two armies marched and countermarched, drew near and receded. The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 4 My father talks of nothing but marches and countermarches, things of which I understand nothing; and the day before yesterday during my daily walk through the village I witnessed a heartrending scene.... War and Peace After a good deal of marching and countermarching, we had to go back to the guard-room without a receipt from the governor of the jail. Carmen While Bonaparte and Mélas were engaged in marches and countermarches in preparation for a battle which would decide the destiny of France and Italy, the garrison of Genoa found itself reduced to its last extremity. The Memoirs of General Baron De Marbot This little stream fed the Porcupine, which in turn joined the Yukon where that mighty highway of the North countermarches on the Arctic Circle. The Son of the Wolf In my youth we used to march and countermarch all the summer without gaining or losing a square league, and then we went into winter quarters. Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 2 He saw the fields of Eylau and Friedland, marched and countermarched in the snow, in the mud, in the dust of Polish plains, picking up distinction and advancement on all the roads of North-eastern Europe. A Set of Six Before ninety days are over, the creditors, worn out by coming and going, by the marches and countermarches which a failure entails, are asleep at the side of their excellent little wives. Rise and Fall of Cesar Birotteau Here, marches and countermarches, tumult and confusion reign, for there is a slight breeze which throws the troop into disorder. The Life of the Spider In front of a fine picture, representing the Desert and the Red Sea, the Egyptians and Hebrews marched and countermarched without any effect on the feelings of the four persons in the Duchess' box. Massimilla Doni It was one of those obscure but terrible conflicts on which are expended in marches and countermarches, in strategy, skill, hatred, and vexation, the powers that might make a fine fortune. Scenes from a Courtesan's Life But secretly countermarching in the night, he fortunately found the passes unprotected, and arrived before the outer wall of the fortress, without giving the alarm to the garrison. History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas |
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