| 单词 | abatis |
| 例句 | The defenses consisted of two lines of abatis and a line of earthworks manned by Brig. Opinion | Remembering Virginia’s ‘Forgotten 14’ 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z Our men worked their way through the abatis of trees, took the outer line of rifle-pits, and bivouacked within the enemy's lines. Famous American Statesmen 2012-03-01T03:00:26.167Z On the right hand, in particular, were romantic forest scenes; a wilderness of fallen trees, which the floods and storms had thrown and piled upon each other, like an abatis. Travels in the Interior of North America, Part I, (Being Chapters I-XV of the London Edition, 1843) Early Western Travels, 1748-1846, Volume XXII 2012-02-08T03:00:17.410Z Between the stretch of forest and Couch was an open; spreading across the roads, and at Casey’s front, was another open, though more limited, some abatis being arranged along their front lines. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z They soon reached the counterscarp under a heavy and constant fire from the redoubt, and, surmounting the abatis, ditch, and palisades, mounted the parapet and leaped into the work. Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z Following up the blow, they forced them to fly, in great confusion, over the abatis, and into the swamp. Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review 2011-10-11T02:01:07.053Z Nevertheless, the old hunter, before returning to the abatis, wished to have his mind set quite at rest. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z Beyond the Sa�ne all the roads were broken up, the woods choked with abatis, and the whole population in arms. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z From the fort the ground sloped in a heavy grade, from which the trees had been cut and used as abatis, and wire net-work was stretched between the stumps. From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America 2011-12-28T03:00:39.977Z "The impetuosity of the attack carried all before it, and within nine minutes from the time the abatis was passed the work was gained." Homes of American Statesmen With Anecdotical, Personal, and Descriptive Sketches 2011-11-04T02:00:19.293Z This was granted for those who lay at a distance from the lines, or out of sight of them: but those within or near the abatis were interred by the British. Some Account of the Public Life of the Late Lieutenant-General Sir George Prevost, Bart. Particularly of his Services in the Canadas, including a reply to the strictures on his Military Character, Contained in an Article in The Quareterly Review 2011-10-11T02:01:07.053Z Those who had been posted behind the abatis before daybreak, not having breakfasted, were now eating a crust of bread and drinking a glass of wine, shouting, gesticulating, and making great bravado meanwhile. The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z They were received with a heavy fire, but made their way onward over abatis, pits and wire-entanglements, driving the enemy back into the quarries. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z Palisades and trenches, abatis and sharpened stakes have always been used. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z The latter were protected by an abatis in which torpedoes were placed and so connected by wires that an abnormal tension upon a wire would cause an explosion. The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry 2011-03-28T02:00:23.133Z Montcalm had strengthened his position by throwing up a breastwork across the neck of the peninsula on which the fort stood, and by hedging this with an almost impenetrable abatis. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z At this moment a great explosion shook the abatis, and a hoarse voice was heard crying out, "Ah, my God!" The Invasion of France in 1814 2011-07-27T02:00:37.397Z The encompassment of the fort was attempted, but it was impossible to force through the abatis and other obstacles under the destructive fire of the enemy. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z An abatis should be protected from artillery fire, which is sometimes done by placing it in a shallow excavation with the earth thrown up in front of it. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z I am told the sentinels had been secured, the abatis removed, and the rebels in the works before our fine soldiers knew an enemy was near. A Song of a Single Note A Love Story 2011-02-24T03:01:01.930Z The works were strengthened and surrounded by an abatis. Vermont A Study of Independence 2011-03-17T02:00:13.130Z Montcalm sent a canoe down Lake Champlain to hasten Lévis to his aid, and ordered the battalion of Berry to begin a breastwork and abatis on the high ground in front of the fort. Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour 2011-02-10T03:00:53.020Z They were now exactly opposite the Death Angle and only a few yards from the abatis. Vermont riflemen in the war for the union, 1861 to 1865 A history of Company F, First United States sharp shooters 2011-01-28T03:00:21.780Z It may be an entanglement, an abatis, an inundation: anything that will check the rush and make him move slowly. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z His pioneers were to be equipped to destroy the enemy's abatis. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z Infantry was up most of the night felling trees and building an abatis on the other side of river. An Artilleryman's Diary The narrow slanting path on the face of the heights had been made impassable by trenches and abatis; but all obstructions were soon cleared away, and then the ascent was easy. Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour 2011-02-10T03:00:53.020Z In front of our breastwork was a ditch, an abatis and a line of barbed wire entanglement. Personal Recollections of the Civil War By One Who Took Part in It as a Private Soldier in the 21st Volunteer Regiment of Infantry from Massachusetts The ditch is enclosed with an abatis, which, considering the material and means available, is quite an achievement in the art of field fortification. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 Devens found the depression in front of him almost a marsh, with trees felled, forming an abatis; but his men passed through, and again came into line. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z They had ensconced themselves in a large barn, built of logs, and had fortified it by a slight intrenchment and a line of abatis. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Some weeks before, a French officer named Hugues had suggested the defence of this ridge by means of an abatis. Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour 2011-02-10T03:00:53.020Z But they had come up against an impenetrable abatis of brush. The World with a Thousand Moons Yes," replied the captain; "at the inner abatis he was struck on the head by a musket ball, the blow causing him to fall to his knees. Elsie on the Hudson The Rebels tore away their own abatis, and in less than a minute were inside the fort. The Boys of '61 or, Four Years of Fighting, Personal Observations with the Army and Navy 2011-01-05T03:00:55.123Z The enemy had availed themselves of these natural defences, in the arrangement of extensive outworks, with redoubts strengthened by abatis; field-works mounted with cannon, and trees cut down and left with the branches pointed outward. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools The French finished their breastwork and abatis on the evening of the seventh, encamped behind them, slung their kettles, and rested after their heavy toil. Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour 2011-02-10T03:00:53.020Z We had struggled through miles of chaparral, after which no abatis that I ever saw on the Potomac would have been any discouragement to us, provided only we had the same wonderful horses. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 81, July, 1864 He was sure that this led through the abatis, and the rebel was coming down it. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign To the right and left, as far as the eye could reach, stretched a bristling line of abatis hundreds of yards wide and seemingly hopelessly impassable. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign While thus posted, Washington was incessantly occupied in fortifying the approaches to his camp by redoubts, abatis, and deep intrenchments. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools They took post behind an abatis at a place called La Belle Famille, and the Five Nation warriors placed themselves on their flanks. Historic Handbook of the Northern Tour 2011-02-10T03:00:53.020Z Then came the frowning forts, with beetling banks of blood-red clay, with terror-striking black guns, with rugged palisades, and a porcupine bristle of abatis. Si Klegg, Book 2 (of 6) Thru The Stone River Campaign And In Winter Quarters At Murfreesboro The rest had gathered over toward Shorty, who was raging through the abatis, tearing aside the branches which impeded the others, yelling, swearing most horribly, and firing as a loaded gun would be handed him. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign Another hundred yards, and they had struck the entangling abatis, and were feverishly working their clothes loose from the sharp-pointed limbs. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign Montcalm was strongly posted behind deep intrenchments, with an abatis of felled trees in front of his lines. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools In moving into position the place was found to be well protected by a heavy abatis and chevaux-de-frise, from point to point, above and below the fortress. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles The axemen went down under that murderous fire; other strong black hands grasped the axes in their stead and the abatis was cut away. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War They have a line of works with abatis in front, and a fort on the hill there to the right, as you can see by looking up against the sky. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign A little to the left of the company Si saw a path through the abatis made by the rebels taking short cuts in and out of the camp. Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) Experiences Of Si And Shorty On The Great Tullahoma Campaign Sir Henry Clinton had met with equally obstinate opposition in his approach to Fort Clinton; the narrow strip of land between Lake Sinipink and the Hudson, along which he advanced, being fortified by an abatis. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Here the enemy had strong earthworks, with an almost impenetrable abatis. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles Again, at double-quick, the column went forward to within fifty yards of the fort, to meet there another line of abatis. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War It'll be time enough for you to begin shooting when you see them coming to the edge of the abatis there. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign Between the fort and the mainland, two rows of logs were set into the ground, with their ends sharpened to a point and directed outwards, forming what is known in military language as an abatis. Hero Stories from American History For Elementary Schools The men, without waiting for the sappers to demolish the abatis in regular style, pushed them aside or pulled them down with their hands, and scrambled over, like rough bush-fighters. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools They moved under a galling and deadly fire, tearing away abatis and all kinds of obstructions until they came to the main works. Uncle Daniel's Story Of "Tom" Anderson And Twenty Great Battles The parapets were surmounted, the abatis was quickly removed, and the division prepared to pass over the intervening ground, and charge through the still smoking ruins to gain the crest beyond. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War Without making the least noise, Si reached the edge of the abatis. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign The line thus held was nearly forty miles in length, defended on the front and rear by strong earthworks and abatis. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 15, No. 92, June, 1865 The soldiers paused while the sappers removed the abatis, during which time they were exposed to a destructive fire, and lost more men than did the Americans in their headlong attack. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools In these cases I threw up an earth-work, and protected it with abatis. The Battle of Atlanta and Other Campaigns, Addresses, Etc. During that night Hood withdrew his army some two miles, and took up a new line along the crest of some low hills, which he strongly fortified with some improvised breast works and abatis. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War The further we can get through that abatis before they discover us, the fewer we'll have killed. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign Through the abatis they broke, Through the surging cannon-smoke, And they drove the foe before like frightened cattle! Our Young Folks, Vol 1, No. 1 An Illustrated Magazine The abatis being removed, the troops rushed to the assault. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools At certain points it ran along the edge of the woods where the supplementary defenses were completed by abatis. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War Little by little both Gage and his successor strengthened this post, cutting down trees for abatis, and making advanced posts similar to those at Boston Neck. The Siege of Boston "Can you see any path through this abatis, Sergeant?" nervously asked Harry Joslyn. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign They were now about the height of a tall man’s head, forming, with the tangled abatis of spiky trunks, a seemingly impenetrable jungle. Louisiana Lou A Western Story Count Donop, with the other column, in attempting the south side of the redoubt, had passed the abatis when a similar tempest of artillery and musketry burst upon them. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools In front of these positions had been erected strong successive lines of entanglements which consisted partly of barbed wire and partly of strong abatis, formed of trees and their branches. The Story of the Great War, Volume IV (of 8) Champagne, Artois, Grodno; Fall of Nish; Caucasus; Mesopotamia; Development of Air Strategy; United States and the War The tall trees are cut down to obstruct the way, or to form an abatis, as it is called. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field "The devil invented abatis, just after he invented hell, and as an improvement on it, and just before he invented secession," Shorty judged hotly. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign If exposed to artillery, an abatis must be protected either as above or else by raising a glacis in front of it. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition The besiegers crossed the canal; pushed a double sap to the inside of the abatis, and prepared to make an assault by sea and land. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools On the landward side were heavy earthworks, abatis, and sharp pointed chevaux-de-frise. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 In some places the trees have been cut down to form an abatis, an obstruction, the limbs lopped off and interlocked. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field All that was left of the regiment was now through the abatis. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign An abatis formed by felling trees toward the enemy, leaving the butt hanging to the stump, the branches prepared as before, is called a slashing, Fig. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition Within this, a deep trench had been cut across the isthmus, traversed by a drawbridge with a barred gate; and still within this was a double row of abatis, extending into the water. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Also, a temporary fortification or fence made with abatis, palisades, or any obstacles, to bar the approach of an enemy by a given avenue. The Sailor's Word-Book An Alphabetical Digest of Nautical Terms, including Some More Especially Military and Scientific, but Useful to Seamen; as well as Archaisms of Early Voyagers, etc. They cut down the trees and made abatis. My Days and Nights on the Battle-Field "Yes, Where's Monty?" echoed Si, with a little chill at his heart, for he had not remembered seeing the boy since they emerged from the abatis, just before the final rush. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign It is better to place the abatis in a natural depression or a ditch, for concealment and protection from fire. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition In the advance of each was a forlorn hope of twenty men, one led by Lieutenant Gibbon, the other by Lieutenant Knox; it was their desperate duty to remove the abatis. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools On dashed the assailants, through the abatis, which had been torn to fragments by the artillery fire, into the ditch, and up the face of the work. Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The first of these companies he posted on the right, in front of the abatis, in extended order, its right skirting on the adjoining woods and abatis, among which were distributed a few Abenaqui Indians. The Loyalists of America and Their Times, Vol. 2 of 2 From 1620-1816 "Orderly, take the company back into the abatis, and look for the boys," ordered Capt. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign Successive rows are placed, the branches of one extending over the trunks of the one in front, so as to make the abatis 5 feet high and as wide as desired. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition Lower down were two rows of abatis, and the shore at the foot of the hill could be swept by vessels of war anchored in the river. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools No part of the column ever passed beyond the abatis, nor was it even possible to extricate the troops in any order without greatly adding to the list of casualties, already of a fearful length. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps I wormed through an abatis of laurel; I scampered over the bared and tangled roots of a great oak; I reached a shelf of pebbly beach. David Malcolm They went over carefully that part of the works they had crossed, and the abatis in front, but could find no trace of him. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign By means of obstacles—wire entanglements, abatis, pits, etc., which delay the advance of the enemy. Manual of Military Training Second, Revised Edition The intervals were filled with an abatis, in constructing which all the apple trees of the neighborhood, beside forest trees, had been sacrificed. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Once clear of the young corn, they found themselves entangled with the abatis that covered and protected the immediate front of the Confederate works on this part of the line. History of the Nineteenth Army Corps Breastworks with abatis in front through which the mouth of cannon gaped; artillery and infantry on the right to enfilade; siege guns in the fort high above all, to sweep and annihilate. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills The lurid flashes of the muskets, cannon, and shells revealed a belt of jagged abatis several rods wide covering the entire front of the fort and breastworks. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign Jagged abatis, driven piles, and artificial lumber, bar the way before us. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War In advance of the canal were two rows of abatis and a double picketed ditch. The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools Between these pits and the Fort were wire entanglements, running from stump to stump, and also an abatis. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 In a black-locust thicket, just to the right of the Columbia turnpike and near the Carter House, with abatis in front, the strongest of the batteries had been placed. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills It occurred to him that by watching the two rebels come down he might get an idea of a passage through the abatis, which would be useful in the morning. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign Along a crest back of the fort a mile or two ran a semicircular line of rifle-pits, with abatis in front. History of the United States, Volume 4 Most of the wounds were above the waist, for the fighting had been among undergrowth and partly against abatis; but the short-range volleys had mowed the men down by ranks. Four Years in Rebel Capitals An Inside View of Life in the Southern Confederacy from Birth to Death A few rods in front of the chevaux-de-frise was the abatis, formed of thick branches of trees, which likewise were firmly set in the ground. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 This abatis was a formidable and fearful obstruction. The Bishop of Cottontown A Story of the Southern Cotton Mills There's another abatis, and it looks worse than the one in which we have just left half the regiment. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign In places they lay across the road, abatis thrown there by the storm to be removed by half-frozen hands while the horses stood and whinnied. The Long Roll A line of loose brush representing an abatis only intervened; a column of the enemy attempted to pass round the abatis through the water, where it was nearly breast deep. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 The Rebel lines were much broken in passing the abatis. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 105, July 1866 The troops had to charge down a hill, ford a creek, and—preceded by axemen who had to cut away two lines of abatis—then carry the works held by infantry and artillery. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Bring in that man that skulked when the boys were going for that abatis. Si Klegg, Book 6 (of 6) Si And Shorty, With Their Boy Recruits, Enter On The Atlanta Campaign Burned all the bridges; cut down trees—in one place a mile of them—and made abatis, toppled boulders over the cliffs and choked the roads. The Long Roll A firing immediately commenced from the block-houses and along the line of the abatis, but did not in the least check the advance of the troops. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 By very nature it is a labyrinth and chaos, this that we call Human History; an abatis of trees and brushwood, a world-wide jungle, at once growing and dying. Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883) That functionary was mistaken; and when the English approached the French lines, they found an embankment of earth and stones, eight feet in height, strongly guarded by abatis, or felled trees, with their tops outward. The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775 With Numerous Illustrative Notes An abatis consists of obstructions placed in front of a work to form obstacles to a storming party. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 6, No 2, August, 1864 Devoted to Literature and National Policy These Canadians had obstructed the road with fallen trees and abatis, falling back until they found favorable ground where they very pluckily intrenched themselves. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 The centre column, conducted by Captain Forsyth, on passing the abatis, took a direction to their left. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 Just in front of the abatis there was open ground for perhaps two hundred yards. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War Besides building high houses and resorting to devices referred to in Chapter V, the Man�bos occasionally slash down the surrounding forest in such a way as to form a veritable abatis of timber. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir An abatis and heaps of bavins of combustible wood, already dry, were laid at their entrance, as if to remind him of the use he had to make of them. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 In stern silence, however, without faltering, the American columns moved forward, entered the abatis, until the advance guard under Anthony Wayne was within the enemy's works. The Hudson Three Centuries of History, Romance and Invention Reverse: The major mounts to the assault through an abatis of trees, which his men have broken through. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 One man in the trench was killed by this shot, and the others ran back to the abatis. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War When the house is built with a view to defense, trees are felled all around in such a way as to make a regular abatis. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Here the patriots built abatis; there they gathered heaps of stone on the edges of precipices which rose above the narrow vales and passes. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German And then, with one swift bound of magnificent daring and defiance, the horseman confronted him, the fore-feet of his steed planted firmly half up the abatis, and his steel making lightnings round about him. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 13, No. 75, January, 1864 We are in the courtyard before the inn, bristling with an abatis of mules and horses in waiting row. A Midsummer Drive Through the Pyrenees At that time it was thickly covered with trees and undergrowth, and Colonel Moore, felling the heaviest timber, had constructed a formidable abatis across the narrowest part of it. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War In time of alarm he sets out bamboo caltrops, makes an abatis of fallen trees, and places human spring traps around his lofty house. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir A general levy took place, every able man crowded to the ranks, and whole forests were felled to form abatis of defence against a marching enemy. Historical Tales, Vol 5 (of 15) The Romance of Reality, German The infantry was close behind, and surmounting the abatis, ditch, and palisades, leaped into the work. The Conqueror The enemy's works ought to be very near; neither spoke to the other; abatis without intrenchments was not to be thought of. Who Goes There? He reluctantly drew off without another assault, convinced that to capture the abatis and its defenders would cost him half his command. Famous Adventures And Prison Escapes of the Civil War General Blair and General Thayer from Steele's Division, pushed forward through an abatis which skirted the edge of the bayou, and captured the first line of Rebel rifle-pits. Camp-Fire and Cotton-Field Southern Adventure in Time of War. Life with the Union Armies, and Residence on a Louisiana Plantation Lieutenant Charpentier ordered a clearing made and a circular abatis of underbrush constructed about the camp. Tarzan of the Apes He had waited long, and worked hard, and his whole soul went out as he watched the troops cross the abatis and scale the works. Good Stories for Holidays The abatis is used alone or in combination with wire-entanglements and other obstacles. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The blood ran even to the Nivelles highway, and there overflowed in a large pool in front of the abatis of trees which barred the way, at a spot which is still pointed out. Les Misérables It was innocent of knot or coil or braid, and was transfixed by no abatis of dangerous pins. The Story of Ab A Tale of the Time of the Cave Man The ground in front of the tunnel had been cleared of the abatis. The Man in Gray When they charged, their naked feet left blood-marks on the abatis through which they went at the enemy. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee The best defended camp was surrounded by bush abatis and flanked by half-moon sungas of boulder-stone work, which held the sentries. Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute The men rushed forward with fixed bayonets, and attempted to force their way through, or scramble over the abatis, under a sheeted fire of swivels and musketry. Life of George Washington — Volume 01 In front, for some distance, too, the timber had been felled and an abatis thus formed. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee As we could not see out in any direction except that of the road, I covered my front with a slashing of the trees by way of a rough abatis to prevent a surprise. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 In the dark March morning, Gordon, "The Bayard of the army," advanced with three thousand men across the abatis in front of Hare's Hill. Mohun, or, the Last Days of Lee The position chosen was on a spur of the mountain near its western base, and it was rudely fortified with breastworks of logs covered with an abatis of slashed timber along its front. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 1 April 1861-November 1863 Trees were hewn down, and a fort made after the Iroquois fashion, by encircling the camp with a high and dense abatis of trunks and branches. Count Frontenac and New France under Louis XIV The ground in front was covered with abatis, and otherwise obstructed, but it was hoped that the assaulting column would be able to pass over the distance undiscovered. A Life of Gen. Robert E. Lee It was ordered to cover itself with such abatis as could be speedily made and to intrench, whilst we improvised footbridges for crossing to its support if it should be attacked. Military Reminiscences of the Civil War, Volume 2 November 1863-June 1865 The quickly formed line broke irregularly, as we ran over the space between us and the abatis, the sappers vainly trying to keep ahead. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker It was a region also to disgust the very soul of a cavalryman; for the low, scrubby growth lined the narrow roads almost as effectually as the most scientifically prepared abatis. His Sombre Rivals She crept stealthily out into the sunshine through the vast abatis of the fallen trees and came to the edge of the hole. In Secret Between these stretch unclimbable escarpments, stone walls, and other breastworks, and in front of all a double row of abatis, formed of the limbs of trees. The Dynasts New abatis were built and the stone wall was strengthened yet further. The Star of Gettysburg A Story of Southern High Tide "Take care of him, Jack," said I, and went away down the crumbled slope and through the broken abatis, while overhead the bombs howled with unearthly noises and the cannonry broke out anew. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker The sun had been shining an hour or two, and the bridge before us and the road beyond were defended by abatis and other obstructions. His Sombre Rivals The fallen trees ranged themselves into an abatis hard to surmount; the thickets withstood one like iron; the streamlets were like rivers, the marshes leagues wide, the treetops miles away. To Have and to Hold As the line neared the Confederate abatis a sudden gust of fire seemed to strike it numb. Captains of the Civil War; a chronicle of the blue and the gray The enemy worked hard all night on their abatis and intrenchments, and in the morning we found a ditch and parapet running clear across the point on which the post was situated. Memoirs of Gen. William T. Sherman — Volume 1 I neglected to say that the French, having come to the abatis, waited in line while the pioneers used their axes to clear it away. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Time, however, had made frequent breaches in the stones; these had been roughly filled in with a rude abatis of logs and treetops pointing towards the road. Tales of Trail and Town The besieged had drawn together a pile of black logs and branches of trees, which they had formed into a chevaux-de- frise, making a little circular abatis in front of the entrance to the cave. The Pioneers There, "Wednesday, April 20th," Konigseck posts himself, plants batteries, fells abatis; plenty of cannon, of horse and foot, and, say all soldiers, one of the best positions possible. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 It was overgrown with vines and brambles almost as impenetrable as an abatis, but if she had pierced it in her delicate crape dress, so could he! Selected Stories of Bret Harte About an hundred feet from the blockhouses was to be an abatis of sharpened logs, and a mass of brush and trees, through which to move would be difficult. Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker Her feet, of a kind that painters call abatis, rose above the varnished leather of the shoes in a swelling that was some inches high. Pierre Grassou Sometimes they had been uprooted and dragged to mark the boundaries of fields, where they raised an abatis of twisted roots to the sky. The Riverman Seven battalions are in this Village of Leuthen, eight in Nypern, all the Villages secured; woods, scraggy abatis, redoubts, not forgotten: their cannon are numerous, though of light calibre. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 Round the knee-pan or angle of his POTENCE, where is the abatis, he fares still worse. History of Friedrich II of Prussia — Volume 18 |
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