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| 例句 | He digested the form of abattis – or limb fragments, in French – and infused them with relics of his own experiences for the exhibit. Within Walking Distance of La Biennale Paris 2017-09-11T04:00:00Z The villages are always perched upon eminences, and the houses are crowded together and surrounded by a thick fence of boughs, with the ends outwards like a military abattis. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Encouraged to a third effort, it swerved from the direct assault, and endeavored to wade around an abattis of loose brushwood, that stretched from the batteries to the shore. The Second War with England, Vol. 2 of 2 2012-04-05T02:00:38.213Z Looking up from among the abattis which girds the isle about, you are confronted by masses of overhanging rocks that threaten to detach themselves from the cliff and bury you in their ruins. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z The hill-men obstructed the tracks in the most difficult places by cutting down trees and making abattis. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z For, at a distance of two hundred yards, the stockades with the living trees in them behind the tangle of abattis could not be distinguished from the surrounding jungle. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z After being defeated and driven back by the 3d corps, they awaited our approach, having fortified the western slope by a strong earthwork of felled trees, shrubbery and brush, forming an almost impenetrable abattis. Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers 2011-09-29T02:00:13.017Z We were ordered to fall back about a verst, though without breaking the line; and took post behind a wood, the trees of which we felled to form an abattis. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z I stood peering down at it where it seemed to stop short against the green and tangled barrier of the woods which blocked it like a living abattis—— God! The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Every possible military obstacle was placed in front of the lines that time permitted, abattis, military pits, wire entanglements, and small ground mines. The Invasion 2011-05-20T02:00:29.260Z In military parlance this is called an abattis. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z A little in front of these an officer and twenty of the boldest men were placed whose duty was to secure the sentinels and remove the abattis that the main column might pass freely. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution Behind this horrible abattis, they bid stern defiance to the utmost fury of their enemies. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, February, 1852 They had dug our ditch so well that the Vlaie water filled it, making, with the pointed staves, an excellent abattis against any who came by stealth along the Sacandaga trail. The Little Red Foot 2011-09-09T02:01:04.147Z Over the abattis and palisades they leaped, and with such vehemence and rapidity assaulted and entered the works, that their loss was inconsiderable. The Minute Boys of York Town For our own use winding paths led through the abattis to drawbridges before the two gates. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z In advance of these was a double row of abattis. Sages and Heroes of the American Revolution It was protected by a deep ditch, twelve feet wide, with an abattis of pine limbs outside, with a draw bridge, which, when raised, formed a door to the entrance. In and Out of Rebel Prisons Robbing other portions of his line, he massed two divisions, and early in the morning dashed on the abattis of the Federals. Lee's Last Campaign Several fallen trees formed this barrier, and in addition to the protection they afforded, a number of branches had been so arranged as to form an abattis. Doubloons—and the Girl When we reached the abattis, we passed down the winding path through it and stopped at the edge of the ditch. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z The regiment remained in camp until the 26th, furnishing in the meantime a large picket detail, together with details for fatigue, employed in the construction of earthworks, abattis, etc. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War A number of determined assaults were made upon this work, and in one about sixty of the enemy got inside the abattis and surrounded the ditches; but Lieut. In and Out of Rebel Prisons Colonel Chenault was killed in the midst of the abattis—his brains blown out as he was firing his pistol into the earthwork and calling on his men to follow. History of Morgan's Cavalry They lost, besides, many guns, tents, and stores—all wrung from them at the point of the bayonet, and in spite of their formidable abattis. A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital He was posted on heights, his left supported by the mountains of Matouba, and every accessible point of his line covered by abattis and stockaded redoubts. The History of the First West India Regiment The dusky line broke through the abattis, however, as if the stakes had been so many reeds, and charged over the breastworks and into the Confederate camp. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War Slowly the construction of the zareba was completed—a low, stone wall in front, and earthen parapets and abattis of mimosa bushes on the other three sides. Soldiers of the Queen Colonel Smith led his men at a double-quick to the abattis, where they were stopped as the others had been, and suffered severely. History of Morgan's Cavalry Orchards had been cut down to serve as abattis, and barrels of earth were ready to roll down upon the British. The Siege of Boston In his front was a river, the passage of which, exceedingly difficult in itself, was rendered much more so by a detachment of troops stationed behind abattis. The History of the First West India Regiment A considerable body of seamen were landed, and worked like horses, dragging guns up heights that appeared inaccessible, making roads, and cutting down trees with which to build abattis. By Conduct and Courage A Story of the Days of Nelson Some got through the abattis, and went up to the breastwork, eight feet high. Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 The Federal force, some four hundred strong, was disposed behind the work and abattis, holding a line not much more than a hundred yards long. History of Morgan's Cavalry It was such an abattis as I trust our men, in the war, never had to fight their way through: here it was bad enough without anybody to shoot at you. A Pessimist In Theory and Practice Jesse was killed at the abattis—shot through the head—and Graves was killed further in advance than any one. The Life of Gordon, Volume I Chains, booms, abattis, snags, palisades, or anything placed to impede an enemy's progress. 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. Edmund and I got through the abattis and ran up to the wall. Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 At certain points it ran along the edge of the woods where the supplementary defences were completed by abattis. World's War Events, Vol. I Here, he threw up breastworks of logs, and his front and right flanks were covered by extended abattis. The Rise of Canada, from Barbarism to Wealth and Civilisation Volume 1 Some hundred men, under Lieutenant Fisher, got up to the abattis, but were not supported, and consequently had to retire. The Life of Gordon, Volume I The trees were cut about breast-high, and the tops bent over outward, forming a rude abattis extremely difficult to pass through. From Fort Henry to Corinth Then we went up to the abattis and picked out some of the wounded from among the heaps of dead men. Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 Before it was an abattis of sharply-pointed bamboos, the road being so narrow that it was impossible to deploy the whole strength of the column. How Britannia Came to Rule the Waves Updated to 1900 The Normans were unable to penetrate the abattis, but they gained the victory which changed the whole history of the English race by the stratagem of a feigned retreat. Lectures on Land Warfare; A tactical Manual for the Use of Infantry Officers An Examination of the Principles Which Underlie the Art of Warfare, with Illustrations of the Principles by Examples Taken from Military History, from the Battle of Thermopylae, B.C. 480, to the Battle of the Sambre, November 1-11, 1918 A double line of sharp abattis protected it from assault, and sentries walked lazily up and down the parapet. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War The four regiments started again, forced their way still farther up the abattis, and were again repelled. From Fort Henry to Corinth They stood at the abattis, hacking away at the stakes, falling in heaps before the shower of grapeshot. Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 Westward, less bold and jagged, but still a mighty barrier in almost any other companionship, are the sister heights of Bolivar, scarred and seamed with earth-work and rifle-pit, and bristling with abattis and battery. A War-Time Wooing A Story The defenses consisted of two rows of trenches, lying one over the other, with strong cover, and with wire entanglements and abattis in front of them. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 An abattis or a fosse would have made this step futile; but as things were, it was not altogether impossible that they might surmount our low wall. John Splendid The Tale of a Poor Gentleman, and the Little Wars of Lorn Part of the command pierced through the abattis and reached the rifle-pits. From Fort Henry to Corinth Yes; it will be a piece of work to scramble through those branches; and then comes the abattis of stakes; and then a wall eight feet high. Ben Comee A Tale of Rogers's Rangers, 1758-59 Many Confederate officers and men were seen to fall, and the head of the column wavered, but there were no trenches or abattis to obstruct the enemy's advance. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 There were lines of breastworks and before them an abattis. The Long Roll Quickly as the maneuver was executed, the franc tireurs had time to fire again; and then--in accordance with their orders--retreated, and joined their comrades by passages left in the abattis, on purpose. The Young Franc Tireurs And Their Adventures in the Franco-Prussian War On the farther slope, crowned by the works, the slashed timber made an extensive abattis. From Fort Henry to Corinth The greater part of the line was picketed with abattis, and the woods cut down to give full sweep to the fire of the guns. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn They had watched their completion; they knew of the existence of the abattis and the deep ditches to be passed, as well as the high ramparts to be scaled. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 It was a long abattis, and behind the abattis long, well-builded breastworks. The Long Roll The whole of this extensive line was protected by earthworks of marvelous magnitude, and whole forests of timber slashed in front of some parts of the line formed almost impenetrable abattis. 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 Steadily they came on, through obstructions, through slashing, past abattis without wavering. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens Q. Can you say of your own knowledge, that the right redoubt of the lines at Brooklyn had an abattis before it? The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn The connecting breastworks were strong, as has been explained, with a deep ditch and formidable abattis in their front, and well manned and supplied with artillery. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 They were cutting down the young spring growth; they were making an abattis. The Long Roll But the works were too strong, the abattis too troublesome, and the rebel forces too numerous. 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 well tangled in the abattis the death-warrant, 'Fire,' went forth. History of the Negro Race in America from 1619 to 1880. Vol. 2 (of 2) Negroes as Slaves, as Soldiers, and as Citizens A. I have already said that the whole had an abattis before it. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn The abattis was to be cut down or torn up, and, wherever possible, used in the ditches to provide means of crossing them. Slavery and Four Years of War, Vol. 1-2 A Political History of Slavery in the United States Together With a Narrative of the Campaigns and Battles of the Civil War In Which the Author Took Part: 1861-1865 Lying flat, chin on hand, he watched a regiment storm and take a thick abattis—felled trees filled with sharpshooters—masking a hastily thrown up earthwork. The Long Roll Axemen were ready to be sent forward to remove abattis, and Captain Adams had twenty cannoneers ready to man captured guns. 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 Among others, Lieutenant Ermiston lay for five hours under the abattis of the Redan, and was reported dead; but he had only a contusion of the knee, and, watching his opportunity, he got safely away. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign The wood next to Red Hook bordering Gowanus Creek was to be well attended to, and the woods elsewhere secured by abattis, if necessary, to make the enemy's progress as difficult as possible. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn For the ditch and the earthwork were now carpetted with verdant growth, while the abattis, having been made of green wood, was putting forth fresh shoots. Middy and Ensign The regiment tried twice to pass the abattis, but each time fell back. The Long Roll The abattis was past, the breastworks mounted, the works were our own. 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 protected in the rear by a dense forest, and in the front by an abattis formed of large trees felled, with their heads and branches reaching into the river. Our Sailors Gallant Deeds of the British Navy during Victoria's Reign Their course lay through woods and underbrush and heavy abattis, felled by the Americans. The Campaign of 1776 around New York and Brooklyn Beyond this were lines of felled trees, their heads pointing outwards and each branch sharpened--forming a very formidable abattis--and, believing this to be impregnable, Bandoola awaited the attack of the British. On the Irrawaddy A Story of the First Burmese War From the fuss it was apparent that the abattis and earthwork had succumbed. The Long Roll A row of bayonets projected over the breastworks; an abattis of steel awaiting the momentarily expected onset of the enemy. 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 A deep ditch was dug round it, and this was surmounted by an abattis of bushes. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Trees were felled, and every accessible point was covered by formidable abattis. Under Wellington's Command A Tale of the Peninsular War Taken wholly by surprise, when they believed that victory was won, the two or three hundred men who had passed the abattis were swept before the crowd of peasants like chaff. No Surrender! A Tale of the Rising in La Vendee One regiment was almost entirely destroyed, the other pressed forward as far as the abattis, fighting so desperately that Daun was obliged to bring up large reinforcements before he could drive the survivors back. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War This was a strong line behind a thick impenetrable abattis and held by a powerful force. 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 At three we set to work to strengthen the defences, using baskets filled with earth and sacks filled with sand, as well as adding to the abattis. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The British soldiers had watched while the mountain sides were scarred with trenches, and the road was blocked with abattis, and redoubt rose above redoubt like a gigantic staircase climbing the sky. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes Thus, 'No. 3, a slight wood work—very dry—no bomb proof—a single abattis—no cannon—the work easily set on fire.' The Continental Monthly, Vol. 1, No. 1, January 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy Frederick's place was between the two lines of his grenadiers, and they issued from the wood within eight hundred yards of Prince Henry's abattis, and with marvellous bravery ran forward. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War He found them posted in a logged barn, strongly secured by abattis, and inaccessible to cavalry. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States A few of them managed to force their way into a weak point of the abattis, under a heavy fire from the fort; and worked round to a gateway. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti A column of Spanish troops moving up the flanks of the great Rhune found their way barred by a strong line of abattis and the fire of two French regiments. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes About one hundred yards in front of it felled trees were laid across the road, with their branches turned towards the town, forming what soldiers, in the language of their profession, term an abattis. The Campaigns of the British Army at Washington and New Orleans 1814-1815 But fir wood, quagmire, and abattis had all been passed by the Prussians, and they dashed into the mass, sabring and trampling down, and taking whole battalions prisoners. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War Several breast-works and strong batteries were advanced in front of the main work; and, about half way down the hill, were two rows of abattis. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States It was constructed of logs laid horizontally, with a thick abattis of twelve trees. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti He found the Spaniards checked by the great abattis, through which flashed, fierce and fast, the fire of the French. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes When, with some difficulty, they clambered up on the other side, they found the path obstructed by a number of felled trees, forming a thick abattis. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent On Thursday and Friday the Austrians were engaged, as usual, in felling trees, forming abattis, throwing up earthworks, and in all ways strengthening their position. With Frederick the Great A Story of the Seven Years' War Thirty paces within it was a row of abattis running into the river; and some distance in front of it, is a creek fordable only in two places. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States The village itself was loop-holed, the outlying buildings to the front made defensible, and the open space to the north-east secured by abattis and wire entanglements. Forty-one years in India From Subaltern To Commander-In-Chief Waving his hat, he shouted to the Spaniards to "follow him," and, putting his horse at the abattis, at one leap went headlong amongst the French. Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes The narrow path had been made impassable by trenches and abattis, but the obstructions were soon cleared away, and the stream of soldiers poured steadily up. With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent In addition to the parapet of an intrenchment, a good engineer will always find time and means for constructing other artificial obstacles, such as trous-de-loup, abattis, palisades, stockades, fraises, chevaux-de-frise, crows'-feet, mines, &c. 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 besiegers now advanced their works in front of their third parallel, crossed the canal, pushed a double sap to the inside of the abattis, and approached within twenty yards of the American works. The Life of George Washington, Vol. 3 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States "Have you seen the abattis?" asked Rogers, in his grim and brusque fashion. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America He was only a light-haired lad, and the Spaniards with one vehement shout for "el chico blanco"—"the fair lad"—swept over abattis and French together! Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes Franklin passed over the abattis, over the remaining fences, and into the intrenchments where the final stand had been. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains Guy's picket fired, the workmen dropped work and ran, Guy retired upon Johnson, and both Lieutenants retreated with their men to the completed abattis, where they formed up again and began to fire smartly. An Account of the Battle of Chateauguay Being a Lecture Delivered at Ormstown, March 8th, 1889 Holding back Hampton's crowded column with his own front, which fought under cover of his first abattis, he wheeled the rest of his men into line to the left and thus took Purdy in flank. The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 The landward approach was guarded by a strong rampart of felled trees, which the soldiers had formed into a breastwork and abattis which might almost be called musket-proof. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America He found the enemy behind a breastwork of logs protected by an abattis. Montcalm and Wolfe Then there came a thickening of the gray, and in turn, as the traveller advanced toward the fences and abattis, the Northern dead predominated, though still there were many faces yellow-pale, dark-framed. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains The low smooth-plastered huts, with their abattis of thorn bush between, crowned the peak like a chaplet. African Camp Fires Hampton's attack on de Salaberry's first abattis then came to a full stop; after which the whole American army retired beaten from the field. The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 But the raking fire from behind the abattis swept their ranks, mowed them down, and strewed the ground with dying and dead. French and English A Story of the Struggle in America The narrow slanting path on the face of the heights had been made impassable by trenches and abattis; but all obstructions were soon cleared away, and then the ascent was easy. Montcalm and Wolfe Perforce, then, Franklin went into the law, facing it somewhat as he had the silent abattis, as with a duty to perform. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains Here the enemy had strengthened their position by felling the trees for two or three hundred yards and sharpening the limbs, making a sort of abattis. Letters of Ulysses S. Grant to His Father and His Youngest Sister, 1857-78 To right and left stretched mazes of white popples and willows tangled with old berry vines and the abattis of the slashings. The Rules of the Game "Over the works, cross over," was the command now given, and we closed in with a dash to the abattis—over it and down in the trenches—before the enemy realized their position. History of Kershaw's Brigade They took post behind an abattis at a place called La Belle Famille, and the Five Nation warriors placed themselves on their flanks. Montcalm and Wolfe Along their front, well hidden by the forest growth, ran a line of entangling abattis of stakes and sharpened interwoven boughs. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains He had waited long, and worked hard, and his whole soul went out as he watched the troops cross the abattis and scale the works. George Washington, Volume I An abattis formed, menacing and formidable, against which even the mighty dynamics of the river pushed in vain. The Rules of the Game In front of this breastwork, and from forty to fifty feet in breadth, was an abattis constructed of pine trees, the needles stripped, the limbs cut and pointed five to ten feet from the trunks. History of Kershaw's Brigade Montcalm sent a canoe down Lake Champlain to hasten Lévis to his aid, and ordered the battalion of Berry to begin a breastwork and abattis on the high ground in front of the fort. Montcalm and Wolfe It came on through the wood, writhing, tearing at the cruel abattis laid to entrap it. The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains The Marquis looked at the formidable abattis, the rows and rows of trees, presenting their myriad of spiked ends, and hope was alive in his heart. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border The forests, which had been felled from the Golden Farm to Fair Oaks to form an army's vast abattis, were burning in sections, sending roaring tornadoes of flame into rifle pits, redoubts, and abandoned fortifications. Ailsa Paige Through the tangled undergrowth, through the abattis, and over the breastworks they leaped with a yell. History of Kershaw's Brigade The French finished their breastwork and abattis on the evening of the seventh, encamped behind them, slung their kettles, and rested after their heavy toil. Montcalm and Wolfe It swept over the rail fences that lay between the lines and the abattis, and still came on! The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains In front of the abattis more trees with sharpened boughs were spread for a wide space, the whole field with its stumps and trees, looking as if a mighty hurricane had swept over it. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border And, "Pass forward, Sanitary!" was the invariable formula; and the ambulance rolled on again between a double abattis of fallen trees, flanked on either horizon by tall, quiet pines. Ailsa Paige By noon we encountered the enemy's breastworks, built of great stones and logs, in front of which was an abattis of felled timber and brushwood. History of Kershaw's Brigade As the enemy effected a breach in the abattis and streamed in, Jacob with his horse galloped down upon them at full speed. Friends, though divided A Tale of the Civil War The Zouaves, flushed with success, attempted to carry the Round Tower with a rush, and swept up to the abattis surrounding it. Jack Archer Stronger and stronger grew abattis and breastwork, the whole becoming a formidable field over which men might charge to death. The Lords of the Wild A Story of the Old New York Border A long and formidable line of abattis had been made, but the men were compelled to seek some rest. The Rock of Chickamauga A Story of the Western Crisis The enemy was posted behind works, constructed the same as those assaulted by the Third and Seventh, of cliffs of rocks, trunks of trees, covered by an abattis. History of Kershaw's Brigade The whole British line, except where the swamp rendered no such defense necessary, was surrounded by a thick abattis. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence Parties of brave men struggled up to the very abattis of the Redan, and there, unsupported and powerless, were shot down. Jack Archer And amidst the /abattis/ of rubbish and the spacious clearings, where nothing new had yet been erected, the remaining portions of the old district seemed even blacker and more loathsome. The Three Cities Trilogy: Rome, Volume 3 They consisted of forts crowning a succession of rounded hills, and connected by earthen ramparts, loopholed houses, ditches, and an abattis of felled trees. With Moore at Corunna Now the thunder of their guns is upon us; the brigade on our right plunges through the thicket and throw themselves upon the abattis in front of the works and pick their way over them. History of Kershaw's Brigade Harold with his friends had accompanied Colonel Maitland's column in its march to Savannah and had labored vigorously at the defenses, being especially occupied in felling trees and chopping wood for the abattis. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence The echoes had not died away when a tremendous fire of musketry was opened by the Poles hidden behind the abattis. Jack Archer So resolute were the Afghans that more than once they reached the abattis, but each time were driven back with heavy loss. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 The Rabbai hills are an outlying range running parallel to the coast, or more properly, I should say, an abattis, which supports a high but slightly depressed flattish interior, gently declining westwards. What Led to the Discovery of the Source of the Nile When in a small swale or depression in the ground, near the center of the field, the abattis was discovered in front of the works. History of Kershaw's Brigade The whole garrison was at once set to work, stockades were erected, earthworks thrown up, a redoubt—formed of casks filled with earth—constructed, and the whole strengthened by ditches and abattis. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence Several times the Russians advanced to within twenty yards of the defences, but each time, shattered by the fire of grape-shot and by the storm of bullets from the abattis, they recoiled. Jack Archer The unfinished eastern wall was heightened by logs built up in tiers, and its front was covered with abattis, a tower and garden outside being occupied by a detachment. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 Galled by the fire from the loopholes, some of his men rushed impetuously through the abattis and attempted to storm the blockhouse, but they were repulsed with considerable loss. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched In front of the moat for several hundred yards was felled timber, which formed an almost impassable abattis, while wire netting was stretched from stump to stump and around the fort. History of Kershaw's Brigade On the 12th Colonel Lee determined to attempt a storm of the stockade on the left, and sent forward a sergeant and six men, with lighted combustibles, to set fire to the abattis. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence Several of the riflemen had fallen shot through the head, as they fired over the top of the battery, while thirty or forty lay killed and wounded behind the abattis. Jack Archer The weak places as well as the gates were fronted with abattis, the defects were made good with sandbags, and wire entanglements and other obstructions were laid down outside the walls. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 The abattis being removed, the redoubt was carried in very nearly the time prescribed by the baron. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched Soon they heard the noise of battle; and saw horsemen and footmen pell-mell, tangled in an abattis, from behind which archers and cross-bowmen shot them down in safety. Hereward, the Last of the English To facilitate the attack an officer with 5 men on October 8 advanced to the abattis and set fire to it. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence The French had now pushed forward their trenches so far that from their front sap they could absolutely touch the abattis of the Malakoff. Jack Archer On both sides are little square plots fenced against sheep and goats by a rude abattis of stripped and dead boughs, Jujube and acacia. The Land of Midian — Volume 1 With a respectable force he marched against the post, which consisted of a blockhouse covered by an abattis and palisade. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched Our left is covered by the wood of Barre, where a strong redoubt has been constructed; and the whole of the position is fortified with breastworks and abattis as far as Fontenoy. Bonnie Prince Charlie : a Tale of Fontenoy and Culloden The intrenchments were strengthened by abattis and flanked by strong redoubts. True to the Old Flag A Tale of the American War of Independence Upon the signal being given, they leaped in crowds from the advanced trench, climbed over the abattis, descended the ditch and swarmed up the rugged slope in hundreds. Jack Archer The abattis has usually four entrances which are choked up with heaps of bushes at night. First Footsteps in East Africa Several breastworks and strong batteries were advanced in front of the main work, and about half way down the hill were two rows of abattis. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched A breastwork of logs was thrown up at a commanding position, in front of which was an abattis of young trees and brush piled up to obstruct approach. Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 They charged full in front, up the steep hillside, through several lines of abattis, and in this way received the hottest of the enemy's fire. School History of North Carolina : from 1584 to the present time The abattis had been torn to pieces by the cannonade, and the men did not wait for the ladders, but leapt into the ditch and scrambled up on the other side. Jack Archer A Latin rapidity of speech and motion added to the pink tights made him comically frog-like, and even the abattis of medals on his breast could not save his dignity. The Perils of Pauline The American soldiers had removed the abattis themselves. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched The British van hacked with their swords at the abattis, and tried, by wading through a marsh, to enter the curtain of the fore by a flank movement. Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 Here Confederate Gilmer's engineering skill has prepared ditch and fraise, abattis and chevaux-de-frise, with yawning graves for the soon-forgotten brave. The Little Lady of Lagunitas A Franco-Californian Romance For two days shot and shell splintered and tore through abattis and fraising, and levelled parapet and ditch, almost unanswered. Janice Meredith An impetuous charge was made to within twenty yards of the abattis, but it was baffled by our sturdy front. The Campaign of Chancellorsville As they were broken and confused by endeavouring to pass through the abattis of felled trees, the Bavarians rushed out and drove them back with great slaughter. Won By the Sword : a tale of the Thirty Years' War Or there had interposed in his trail abattises of down timber a quarter of a mile wide over which it had been necessary to pick a precarious way eight or ten feet from the ground. The Blazed Trail And then that cursed rope of pearls, emblem of the wealth and luxury in which she had been nurtured, stood like an impassable abattis across his path. The Snare Originally half hidden by a natural abattis of growing myrtle and ceanothus which covered this counter-scarp of rock towards the trail, it must have stood within a hundred feet of them during their halt! In a Hollow of the Hills A continuous cover and abattis was constructed from the Rappahannock at Scott's Dam, around to the mouth of Hunting Run on the Rapidan. The Campaign of Chancellorsville And scrambling over the abattis, Amyas and about thirty followed them fast; for he had hope of learning from some prisoner his brother's fate. Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth A vast number of trees had been felled, and formed into a heavy rampart, all approach to which was rendered extremely difficult by an abattis of limbs and brushwood. The Campaign of Chancellorsville |
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