| 单词 | four-pounder |
| 例句 | He sallied out with two four-pounder field pieces, and the requisite number of artillerymen, fifty fusileers of the regulars, a few militia, and eight hundred Indians, armed with lances. An Historical View of the Philippine Islands, Vol II (of 2) Exhibiting their discovery, population, language, government, manners, customs, productions and commerce. 2012-03-03T03:00:18.053Z It once mounted nine four-pounder cannon, but at the beginning of the Revolution was dismantled, and the guns taken to Newburyport. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z Come on, men, this four-pounder is loaded yet. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z That is how I christened the four-pounder I had charge of in my battery. The Sword of Honor, volumes 1 & 2 or The Foundation of the French Republic, A Tale of The French Revolution 2011-03-21T02:00:09.090Z Up he comes, a four-pounder, tossing and flopping in the bottom of the boat. Two Years in Oregon 2011-02-16T03:00:33.293Z Several discharges quickly succeeded each other, and soon the Vulture, galled by an iron four-pounder upon Teller's Point, weighed anchor, and dropped down the river beyond the vision of the conspirators. Harper's New Monthly Magazine No. XVI.?September, 1851?Vol. III. 2011-02-15T03:00:16.383Z There were mounted on the ramparts six six-pounder and two four-pounder iron cannon, with two culverins. Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast 2012-02-22T03:00:25.113Z There, at the left, by the four-pounder, was Travis to fall across the gun, shot through the head. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z "I know a man at Oldbridge who caught a four-pounder with a bumblebee." Plashers Mead A Novel In the salient of one of the lunettes is a small brass four-pounder, mounted in barbette upon a wooden platform. Narrative of the March of Co. A, Engineers from Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, to Fort Bridger, Utah, and Return May 6 to October 3, 1858 Oh! blessed Virgin! there's threason in the camp! hit in the face by a four-pounder, by Jove! Jack Hinton The Guardsman Colonel Lamb of West Point furnished the ammunition—but grudgingly, saying that firing at a ship with a four-pounder was, in his opinion, a waste of powder. Elsie on the Hudson He had taken a "four-pounder," and heard of some double the size. A Rent In A Cloud It was a scrougin' thing to hold powder and lead, and went off once in three times with the intonation of a four-pounder. The Humors of Falconbridge A Collection of Humorous and Every Day Scenes He must have been a four-pounder, and went off, and be hanged to him, with two yards of my collar and a couple of first-rate flies. Tom Brown at Oxford It was hollowed out of a single tree-trunk, measured more than fifty feet long, carried a four-pounder in the prow, an arsenal of cutlasses and grape-shot, and was laden with merchandise of every kind. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century The one battery available for service consisted of two eighteen-pounders and a four-pounder, mounted behind earth breastworks. The Naval History of the United States Volume 2 An old four-pounder gun about 7 feet long. 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 only returned to the shore after a four-pounder had been fired over their heads. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century I caught a four-pounder on a night-line last week.” The Young Castellan A Tale of the English Civil War A musket fired over their heads had no effect, but a four-pounder charged with grape shot, though fired wide, put them to flight. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries "First to thee, Nalik; but biggest to the rebelli"* cried old Sru, as with some difficulty—for my rod was too slight for such a fish—I landed a lovely four-pounder on the grass. "Martin Of Nitendi"; and The River Of Dreams 1901 Presently there was a sound of wheels, and two four-pounder guns were brought up and placed one on each side of the gate to sweep the approaches. A Girl of the Commune Again their four-pounder belched forth, and one of their shots fell directly in front of the 35th Ohio ambulance, but luckily it did not burst. Incidents of the War: Humorous, Pathetic, and Descriptive A four-pounder, loaded with grape, was then fired a little to one side of them. The Cannibal Islands Captain Cook's Adventure in the South Seas Tupia, on this, was ordered to inform them of the power and effects of the English thunder-making arms, and a four-pounder loaded with grape was fired wide of them. Captain Cook His Life, Voyages, and Discoveries At Gonzales, fifty miles to the eastward, the settlers had a four-pounder, a brass cannon given to them by the government for protection against the Indians. For the Liberty of Texas Twenty four-pounder guns were placed on the ramparts, facing the river on the south. With Clive in India Or, The Beginnings of an Empire In the middle of the room, glaring at the front door, was a brass four-pounder on a ship's carriage; a Philippine latanka, muzzle tilted upward, stood beside it. Murder in the Gunroom They were entirely too far off for the four-pounder gun to be of any use. 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 day following, a gun, a four-pounder, was seen near the anchor in Clam Bay; we call it by this name, because of the vast quantities of this sort of shell-fish which are found there. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Volume 17 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 Coming closer, the Texans were spread out in a sort of skirmish line, with the four-pounder in the centre. For the Liberty of Texas And he's going to polish up the four-pounder until I can see my face in it. Second Plays Kolos-monostor Rumania Sheep; rectangular four-pounder, 8½ by five by three inches. The Complete Book of Cheese "Just so; he is there, I see him distinctly; he is recharging our four-pounder." Willis the Pilot Cavalry skirmishers were sent right and left to cut off retreat, and the rest of the force began to fire on the adobe walls from muskets and a four-pounder. The Old Franciscan Missions Of California As soon as it began to grow light, the four-pounder was placed in position, and the rough but rugged little army was drawn up in battle array. For the Liberty of Texas Here he found Ramajee Punt, who had landed a few men, and entrenched himself at about two miles from the nearest fort, with a single four-pounder gun. The Pirates of Malabar, and an Englishwoman in India Two Hundred Years Ago Pete Hamilton, however, got a flabby handshake, a wheezy laugh, and the announcement that he was down from Shoshone for a good, gamy tussle with that four-pounder he had lost last time. Good Indian We'll soon stow it, and, barring a few slugs, and one four-pounder, that has cut up a crate of crockery as if it had been a cat in a cupboard, no great harm is done. Homeward Bound or, the Chase Towards evening the boat, with the four-pounder on board, was to come under shore, and at a signal given by me was to station itself opposite to the mouth of the cave. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 "Give it to them!" came the sharp order, when it was light enough to locate the Mexicans with certainty, and the brass four-pounder belched forth its contents, and the battle was opened at last. For the Liberty of Texas However, there was not an instant to be lost; already the plunging fire of the four-pounder had swept through our files, and every moment increased our danger. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 1 "I'd like nothing better than to get that four-pounder on my line," she added. Good Indian George occupied the breach, and as he waved his arms and shouted, a four-pounder, leaping high, struck him on the forehead. My Tropic Isle There," said I, pointing to the boat, "there are my armed friends; they have a four-pounder—the match is ready lighted—your plot is discovered. Tales and Novels — Volume 04 "Now they are going to use the cannon!" was the cry which went up directly afterward, and then a four-pounder, stationed on a bluff, was discharged. For the Liberty of Texas When the report of the four-pounder, or the ringing of the fort bell, or a volley of musketry sounded the alarm, the women and children hurried to the fortification. Woman on the American Frontier A Valuable and Authentic History of the Heroism, Adventures, Privations, Captivities, Trials, and Noble Lives and Deaths of the "Pioneer Mothers of the Republic" I ha' getten brass, and we'll go buy the chap a sup o' milk an' a good four-pounder this very minute. North and South "A four-pounder, if he is an ounce," said I. "I congratulate you, Miss Colton." The Rise of Roscoe Paine Put all the boats in the water, Mr. Shaw," Lingard was saying, with one foot on the rail, ready to leave his ship, "and mount the four-pounder swivel in the longboat's bow. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows Seeing it was of no use to remain longer, the cannoneer attempted to spike the four-pounder, but a Texan sharpshooter cut him down in the act. For the Liberty of Texas |
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