| 单词 | sapper |
| 例句 | Sergeant Simpson was calling out for us to look out for sappers, the Vietnamese suicide squads. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z They listened to the night sounds they had grown used to—the rumble of artillery, stray shots in the distance, a booming far-off explosion—probably sappers blowing a bridge in the retreat. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z The flare went up and there was some firing, but we didn’t see any sappers. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z The Welshman who had spoken was a short, thickset fellow from the sappers. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z He promised that we would soon have a satire acted upon the rebels, writ by the notorious wit Major-General Burgoyne, with curtain-tunes and airs by this same excellent sapper to please the crowd. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z There was one dead VC, a sapper with his wire cutters still in his hand, his lifeless body draped across the wire. Fallen Angels 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z There would be no traffic until the sappers took their bulldozers into the village. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Good riddance, summer, you sapper of energy, you bringer-on of headaches.Coming to London, I learned a quieter love for October. What the months of the year mean to me 2010-12-17T08:30:00Z Yet Kip's horror can just as much be ascribed to his role as a sapper as to his race. Booker club: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje 2011-03-04T11:00:46Z The key figure in this regard is the working-class sapper Jack Firebrace, superbly played by Lee Ross, who learns by letter of the loss of his son to diptheria. Birdsong 2010-09-28T23:36:00Z In another scene, Ottoman sappers tunneling toward the walls discover they are trapped, shout "God is Great" in Arabic, and ignite gunpowder, blowing up themselves and some enemy soldiers. Turkey: epic movie highlights Ottoman conquest 2012-03-02T10:46:04Z Thomas Jefferson, a frequent antagonist of the federal judiciary, maligned its unelected judges as “a subtle corps of sappers and miners constantly working underground to undermine the foundations of our confederated fabric.” The Hosts of ‘5-4’ Never Trusted the Supreme Court 2022-07-25T04:00:00Z Instead he became an improbable sapper in 560 Field Company, which he later described as "a very working-class unit trying to build some patently inadequate defences against invasion on the coasts of East Anglia". Eric Hobsbawm obituary 2012-10-01T09:59:14Z The training by British Army sappers - combat engineers, some of whom faced similar obstacles in Afghanistan - was specifically requested by Ukraine. Ukraine war: Training to clear the world's most heavily mined country 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z "I'm once again appealing to the residents of the region. Do not start any work until the fields have been inspected by sappers. Take care of your safety," Prokudin said on the Telegram messaging app. Ukraine farm worker killed when tractor hit mine 2023-09-17T04:00:00Z The kitten is a folding steel hook that sappers use to dislodge booby traps, nicknamed for its retractable tongs that spring out like cat's claws. On Ukraine's landmine-strewn front, even the corpses can kill 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z "I don't know which country manufactured them, but they are critically important for sappers because if one steps onto an anti-personnel landmine ... the boots will save the sapper's legs," he said. Ukraine's sappers advance slowly through Russian minefields 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z On Thursday morning, a 2 km area around the bomb will be evacuated as the Australian sappers try to disarm the fuse. Tiny Pacific island Nauru declares disaster ahead of WW2 bomb operation 2023-07-19T04:00:00Z "We need more sappers," he says, "we don't have enough of them". Ukraine war: Training to clear the world's most heavily mined country 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z "Of course, it slows down the movement of troops," said the commander of a nine-man sapper squad with the call sign Dill. Ukraine war: The lethal minefields holding up Kyiv's counter-offensive 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z Ukraine's factories have tooled up to make equipment to help keep the sappers safer. On Ukraine's landmine-strewn front, even the corpses can kill 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z Before the probing begins, he said, sappers must survey the area while standing, lying down and kneeling. Ukraine's sappers advance slowly through Russian minefields 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z "The situation does not threaten the safety of residents. The place of the find is being investigated by Polish officers, military police and sappers," ministry said. Remains of an unidentified military facility found in Polish forest, says defence ministry 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z Each course is just a few weeks long and includes just a few dozen experienced Ukrainian sappers. Ukraine war: Training to clear the world's most heavily mined country 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Later, in their temporary base in a cottage several kilometres away, the soldiers expressed frustration about a lack of mine-clearing equipment, and a shortage of sappers - four of whom had been injured in recent weeks. Ukraine war: The lethal minefields holding up Kyiv's counter-offensive 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z "There are definitely not enough sappers, and given the intensity of the mining, even after the war the sappers will be one of the main professions," he said. On Ukraine's landmine-strewn front, even the corpses can kill 2023-08-03T04:00:00Z "If there are no booby traps, the sapper will examine the soil around his feet with the mine probe. If no mine is detected, he will move forward while keeping probing the soil." Ukraine's sappers advance slowly through Russian minefields 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The posters, which say the army is looking for gunners, sappers, military medics, drivers and tank commanders, promise potential recruits "respect, an honourable profession and decent pay." Russia expands war recruitment drive with video ad calling for 'real' men 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z Ihor and his team of sappers know they still have a huge task ahead. Ukraine war: Training to clear the world's most heavily mined country 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z As for the vast stretches of minefields still lying in front of Ukraine's counter-attack - Dill, the sapper squad commander near Bakhmut, was quietly confident. Ukraine war: The lethal minefields holding up Kyiv's counter-offensive 2023-07-03T04:00:00Z In areas at a safer distance, like Mr. Hordienko’s farmland, Ukrainian mine clearers known as sappers must still survey and remove thousands of land mines and unexploded ordnance before anyone can resume a normal life. In Fields Sown With Bombs, Ukraine’s Farmers Risk Deadly Harvest 2023-03-11T05:00:00Z As they trained on Wednesday, the sappers outlined the challenges they faced on the battlefield, offering an insight into why the counteroffensive has so far progressed slowly. Ukraine's sappers advance slowly through Russian minefields 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z Canada is extending its efforts to train Ukrainian sappers in Poland as part of the operation until October, Ottawa added. Canada to provide medical assistance training to Ukraine military in Poland 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z Ihor, who has been a sapper for four years, says he has already lost more than 10 members of his team. Ukraine war: Training to clear the world's most heavily mined country 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Being several hundred yards away from the blast, he was thankfully uninjured, but seven sappers from the Royal Engineers were not so lucky. World War Two: Thousands of bombs still left unexploded 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z “Our repairmen follow the sappers carefully, but persistently and stubbornly,” he said. As the War Rages, Ukraine Wages a Daunting Battle to Rebuild 2022-11-19T05:00:00Z Tasked with clearing tens of thousands of Russian mines, the sappers have to worry about booby traps, bombs and mortar attacks. Ukraine's sappers advance slowly through Russian minefields 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z The signs around the entire hospital complex warning of mines are disappearing one by one as Ukrainian sappers painstakingly clear each patch of earth. Ukraine hospital’s staff fight dark memories of occupation 2022-10-23T04:00:00Z He says one team of sappers may have to deal with more than 100 devices a day. Ukraine war: Training to clear the world's most heavily mined country 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z A police sapper sorts unexploded mine shells and weapons after return from the village of Udy, recently liberated by Ukrainian Armed Forces, in the town of Zolochiv, Kharkiv region, Ukraine September 12, 2022. Ukraine advancing in Kharkiv region but fighting still raging, deputy defence minister says 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z A sapper walks next to remains of a car destroyed by a Russian military strike, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv, Ukraine July 11, 2022. Leader of Russian-occupied Ukrainian town killed by car bomb -TASS 2022-07-11T04:00:00Z “This one flew in and did not explode,” said Roman Horiak, 31, head of a group of underwater sappers for the State Emergency Service. Hunting the hidden dangers that lurk in Ukraine’s lakes and rivers 2022-06-12T04:00:00Z A team of sappers led the way, looking for explosives hidden on the sandy floor. French army watches for bombs and potholes as it withdraws from Mali base 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z Ukrainian sappers are also being deliberately targeted by Russian forces to slow down their advance. Ukraine war: Training to clear the world's most heavily mined country 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z Klymchuk did not witness the killing herself but said she saw Viktor's body after sappers exhumed his body from a mass grave at her request once the town was retaken by Ukrainian forces. Ukrainian villagers count dead after weeks confined in school basement 2022-04-08T04:00:00Z The Assyrian army used sappers—soldiers who dug tunnels to sap, or undermine, the foundations of the enemy’s walls so that they would fall. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z The action had involved "shock" troops, sappers and boat specialists, the Chinese military newspaper added. China says it carried out beach landing drills in province opposite Taiwan 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z As she walked farther up the garden, another sapper called after her: “Grandma, look where you’re walking!” One woman’s bomb-filled garden in Nagorno-Karabakh points to lingering perils from war 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z The Ukrainian sappers first use Vallons, which look like metal detectors, to clear a path. Ukraine war: Training to clear the world's most heavily mined country 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z She described the role as that of a sapper, the first to enter a minefield. ‘I Have Never Seen So Many Toadstools.’ A Bumper Crop of Mushrooms in Ukraine. 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z Reading Reynolds’s introduction makes the newly arrived reader feel as if he were watching a sapper clear a minefield. How to Read the Good Books 2019-01-21T05:00:00Z He was a sapper in the Royal Engineers, attached to the Parachute Regiment for a few days, with the specific job of clearing barricades. Ballymurphy soldier 'still thinks' of victim 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z On Friday, a southern Israeli highway was blocked for an hour as sappers defused a booby-trapped balloon bearing the message I ❤️ YOU. They're calling it the Kite War. How a simple plaything became a potent weapon in the Gaza Strip 2018-06-18T04:00:00Z When the Vallon squawks the sappers get down on their knees and stomachs to identify the threat. Ukraine war: Training to clear the world's most heavily mined country 2023-09-24T04:00:00Z First, the sappers launched suicide assaults against the most important buildings. AP WAS THERE: The Vietnam War’s Tet Offensive 2018-01-29T05:00:00Z A sapper contracted a fever and realized that her wisdom teeth were coming in. Opinion | The significant, neglected role of Russian women in World War II. 2017-08-04T04:00:00Z There is hardly a note of the tunneling efforts that allowed British sappers, working in secret and in darkness, to place tons of high explosive in deep chambers. This Explosion Was the Biggest Blast Before Atomic Bombs 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z After 10 days of Israeli bombing — and rocket salvos by Hamas — the Israel Defense Forces sent tanks and troops, alongside sappers and combat bulldozers, into the enclave to destroy the tunnels. Israeli government watchdog slams Netanyahu, army over failures in 2014 Gaza war 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z Matt Weston was a sapper with 33 Engineer Regiment. The trauma centres helping veteran amputees - BBC News 2017-01-15T05:00:00Z An Israeli police sapper carries part of a rocket which landed in a yard of a house in the city of Sderot, southern Israel, Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016. Poll shows that most Israelis, Palestinians still seek peace 2016-08-22T04:00:00Z Eighteen passed the medical and were sent to Royal Engineer HQ at Chatham in Kent, to be enlisted as sappers. The 18 sewer men who changed the war - BBC News 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z “Practically everyone who worked on this team and was martyred knew they were on the path to martyrdom,” said Kobani-based activist Mustafa Bali of the sappers who died in his town. Syria's volunteer sappers improvise mine-clearing methods 2016-05-03T04:00:00Z The Defense Ministry said the sapper units were airlifted to Syria with an array of equipment, including state-of-the art robotic devices, to defuse mines at the 2,000-year-old archaeological site. Russian combat engineers arrive in Syria to clear mines in the ancient town of Palmyra 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z “Army sappers are in the process of defusing dozens of bombs and mines planted inside the ancient site,” the source added. Syrian regime forces retake 'all of Palmyra' from Isis 2016-03-27T04:00:00Z They might miss the attacks that come from within - perhaps by sappers tunnelling under the walls or saboteurs that have managed to trick their way in. How to tackle the network intruders - BBC News 2015-10-04T04:00:00Z Fellow sewer worker sapper Frank Jameson also received seven days of this treatment for getting drunk and going absent without leave for two days in November 1915 - he forfeited two days pay as well. The 18 sewer men who changed the war - BBC News 2016-07-01T04:00:00Z From time to time, a dull thud echoed through the buildings as sapper teams set off mines in controlled detonations. Ukraine Town Eases Back Into Life After Deadly Week of Fighting 2015-02-20T05:00:00Z “The Seine will do the job for us,” explains another German officer in Choltizt’s headquarters as sappers rig Paris bridges to dam the river which will flood first the Marais, then Bastille and so on. Diplomacy: Legendary Director Volker Schlöndorff's Cinematic Love Letter To Paris 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z A senior militia commander said it would be several days before the road reopened as sappers needed to clear it of mines and booby traps planted by the retreating militants. Iraqi forces regain control of key road to Baghdad after breaking siege 2014-09-02T04:00:00Z Police were now attempting to restore public order while sappers cleared landmines. Ukrainian president blames Russian troops after transport plane shot down 2014-07-14T04:00:00Z He served as a vehicle operator, gunner and sapper in the 584th Mobility Augmentation Company, 20th Engineer Battalion. Highway section dedicated to fallen Ohio soldier 2014-06-22T04:00:00Z Wamalwa walks through neat rows of corn, beans, and millet to the banana tree sappers she planted a year and a half ago. Ten Days in Kenya With No Cash, Only a Phone 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z After 100 homes were evacuated, army sappers disarmed the bombs. Northern Ireland police foil IRA-style mortar attack 2013-03-04T17:23:30Z An Israeli police sapper carries remains of a rocket which was fired from Gaza Strip and exploded in the Israeli southern town of Netivot, on November 12, 2012. Gaza Offensive a ‘Matter of Time’ 2012-11-13T09:45:00Z South Africans who served in the Tripolitania Civil Police Force lie alongside the dead of King George V's own Bengal sappers and miners. Stories of love and loss in a desert war grave 2012-11-10T00:45:49Z The 3d Native Cavalry have gone out about eight miles from here to a spot called Goose Plain, and the sappers and miners are encamped in the old lines of the 3d. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z Out across the plain, upon Reservoir Hill, the sappers are constructing an entrenched position under the direction of Captain Mills, R.A., and especially designed to protect the water supply. The Siege of Mafeking (1900) 2012-04-04T02:01:01.773Z A section of our sappers were told off to blow it up this morning. A Hero of Li?ge 2012-03-16T02:00:21.347Z The French sappers quickly removed the burning chevaux-de-frize, and hurled the flaming timbers into the stream; and scarcely was this done, when Moulon, dismounting, advanced, cheering, at the head of his grenadiers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z You expect to find here the graves of drivers and sappers, troopers and stokers, havildars and sepoys. Stories of love and loss in a desert war grave 2012-11-10T00:45:49Z This is due to the way in which the sappers and miners, under officers of the Royal Engineers, and the advanced companies of the Beloochees, under Major Hogg, have worked. March to Magdala 2012-04-19T02:00:32.620Z THE besiegers encamped a furlong from the walls and made roads; kept their pikemen in camp ready for an assault when practicable; and sent forward their sappers, pioneers, catapultiers, and cross-bowmen. The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages 2012-02-17T03:00:30.347Z Of this we have been assured by a mutilated Greek inscription on a large slab of granite which was discovered by English sappers at Assuan in 1885. The Egypt of the Hebrews and Herodotos 2012-02-14T03:00:25.940Z They are the sappers and miners, the cooks, the teamsters, the artisans; and there are instances where they are forced to shoulder the musket and go into the ranks. The Iron Furnace Slavery and Secession 2012-02-14T03:00:24.963Z Every available man—laborer, raw recruit, sapper, engineer—was rounded up. Current History: A Monthly Magazine of the New York Times, May 1918 Vol. VIII, Part I, No. 2 2012-02-04T03:00:16.443Z Willie Pastrano, the light-heavyweight champion he was training when Ali first called on him, had a heavyweight appetite for sex, especially before a fight, which was conventionally considered a sapper of leg strength. An Appraisal: Angelo Dundee Was Boxing?s Quintessential ?Confidence Man? 2012-02-03T02:24:14Z I went down to Charles Street, Westminster, met a recruiting sergeant, declared my enthusiastic yearning to join the sappers and miners, and soiled my palm with the Saxon shilling. Mated from the Morgue A tale of the Second Empire 2011-11-15T03:00:23.507Z The government, I should add, sent a company of sappers and miners to assist the afflicted nine days after the earthquake!—and a medical commission is to set off to-morrow. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 4, November 1, 1851 2011-11-03T02:00:15.113Z Confederate sappers constructed a number of artillery emplacements covering the avenues of approach to Atlanta. The Civil War Centennial Handbook 2011-10-15T02:00:27.210Z A group of mixed castes led the way, acting as scouts, sappers, and miners. Jungle Peace 2011-10-06T02:00:42.363Z The Engineer officer arrived accompanied by the so-called "conductor" and by some non-commissioned officers of the Line, together with sappers and soldiers told off to superintend the labours of the convicts. The House of the Dead or Prison Life in Siberia with an introduction by Julius Bramont 2011-09-27T02:00:18.213Z At last the Germans took post in a thick wood, and it became clear they had been playing with us all these hours while their sappers placed this copse in a state of defence. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z My mice, with Mary at their head, were perfect sappers and miners. Aileen Aroon, A Memoir With other Tales of Faithful Friends and Favourites 2011-09-08T02:00:20.773Z Barely had they crossed the river when the Swedish sappers removed the temporary covering of the bridge, so as to lay stronger planks over which cannon might pass. The Deluge, Vol. II. (of 2) An Historical Novel of Poland, Sweden, and Russia. 2011-09-05T02:00:23.933Z The glass fountain was already removed ... and the sappers and miners were rolling about the little boxes just as they did at the beginning. Queen Victoria 2011-08-23T02:00:32.007Z The picturesque was not lacking, either, in the work of surmounting the stern rugged passes, where the engineer officers with their sappers cleverly and speedily constructed bridges over gully and gash. George Alfred Henty The Story of an Active Life 2011-07-31T02:00:08.463Z They lack the necessary artillery, for one thing; and I was never greatly impressed by the engineering skill of their sappers. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z With a desperate effort Lieutenant Digby Jones gathered together his sappers. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z A sapper drove, the corporal sitting beside him on the box seat. The Dispatch-Riders The Adventures of Two British Motor-cyclists in the Great War 2011-06-24T02:00:22.377Z Already Mr. Brown had whisked a skirt of his tunic under his arm and was slipping his sapper's knife from its swivel. The Disturbing Charm 2011-06-17T02:00:21.077Z A sapper major who walked with me, after a long silence said, “Are you married?” A Prisoner in Turkey 2011-05-28T02:00:23.023Z One is a major of the Royal Engineers, and another, also a sapper, belongs to the gilded staff. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z In an instant Major Wallnutt and a sapper were shot dead, but the rest of the sappers magnificently fronted the invaders with fixed bayonets. South Africa and the Transvaal War, Vol. 3 (of 6) From the Battle of Colenso, 15th Dec. 1899, to Lord Roberts's Advance into the Free State, 12th Feb. 1900 2011-07-29T02:00:27.053Z The 4th Company of the Emperor Alexander Regiment crossed the stream and forced its way through a breach made by the sappers into the farmstead in which the enemy's main force was gathered. The Franco-German War of 1870-71 2011-05-26T02:00:14.447Z But more potent than all else in the doomed city's destruction was the secret work of the sappers and miners—the patient forces which wrought their work out of sight and hearing. Rosemary and Rue 2011-05-21T02:00:11.483Z Multitudes of brightly-dressed people strolled idly and curiously up and down, and a company of sappers and miners marched by without music, but carrying their implements and their soiled accoutrements. From the Easy Chair, series 3 2011-05-14T02:00:12.237Z A sapper officer forced his way through shouting for a working-party. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z While the Ordnance Survey was in Westmoreland, two sappers lodged in the house for months; and the eldest son, an intelligent lad, had much to tell concerning their operations. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z As the work at the sap-head was very dangerous, Vauban encouraged his sappers by paying them on the spot at piecework rates, which increased rapidly in proportion to the risk. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z This, with the aid of some sappers, I did anon, and having seen to it that we should know the place again if occasion arose, I also pressed on towards the town. The Great White Army 2011-03-12T03:00:25.450Z Some sappers were sent for, and blew in the doors, and the garrison were killed fighting. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z Occasionally an aerial torpedo, frequently bombs, at all times pessimistic sappers desiring working parties. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z His companion was a sapper sergeant named Mason. The Revellers 2011-02-26T03:00:50.133Z Accordingly the leading sapper excavates to the full depth of 4 ft. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Just before six, Canadian sappers exploded a mine on their front, and several of their own bombers were killed or wounded by the force of the explosion. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Early on 8th December two battalions with two mountain guns were marched a long way up the river; some daring sappers swam the stream carrying with them a wire. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z "You are, I believe, a sapper officer," commenced the Major. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z The marines, sailors, and a party of sappers were therefore sent thither to form a raft for the conveyance of some expected supplies for the troops across the Great Fish River, near the mouth. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z The head of the sap is protected by a number of half-filled sandbags, which the leading sapper throws forward as he goes on. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" 2011-04-22T02:00:08.637Z Bombing parties and sappers now went forward, but almost all of them were shot down. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z The fact that it was standing was clear proof that it was mined, and that sappers had been left behind to blow it up as soon as the Russians began to cross it. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z In the South African war small parties of mounted sappers and cavalry had undoubtedly ridden far into hostile country, and, getting behind the enemy, had blown up bridges, and generally damaged their lines of communication. Men, Women and Guns 2011-05-27T02:00:17.367Z The Commandant then ordered six of the sappers and two artillerymen to run the 3-pounder howitzer out, and follow him. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z As the engineers played such a gallant part in the battle, our first story must be the experiences of a sapper. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z A sapper who reached the trench set out alone to bomb his way along it. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) 2011-02-26T03:00:45.583Z Everyone of his Caucasian sappers volunteered, but he only chose those who had no parents alive. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z Even the poor sappers, up to their knees in water, working hard to repair the shelter pits and defences, have an expression of gaiety under their dripping service-caps. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z At every opening, the sappers and miners were busy blockading the streets, and parties of armed Burghers came galloping in with fresh tidings of ruin, murder, and devastation. The Cape and the Kaffirs A Diary of Five Years' Residence in Kaffirland 2011-02-19T03:01:12.480Z In the face of almost certain death, our sappers worked as calmly and coolly at their bridges as though engaged in peaceful manoeuvres at home. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z Native corps of sappers or pioneers were formed later, and officered principally by engineers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z On another occasion four sappers with their officer were told off to blow up a bridge immediately the Russians had crossed it, and before the Germans, who were close on their heels, could reach it. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 3 (of 10) From the First Battle of Ypres to the End of the Year 1914 2011-02-23T03:00:28.797Z It is there that I have made an appointment to meet an officer of sappers, whom my business concerns, for the purpose of fulfilling my mission. War 2011-02-10T03:00:52.487Z A sloping path brought me into the cellar, on one side of which sappers were digging away the earth to increase the accommodation. The Diary of a U-boat Commander With an Introduction and Explanatory Notes by Etienne 2011-01-30T03:00:19.213Z I and the other sapper were blown off our feet with the concussion. The Childrens' Story of the War, Volume 2 (of 10) From the Battle of Mons to the Fall of Antwerp. 2011-02-19T03:01:10.063Z P——, a sapper subaltern, conducted me down to the great steel town. Over Here Impressions of America by a British officer 2011-01-30T03:00:16.597Z A body of my marine “sappers and miners” were set at work to pull down a picket fence, in front of one of the dwellings, and chop it into firewood. Memoirs of Service Afloat, During the War Between the States 2011-01-04T03:01:01.887Z Three others came singly by the Rue Pierre-Charron, the Rue Brignoles and the Rue de Chaillot: a one-armed rifleman, a limping sapper and a marine with a hip that looked as if it was twisted. The Golden Triangle The Return of Ars?ne Lupin 2011-01-01T03:00:23.890Z Our command brought in teams of sappers to clear the mines and tremendous air support. Fighting and Feasting: On the Ground in Afghanistan 2010-12-09T08:40:00Z Last month, the British army's top bomb-disposal officer resigned, reportedly over a lethal shortage of trained sappers. British PM rules out more troops for Afghanistan 2010-06-10T18:29:00Z Bengal 49 19 Madras 40 4 Bombay 30 7 Punjab Force 12 6 — — Total 131 36 There were also three sapper battalions, one to each army. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" After his first trip, machine guns were rigged up to welcome him the next time he came and the sappers mounted a 13-pounder to fire as an anti-aircraft gun. A Kut Prisoner Now and then after sapper, in summer, we went into the beer-houses to beg for beer. The Autobiography of Thomas Platter, a schoolmaster of the sixteenth century. She came in the visions of night, like the sappers and miners, when he was least defended against her, smiling, beckoning. The Way of the Gods A party of sappers with felling axes, and commanded by Lieutenant Wemyss, and two scaling ladders in charge of Lieutenant Pigan, accompanied the assaulting column. Scenes and Adventures in Affghanistan The native artillery and sappers and miners were to be officered from the Royal Artillery and Royal Engineers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" It was plain, as, indeed, they had already been able to see, that the Servian sappers who had mined the railway bridge had done their work well. Under Fire For Servia They are the despair of their rivals, the sappers and miners, who are trying to make a level road for the new light ekkas. The Unveiling of Lhasa Faller remained at his post like a soldier on the field, and a comrade stood with him—a dial maker, who had once been a sapper and miner. Joseph in the Snow, and The Clockmaker In Three Volumes. Vol. III. Horse, foot, and dragoons, artillery, sappers, light infantry, and grenadiers, rushed forward wherever chance or their bewildered officers led them. Jack Hinton The Guardsman The only English warrant and non-commissioned officers now to be employed in the native army were to be those of the Royal Engineers with the sappers and miners. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" For fear of anarchists a strong force of soldiers and four sappers and miners guarded each of the railway bridges and grade crossings between Versailles and Paris. Harper's Round Table, July 23, 1895 Half a company of mounted infantry, two guns, a detachment of sappers, and four companies of infantry were held ready to support the escort if necessary. The Unveiling of Lhasa 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 This night our sappers return to the fortress and you with them. A Gallant Grenadier A Tale of the Crimean War Then, too, at the rivers, it was found that the bridges erected by the sappers with so much skill were already useless, or washed away. With Wolseley to Kumasi A Tale of the First Ashanti War We examined several of these, and at last selected two caps of fox-skin, the elegant form of which reminded us of the schakos of our sappers. Travels in Tartary, Thibet, and China During the years 1844-5-6. Volume 1 [of 2] They now came to a place where the passage in the trench made an angle with the parallel, and from beyond which the pickaxes and shovels of the sappers could be heard. Tales from the German. Volume I. Arwed Gyllenstierna 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 Already they had placed ladders against the walls, and, with ropes and buckets, were preparing to ascend, when Truchet marched in with his company, in fatigue-jackets, twenty sappers with shovels accompanying them. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune Bring up the sappers and miners, Captain Rock. Lulu's Library, Volume II This time the advancing troop was composed of twenty or twenty-five men, but they were no longer sappers, but soldiers of the garrison. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 The sappers and miners were constantly working our breastworks towards the enemy, and every time I wanted to reach my company I found it in a new place and more difficult to reach. Adventures and Reminiscences of a Volunteer A Drummer Boy from Maine A section of sappers commanded by a lieutenant soon finished the work with the aid promised. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20, September, 1877. The first order was, to deluge the tarpaulins with water; and while this was being done, the sappers were ordered to dig trenches in the garden, to receive the barrels. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune Quick as lightning, four sappers of the Guard rush across the road and gain the bridge. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Three of the soldiers fell dead, and one of the sappers was wounded. Library of the World's Best literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 12 And yonder, in the three large boats beyond the point, there are the sappers of the Guard. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume I Pombal was exactly the tool these sappers of every public and private virtue wanted. Wanderings in South America The French sappers quickly removed the burning chevaux de frise, and hurled the flaming timbers into the stream; and scarcely was this done, when Moulon, dismounting, advanced, cheering, at the head of his grenadiers. Maurice Tiernay Soldier of Fortune The night before the assault—the 24th of July, if my memory serves me right—the sappers were pushing forward the mines with all despatch. Tom Burke Of "Ours", Volume II Even when they started their progress was very slow, for the columns were halted at streams to build bridges and in the rough countries to wait for the sappers and miners to make passable roads. The Struggle for Missouri A party of sappers could set a caisson round it, bore a gallery, insert a charge, and blast the rock into smithereens with safety and despatch. Romantic Spain A Record of Personal Experiences (Vol. II) We have been continually notified for the last fortnight, that our sappers were mining the enemy's position. The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War A sapper held his horse by the bridle, and gave him his shoulder to mount. Waterloo A sequel to The Conscript of 1813 The corporal of sappers, Thom�, had his arm fractured by a piece of the axe, and they were compelled to amputate his arm at Weissenfels. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 A sapper discussed some recent achievements of mining parties. Cavalry of the Clouds Lieutenant Stevens in the reconnaissance of the position of Churubusco, was assisted by Lieutenant McClellan and escorted by the company of sappers and miners. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war There was some talk of a frigate which was to bring out some sappers and engineers for the works. The Lily and the Cross A Tale of Acadia The young sappers worked crouching; from the outside only an occasional head, or a hand emptying a shell of earth, was visible; and their enemies looked on inert from the line of the opposing forts. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) We were posted in covered roads, near this gate, which the sappers had strongly barricaded. The Conscript A Story of the French war of 1813 Rifles cracked along the line while those sappers and patrols sent out by the enemy—who hardly believed life still possible in the shattered trenches—were shot down or driven back to cover. With Joffre at Verdun A Story of the Western Front Lieutenants Beauregard, Stevens, and Tower, all wounded, were employed with the divisions, and Lieutenants G. W. Smith and G. B. McClellan with the company of sappers and miners. Company 'A', corps of engineers, U.S.A., 1846-'48, in the Mexican war Let but the cause be high, and men will find means to cross that zone, now as then—by the sapper's art if by no other! The Origins and Destiny of Imperial Britain Nineteenth Century Europe He planted his twelve guns on a height above the ravines, and sent forward several companies of sappers and miners to endeavour to carry the battery again. Through Russian Snows A Story of Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow Suddenly I came upon a party of sappers mending the parapet top with newly filled sandbags. How I Filmed the War A Record of the Extraordinary Experiences of the Man Who Filmed the Great Somme Battles, etc. Artificers, it may be as well to observe, were sappers and miners. The History of the First West India Regiment Verse 5.—Time's sappers, too, are busily at work, although unseen, till the effect of their mining becomes evident in the alarm that is felt at the slightest need of exertion. Old Groans and New Songs Being Meditations on the Book of Ecclesiastes Our British sappers became more proficient in mining, special corps being formed from among the Wigan colliers of the Manchesters and the Lowland Scots. With Manchesters in the East But, as Serjeant Buzfuz would have said, the serpent was on the trail, the viper was on the hearthstone, the sapper and miner was at work. Ireland as It Is And as It Would be Under Home Rule The sappers were at work under the thrones, and at any instant the mines might be touched off. Blood and Iron Origin of German Empire As Revealed by Character of Its Founder, Bismarck For nearly two years companies of sappers—British, Australians, and New Zealanders—had been busily engaged in tunneling under the low range of hills upon which the German position stood. The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) History of the European War from Official Sources The furious assaults of the crown prince's soldiers have been broken everywhere; infantry, artillerymen, sappers, and aviators of the Second Army have rivaled each other in heroism. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War The steady underground advance of the French sappers drove the Germans back upon their last bastion, commanding the central plain. 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 Not many of the native inhabitants remained, and the houses for the most part were filled with Scotsmen and sappers. War Letters of a Public-School Boy Kulan had seen that the Earthman was a real sapper; worth three of the others. Vulcan's Workshop The attrition of the Austro-Hungarian forces would be carried on by long-range artillery and sappers and local trench warfare with hand grenades. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources I was with the sapper who guided the column. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War At the latter place some desperate underground fighting occurred between sappers. 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 enemies, the sappers, the miners, are the Union-Slavery-Saviours of all kinds and hues. Diary from November 12, 1862, to October 18, 1863 Blake stayed with his few sappers, we had a gun from the mule battery, and there was Challoner, myself, and two more officers with a handful of native infantry. Blake's Burden Under cover of darkness the Italian sappers built a pontoon bridge, and the Bersaglieri crossed and carried the town and the surrounding heights at the point of the bayonet. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources There remained for our brave troops, composed of the Kaiser Dragoons and sappers, only one outlet if they were to evade capture. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 8) Battle of Jutland Bank; Russian Offensive; Kut-El-Amara; East Africa; Verdun; The Great Somme Drive; United States and Belligerents; Summary of Two Years' War Near Arras, in Artois, where sappers largely displaced infantry, was related the story of two French sappers, Mauduit and Cadoret, who were both decorated with the Military Medal. 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 In this cramped position the sapper wields his pick, a peculiar affair not unlike a harpoon, and scrapes the loosened earth back with a short grubber to another man who removes the earth in sandbags. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade He became a sapper, and, entering the Indian service, met his cousin, Bertram, who was in the line, somewhere on the frontier. Blake's Burden The sappers, however, had other things to contend with; this was the case when a tunnel was driven toward the German trenches between Rue du Bois and Rue d'Ouvert, near the La Bass�e Canal. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources Looking over his spectacles he softly hummed the old refrain of Thérèse: "Nothing is as sacred to a sapper!" A Nest of Spies Some of the men carry the picks and shovels of sappers, while others are provided with the steel-pointed staffs of mountaineers. 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 situation is not a pleasant one for either the men in the trench above or the sappers in the galleries below, and on the mining officer's decision much depends. From the St. Lawrence to the Yser with the 1st Canadian brigade He belonged to the horsey set of the sappers. The Rainbow One day as he was passing along the trenches, he overheard a heated altercation between a sapper and a corporal, both belonging to his own corps. General Gordon A Christian Hero A company of sappers and miners attached to the 71st New York, and a detail of men from the 2d New Hampshire, with their axes cleared the road for the artillery to pass. History of Company F, 1st Regiment, R.I. Volunteers, during the Spring and Summer of 1861 Also there were no omnibuses to be seen, no private automobiles, no electric vehicles of any sort except great grey army trucks trundling by with a sapper at the wheel. The Dark Star The gunner twitted the sapper, the cavalryman made jokes at the A.S.C., and the infantryman groused at the whole lot. Life in a Tank A small detachment, under Major Templer with Lieutenant R. J. H. L. MacKenzie, of the Royal Engineers, and nine non-commissioned officers and sappers, accompanied the expeditionary force. The War in the Air; Vol. 1 The Part played in the Great War by the Royal Air Force Gordon at once jumped on to the parapet himself and called the corporal to join him, letting the sapper hand up the gabions from a place of safety. General Gordon A Christian Hero The Naval guns during these movements were dragged forward by the seamen, assisted by sappers lent from the Royal engineer companies. History of the War in South Africa 1899-1902 v. 1 (of 4) Compiled by Direction of His Majesty's Government Infantrymen and sappers marched to their tasks round and about the line. Attack An Infantry Subaltern's Impression of July 1st, 1916 A sapper works on a trench of this kind differently to the way he works on an ordinary trench. "The Red Watch" With the First Canadian Division in Flanders I was out once with a sapper and two o' the Devons, fixin' up barbed wire—bullets strikin' everywhere just like rain. Tatterdemalion He stood by the stone-coloured cart, busy at the locker, the sapper who had sat upon it being his aid. The Dop Doctor The display of this piece of rock had the desired effect, and the sappers and miners were withdrawn. India and the Indians Yes, for the compasses, but not perhaps for the sapper. The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles The Colonel, instead of remaining on the spot to direct it, and to give the signal, ordered a corporal and four sappers to blow up the bridge the instant the enemy should appear. The Works of Lord Byron, Vol. 7. Poetry "There was a sapper of that name whom we met at Simla once, my dear," replied the Colonel. The Hero To-morrow the new African expedition sets sail,—Dr. Vogel, the botanical astronomer, and his army, two volunteers from the sappers and miners. Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities My interpreter and two of the sappers gave it up before this, but I and the other, Corporal Fisher, held on. The Life of Gordon, Volume I Is there not something here to guide the sapper? The Glow-Worm and Other Beetles There is nothing sacred to a sapper or an old grandmother who loves an imbecile. The Joyous Adventures of Aristide Pujol Infantry, artillery, sappers, and aviators of the Second Army have vied with one another in heroism. World's War Events, Vol. II The sapper was right, and it is pleasant to read letters like the above when emanating from an entirely independent source. The Second Battalion Royal Dublin Fusiliers in the South African War With a Description of the Operations in the Aden Hinterland I and my interpreter and three sappers went up to a Kurdish encampment where an old Kurd lived who assisted five of our countrymen to ascend about two years ago. The Life of Gordon, Volume I Nothing was sacred from that mimic any more than from a sapper. Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan They were employed there, in connection with other sappers and miners on the other mountains around, in making a survey of Scotland. Rollo in Scotland The sappers were hard at work in the darkness consolidating the captured positions, and these would surely now be held firm. Between the Lines After eating a very slight sapper she made herself a cigarette and sat and smoked until I had finished my pipe. The Strange Adventure Of James Shervinton 1902 With us, although our men are not stupid, the officers have to do a good deal of work which the French sapper non-commissioned officer does. The Life of Gordon, Volume I A group of sappers near by seemed unaffected by his behaviour. In Mesopotamia The corporal had ordered the sapper to stand up on a parapet where the fire from the guns would hail upon him, while he himself, in safety down below, handed the baskets up to him. The Story of General Gordon The sappers and mariners of the guard, sent after the enemy, to repair the bridges, did not allow them time to destroy them. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. II The sergeant of the sappers had taken charge of our key, and on Tuesday morning Elliot went for it. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 Our force of sappers was only 150 and the French had 600. The Life of Gordon, Volume I In addition, 1000 carpenters and workmen followed the army, with some 6000 engineers, sappers, and miners including the men who served the artillery. The Story of Rouen Now he knew that he would always be six months behind his gunner friends, and so decided to work instead for the Engineers, and get his commission as a "sapper." The Story of General Gordon They were skilful with the bow from following the chase on the King’s behalf, and were of course able sappers and miners from the nature of their everyday occupations. The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account Here the tents were pitched, on the Saturday, by Captain Salmond and his intelligent corps of sappers, the instruments being erected on the Monday under cover of the tents. Fragments of science, V. 1-2 They also caught and took away a sapper who would go trying to plunder—for as to plunder there was and is literally nothing but rubbish and fleas, the Russians having carried off everything else. The Life of Gordon, Volume I The corporal wanted the sapper to stand up exposed on the ramparts, while he handed him up some baskets from below. Chatterbox, 1906 Off rushed the two men who were with him, and off scampered the eight sappers, thinking that the whole Russian army was at their heels. The Story of General Gordon Engineering is one of the few things of which corporate bodies admit their ignorance; therefore the sappers got through much admirable work quietly and quickly. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 Shut yer mouth"—the morose sapper gripped his arm—"an' listen. No Man's Land The sappers, however, had other things to contend with; this was the case when a tunnel was driven toward the German trenches between Rue du Bois and Rue d'Ouvert, near the La Bassée Canal. The Story of the Great War, Volume V (of 12) Neuve Chapelle, Battle of Ypres, Przemysl, Mazurian Lakes One day, it is said, he came upon a corporal and a sapper, engaged in a hot dispute. Chatterbox, 1906 One day as Gordon was going the round of the trenches he heard a corporal and a sapper having hot words. The Story of General Gordon The way in which our sappers had toiled to repair the line was beyond praise. The Relief of Mafeking How it Was Accomplished by Mahon's Flying Column; with an Account of Some Earlier Episodes in the Boer War of 1899-1900 The Bavarian fell forward as if he had been pole-axed, and having relieved him of his rifle the sapper held forth. No Man's Land Approaching an officer in charge of a party of sappers close to him, he fell into conversation. Under the Rebel's Reign A small force of riflemen was with them and a party of sappers and miners, but there had not been a sign of military opposition to the work which they were trying to do. Ahead of the Army In one moment Gordon had jumped up on to the parapet, and ordered the corporal to stand beside him while the sapper handed up baskets to them. The Story of General Gordon This being told to the engineer officer conducting the works, he sent a corporal of sappers, who also found all still within. Taking Tales Instructive and Entertaining Reading He knows that zero hour is 11.30 a.m.; he knows his objective—Suffolk Trench; he knows the strong point at its northern end which the sappers are going to consolidate. No Man's Land Engineers provide sappers for the creation of obstacles and traps, and for the demolition of bridges and viaducts. 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 The sappers and miners had made their stealthy trenches, rod by rod, each morning appearing closer to their adversaries, and finally, completed their work, at less than a hundred yards from the Confederate defences. Campaigns of a Non-Combatant, and His Romaunt Abroad During the War He has His scouts, His advance guard, His miners and sappers opening the highway across the waste! My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year About 200 men of the 13th, and the same number of the 35th, with some sappers and miners, were allowed to sally out to bring in the prey. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The sapper rushed him round a bend, and then crouched down. No Man's Land The judiciary of the United States," wrote Jefferson in 1820, "is the subtle corps of sappers and miners constantly working underground to undermine the foundations of our confederate fabric. Union and Democracy Man for man in digging the battalions should do practically the same amount of work as an equivalent number of sappers, and in riveting, entanglements, etc., a great deal more than the ordinary infantry battalions. New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 5, August, 1915 Yes, every sin is a miner and sapper for a larger army in the rear. My Daily Meditation for the Circling Year It was formed of eight regiments of infantry, among whom were the 9th Queen’s Regiment, three cavalry corps, including two squadrons of the 3rd Dragoons, artillery, and sappers, in all some 8000 men. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign He found in the line opposed to him a battalion of the fifth regiment, a company of sappers, and a company of miners; in all seven or eight hundred men. Memoirs of the Private Life, Return, and Reign of Napoleon in 1815, Vol. I The sentry and the sappers who waited to blow up the bridge remained at their posts silent and still. Pushed and the Return Push Led by an officer with sixteen sappers, and followed by twenty-five grenadiers, the French party prepared to mount to the assault. At Aboukir and Acre A Story of Napoleon's Invasion of Egypt The ground was hard rock, and cutting trenches was extremely arduous work, and the noise of the picks directed the fire of the forts by night upon the sappers. The Story of the Barbary Corsairs The order of battle was thus formed:— Twelve guns, under Major Lloyd, flanked by 50 Madras sappers, under Captain Henderson, were on the right. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Then our sappers were ordered to make boxes of gun-powder which were to be fired by fuse and thrown over the parapet to dissipate the gas. The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.) By lunch-time we learned that strong Hun forces had got into our trenches and penetrated as far as the quarry where the colonel and myself had seen the sappers at work. Pushed and the Return Push There were caves and hiding-places, which it would be death to search except with a company of sappers. Patsy Lieutenants Beauregard, Stevens and Tower, all wounded, were employed with the divisions, and Lieutenants G. W. Smith and G. B. McClellan, with the company of sappers and miners. The Medallic History of the United States of America 1776-1876 He would have been killed by the Afghans had not a sapper and two men of the 13th rushed forward and rescued him. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign A few short, sharp orders were given, the men ceased their hopeless toil, and a sapper sergeant and a dozen men set to work to finish the task. Gil the Gunner The Youngest Officer in the East And there was an old sapper colonel who made it his business to get hold of the stragglers. Pushed and the Return Push "I know," said Eben, shaking his head, "but they are long-patienced fellows, these sappers—not like cavalrymen or lazy Preventives, who want nothing better than to lie up with a pipe and a mutchkin!" Patsy “My word, sir, what a sapper you would have made!” Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle The Madras sappers and the other sepoys followed the glorious example. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Seven companies of artillery and one company of sappers and miners were accordingly brought to Washington. Twenty Years of Congress, Vol. 1 From Lincoln to Garfield, with a Review of the Events Which Led to the Political Revolution of 1860 Twenty sappers and their officer had been caught below ground, in what had been destined to become General ——'s headquarters. Pushed and the Return Push Sir, these are sappers' trenches, or I am no judge! Patsy With them fell also fifteen out of their thirty sappers, wounded, but not all slain. Story of the War in South Africa 1899-1900 About 400 men of the 1st Fusiliers and 60th Rifles, with Tombs’ troop of horse artillery, 30 horsemen of the Guides, and a few sappers and miners, were got ready. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign Gentlemen"—Sir Ommaney turned to the Council—"your President and I have interrupted each other's work before now—as gunner and sapper—under Sebastopol. Major Vigoureux Although the sappers were hard at work in Combles, there was as yet no water within five miles of the batteries. Pushed and the Return Push The half-dozen sappers who had tried the first rush were now lying flat behind stones, and one lay bunched up as if wounded. Patsy The trenching tools were with the main body, but the sappers used their bayonets to make a hasty shelter. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The party selected for this hazardous operation consisted of Lieutenants Home and Salkeld, of the Engineers; Sergeants Carmichael, Burgess, and Smith; Bugler Hawthorne to sound the advance; and eight native sappers. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign In addition there were two teams of Brigade machine gunners to guard the flanks, and seven sappers to blow up dug-outs. The Sherwood Foresters in the Great War 1914 - 1919 History of the 1/8th Battalion He's taken a bit out of every rail; and he's blown a mine a quarter of a mile down there that's giving the sappers something to think about. Pushed and the Return Push They would fall on fifteen or twenty Japanese sappers on the top of their trenches placing sandbags, and then the flash would disappear. The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 A few sappers had followed, when a box of dynamite exploded with a violent detonation, and the rest of the company were called back. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Here, also, Corporal Perkins and Daniel Donovan, volunteer sappers, pushing on with the French, were among the first over the wall. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The sappers converted the factory into baths, and in parties of thirty the men had hot baths, each man having an old wine vat to himself. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 Afterwards some sappers attached more wire, and, from a safe distance, listened to a small explosion that would have meant extreme danger to any one standing near. Pushed and the Return Push A few days ago I sat by the bedside of a wounded sapper—a reservist—and heard the story of life in a signal-box on a branch line in the North of England. The New York Times Current History, A Monthly Magazine The European War, March 1915 The sappers were brought up and, also, a reserve company of Kashmir troops. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti No less than fifteen men of the sappers carrying the pontoon-bridge were struck down, and the French who had pushed on were unable to escalade the walls. Our Soldiers Gallant Deeds of the British Army during Victoria's Reign The sappers, by using the mechanism of Mill's bombs, were able to devise a method by which the Mill's lever was released and five seconds after the tubes exploded. The Fifth Battalion Highland Light Infantry in the War 1914-1918 A party of sappers from the army of occupation have been sent to the temple, who, after binding with chains the falling rock, will break it up. The American Journal of Archaeology, 1893-1 One man, a sapper, made quite a good thing out of backing a scorpion which he carried about with him in a tobacco-tin. With Our Army in Palestine When Beynon got back to the nullah, he found the Pioneers extended along the edge, and Oldham's sappers already at work. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Did we only anticipate Time, and pull down only what, with those sure sappers and miners of his, the years, he is certain to overthrow, it would be well enough. The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No. 2, August, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy I got the sappers to make me a large box which fitted on the back of the vehicle and had a padlock. The Great War As I Saw It A small battalion of Karens enlisted as sappers and miners proved a failure and had to be disbanded. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" What this sapper fed his gladiator on was a mystery; but it won many fights. With Our Army in Palestine The Kashmir company had not followed and, as the sappers were at work, they had laid down cakes of dynamite at the head of the pass. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti It was further stated in explanation that we had no sappers and miners, nor even the tools requisite to make regular approaches. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government I climbed down to the bottom of it in which men were walking and the sappers were at work. The Great War As I Saw It They are the vanguard—the sappers and miners of returning despotism. Reminiscences of Sixty Years in Public Affairs, Vol. 1 And behind these sappers came the famous grenadiers of the guard, infantry as well as cavalry; next, the riflemen of Vincennes, in their green uniforms; and, finally, the bands playing merry airs. Napoleon and the Queen of Prussia The sappers were armed only with carbines, which were uncertain at so long a range; but Lisle, with his rifle, brought down an enemy at every shot. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Probably one of the most effective attacks of the English against a German stronghold in Belgium was made possible through the work of the Australian and New Zealand sappers. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights A few days afterwards, a young sapper appeared, saluted most properly, and told me that he had been ordered by the C.R.E. to report to me for duty as chauffeur. The Great War As I Saw It Three full companies of sappers and miners, ten mountain howitzers, a field battery, fifty rapid-fire standing rifles, and a complete outfit for throwing lyddite. The Man Who Rocked the Earth The underground war, too, was still hotly maintained; and when, as often happened, the hostile sappers heard the sounds of each other's voices, emulation still excited them to struggle as if for life and death. The Young Carpenters of Freiberg A Tale of the Thirty Years' War At two o'clock they reached the post at Ghizr, which was held by a body of Kashmir sappers and miners. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The asphyxiating gas was projected into the trenches by means of force pumps and pipes laid under the parapets, the German sappers having carefully placed these conductors. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights One day as I was going up the line, a young sapper was carried out on a sitting stretcher. The Great War As I Saw It The two skilled sappers are still mining—under my directions this time. Tales of Destiny Laborers, sappers, raw recruits as well as soldiers of every arm. History of the World War An Authentic Narrative of the World's Greatest War They crossed the river on a bridge built by the sappers. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti The ordinary army corps is made up of 2 divisions, a howitzer division and one battalion of sappers, and has a fighting strength of approximately 32,000 men. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights A young Scotchman and myself were the next ones called, and we represented the sappers. Into the Jaws of Death At the signal rocket the enemy swept forward toward the canal, with companies of British sappers bearing scaling ladders and fascines of sugar cane. The Fight for a Free Sea: A Chronicle of the War of 1812 The Chronicles of America Series, Volume 17 Some sappers, who had been busy digging a trench for the protection of the General Staff, started to run. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 On the same day a party of sappers and miners, under Lieutenants Fowler and Edwards, also marched forward to Mastuj. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti In all of the campaigns in which the Anzacs have participated their work as sappers has been a feature. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights One company, consisting of over forty men with wheelbarrows and shovels, known as "sappers, miners and excavators," commanded by Captain William Wilson, marched with their comrades boldly to the scene of action. The Story of Cooperstown Thus she obtained the help of a company of sappers who fought the flames. Fighting France I feared that my soldiers would follow the example, and began to make fun of the poor sappers, scolding them at the same time. The New York Times Current History: the European War, February, 1915 The party of sappers were to march, the next morning, with the ammunition escort. Through Three Campaigns A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti Passing through the door he found in its recess a sapper and a cook exchanging the luck-penny of love. Bohemians of the Latin Quarter Each of these dumps is a load of refuse and rubbish pushed outward by the little sapper, which shoulders it up from below. Social Life in the Insect World The German garrison, it is said, included four companies of seaman gunners, an equal force of Marines, some cavalry and field gunners, and a company of sappers. The Illustrated War News, Number 15, Nov. 18, 1914 We have heard the story of one in the infantry and of a sapper underground. With Our Soldiers in France As the German drive advanced, a huge body of sappers and miners had been left behind to fortify this Aisne line, and the system developed was much the same along its entire distance. The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 12) The War Begins, Invasion of Belgium, Battle of the Marne Should we be obliged to wait until our sappers had built new ones before we could resume our pursuit? In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry With her excellent eyesight she must be able to perceive these terrible sappers as they hover about her, meditating their crime. Social Life in the Insect World The first who crossed it were a few sappers in a small boat. History of the Expedition to Russia Undertaken by the Emperor Napoleon in the Year 1812 The sappers must, I think, belong to the order of Arachnidae; they appear to be able to spin telephone wires out of their entrails at the shortest notice. Leaves from a Field Note-Book Nevertheless, by the sun's height it was well on in the forenoon before we came out, perspiring, like sappers in a steam bath, upon the mountain top. The Master of Appleby A Novel Tale Concerning Itself in Part with the Great Struggle in the Two Carolinas; but Chiefly with the Adventures Therein of Two Gentlemen Who Loved One and the Same Lady After the enemy had ceased firing he had sent a party of sappers to dig the graves of the two non-commissioned officers who had fallen in the wood. In the Field (1914-1915) The Impressions of an Officer of Light Cavalry The perfect insect, although henceforth liberated from the work of a sapper and miner, does not entirely abandon the use of urine as a weapon, employing it as a means of defence. Social Life in the Insect World He was an ogre, a choirister, a sapper, and so was I, I must confess, and, upon my word, I cannot remember what we talked about during our Gargantuan feed! The Works of Guy de Maupassant, Volume 3 The sapper is the "handy man" of the Army. Leaves from a Field Note-Book A few days later some French sappers came to play us at Fresnoy, and they, too, were defeated, 5-0, in an excellent game watched by many people. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. My little job is to look out for the safety of the sappers, who are hollowing out and supporting and consolidating an excavation about twelve metres deep already. Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 At 3 p.m. six battalions paraded with eight guns, and some sappers, the whole under the command of Ali Pacha of Scutari, a General of Brigade. Herzegovina Or, Omer Pacha and the Christian Rebels We met a sapper coming out of a cottage. Adventures of a Despatch Rider In the twilight we had already seen red-trousered soldiers, vivid as poppies against the grass, digging trenches along the line, and at one point a group of sappers improvising a wire footbridge across the river. Leaves from a Field Note-Book Most of them gradually became sappers, and we saw very few of them ever again. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. Two or three sappers are at work lengthening the hollows, watched by the Germans who, from point to point, can snipe the insufficiently protected places. Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 The judiciary of the United States is the subtle corps of sappers and miners constantly working under ground to undermine the foundations of our confederated fabric. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 4 The sappers required brains, and we had too great an admiration for the infantry to attempt commanding them. Adventures of a Despatch Rider The land was flat as the palm of one's hand, its monotony relieved only by lines of pollarded willows on which some sappers had strung a field telephone. Leaves from a Field Note-Book The raiding party advanced in four groups, each group with bombers, bayonet men, and sappers for demolition work, and each under an officer—2nd Lieuts. The Fifth Leicestershire A Record Of The 1/5th Battalion The Leicestershire Regiment, T.F., During The War, 1914-1919. After a short moment of hesitation, two companies of sappers which had been dispatched to cut down a bridge, joined their former commander. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men One poor fellow—a sapper of the balloon section—hearing it coming, sprang up in bed with terror. Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege No sapper works harder to make his trench than most young women do to make stable places for themselves in strange communities. The Business of Being a Woman But your sapper is a man of ideas, and is for ever seeking out new inventions. Leaves from a Field Note-Book Then bluejackets and sappers, seizing each his rifle, took their places behind slight earthworks, prepared to fight it out manfully. Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith He brought thither the news of the rapid advance of Napoleon; that of the revolt of two companies of sappers, of a regiment of infantry, and of the regiment commanded by Labédoyère. Biographies of Distinguished Scientific Men As soon as the sappers and gunners had made sure the gun was destroyed, the order to retire was given, and the line began climbing down in the darkness. Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege On they came, preceded by a scouting party of Uhlans, horse, foot, and artillery and sappers, with a siege train complete. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 But doubtless the sappers have arranged all that. Leaves from a Field Note-Book "Captain wants to speak to you, sir," came the voice of the sapper from under the tarpaulin. From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War They are the vanguard, the miners and sappers of returning despotism. A Short Life of Abraham Lincoln Condensed from Nicolay & Hay's Abraham Lincoln: A History On Pepworth Hill the sappers think they are putting up one of the 8.7 in. guns, four of which the Boers are known to have ordered, though it is not certain whether they received them. Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege Our Indian sappers and miners have long enjoyed a high reputation for skill and resource. The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, Issue 4, January 23, 1915 He could supply desks and tables—the sappers are amazingly efficient at turning them out at the shortest notice—and he could produce stationery, but he drew the line at ironmongery. Leaves from a Field Note-Book Down dives the sapper, and presently his face reappears, with "Headquarters to speak to you, sir." From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War On the boat he was greeted hilariously by Gillow the gunner and Sparkes the sapper, who invited him below to drink success to the voyage. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-01-21 The sappers say it seemed a crying shame to wreck a thing so beautiful. Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege This operation is called the double sap, and is executed by two parties of sappers, working side by side. 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. A chemical corps has come out to join the sappers, and the gunners have received some highly finished trench-mortars from Vickers's. Leaves from a Field Note-Book Then I was aware of a sort of tarpaulin cupboard under the breastwork, of creeping trails of wire on the ground, and of a couple of sappers. From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War "I noticed the old sapper instinct asserting itself in Mac when he tried to tunnel out of that bunker at the seventh," said Denny after tea in the golf club-house. Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 158, 1920-02-04 But it was soon discovered a few yards off, and the sappers set to work with their gun-cotton. Ladysmith The Diary of a Siege The attacking column is preceded by a company of sappers armed with axes, shovels, picks, crowbars, &c.; bags of powder are also used for blowing down gates, palisades, &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. When a flood came and washed away the bridge leading to the picket line, no sapper was required to show them how to throw a suspension bridge above the flood from tree to cliff. The Record of a Regiment of the Line Being a Regimental History of the 1st Battalion Devonshire Regiment during the Boer War 1899-1902 His sappers were instructed, therefore, to make every one welcome, and especially any likely-looking young men who asked questions or otherwise showed an interest. Nicky-Nan, Reservist In an hour or two a party of sappers can relay a long stretch of line if no culverts or bridges are destroyed. With Methuen's Column on an Ambulance Train Then, when everything was according to his liking, he advanced his engines, brought forward his towers, set sappers to work, and delivered assault in due form and at the weakest point. The Life and Death of Richard Yea-and-Nay I would beg leave to suggest to your lordship the expediency of adding to the engineer establishment a corps of sappers and miners. 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. And I must add that I personally have a considerably higher regard for Gieshübler's white jabot, in spite of the fact that jabots are no longer worn, than I have for Crampas's red sapper whiskers. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 12 Naval guns were prepared to try, sappers and working parties were already on the road with thousands of sandbags. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria When she entered the room again we were sorting out our letters and papers, and she said, "You surely must be sappers!" From John O'Groats to Land's End He became a sapper, entering the Indian service. The Intriguers Until men are enlisted for the purpose, companies of sappers and miners shall be formed by drafts from the line. 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. It increased the strength of the wall at the part exposed to sappers; it also caused the rebound of projectiles thrown from above, and so helped to keep assailants at a distance. Manual of Egyptian Archaeology and Guide to the Study of Antiquities in Egypt Then the sappers began to build the bridges. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria Just as nothing is sacred to a sapper, so is nothing hurtful to a Zouave. Septimus Marlanx's sappers had been quietly at work for days, drilling from the common to the gates. Truxton King A Story of Graustark Each regiment of infantry should have a detachment of sappers armed with axes to act as pioneers, for the removal of obstacles that may impede its advance. 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 Versailles troops had reached the spot, and ninety sappers and miners, with seven brave firemen, were at work with water-buckets attempting to save the main building, which was blazing fiercely when M. Chazal arrived. France in the Nineteenth Century While the sappers began to take the pontoon bridges to pieces the Boers, who must have been astonished by the unusual rapidity of the movement, fired their first shell at the crossing. London to Ladysmith via Pretoria "If they had a commissariat in the rear and a few sappers in front, the resemblance would be complete." Willis the Pilot No sappers or miners can explode its ramparts, no storm-bolt of perdition leap upon its towers. New Tabernacle Sermons There is, at present, in the French army a considerable number of sappers or pioneers detached for the service of the infantry regiments, three companies of sapeurs-conducteurs, and forty-two companies of sapeurs. 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. Almost the first thing done was to send sappers and miners underground to cut the wires that connected electric currents with inflammable material in all parts of the city. France in the Nineteenth Century Yet be not deceived; for though as yet, Bello has forborn molesting us openly, his emissaries are at work; his infernal sappers, and miners, and wet-nurses, and midwives, and grave- diggers are busy! Mardi: and A Voyage Thither, Vol. II Approaching the cavalier, all was still as death; the bold sappers pushed on as far as the ditch by which the work was surrounded, creeping on hands and knees. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean The art of building military bridges is a special branch of military science, which is committed to pontoniers or sappers. The Art of War In the preliminary stages of army organization under Louis XIV., infantry troops were detailed as sappers, and instructed in these duties by the engineers. 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. These were followed by infantry, cavalry, sappers and miners, Lancers, and Cuirassiers, staff-officers, etc., with bands and banners. France in the Nineteenth Century They are the vanguard, the sappers and miners of returning despotism. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays The sappers crept back to their trenches, fetched scaling-ladders, swept like a flood over the rim of the cavalier, and put to death every man whom they found. Sea-Wolves of the Mediterranean I was lucky enough after the first day to be put on sappers' duty. A Yankee in the Trenches Engineer troops are divided into three classes—1st, sappers and pioneers; 2d, miners; and 3d, pontoniers. 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 third was, that the sappers were not employed to raise a breastwork for the protection of the troops. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 Engineers and sappers accompanied it, cutting down the forests and making roads as it marched, and the commissariat was carefully attended to. Early Israel and the Surrounding Nations Beside the glengarries there are countless flat caps—line regiments, territorials, gunners, and sappers. The First Hundred Thousand President Buchanan left the White House in an open carriage, escorted by a company of sappers and miners under Captain Duane. Abraham Lincoln, Volume I Even this number was found insufficient in his campaigns in Germany and Spain, and he was obliged to organize an additional number of sappers from the Italian and French auxiliaries. 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. It was suggested to raise a sungar or breastwork to protect the troops, for which purpose the sappers had been taken out, but it was not done. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 328, February, 1843 But the occupants of insecure thrones have a fine scent for the odor of sedition, and Heine was an untiring sapper and miner in the modern army moving against the strongholds of aristocrats and priests. The German Classics of the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries, Volume 06 Masterpieces of German Literature Translated into English. in Twenty Volumes Herbert, I discovered, was a sapper who'd been transferred to Boulogne and, judging by his hand, was better with a shovel than a pen. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, May 28, 1919 They are the van-guard—the miners and sappers of returning despotism. Abraham Lincoln, a History — Volume 02 Figure 13 is the camp of two batteries of mounted artillery, or two companies of mounted sappers and pontoniers. 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. In its brevity this narrative of a sergeant of sappers is more eloquent than long descriptions in polished prose. The Soul of the War Such was the braiding at the throat, that only a sapper could have handled it. Fate Knocks at the Door A Novel Also stacks of timber for shoring up mines which sappers would dig beneath the enemy trenches. Over There War Scenes on the Western Front The lift was unlit and full of black shadows; only the sapper who conducted it was distinct. Love and Mr. Lewisham In establishing the batteries of artillery, in opening roads for their manœuvres, and in arranging material obstacles for their defence, the axes, picks, and shovels of the sappers are of infinite value. 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. Sixty-five vessels composed the fleet, bearing six regiments of infantry, one of dragoons, the Queen's hussars, artillery, sappers and miners, engineers, and eighteen pieces of cannon, besides incalculable quantities of arms and munitions of war. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 16, February, 1859 There was an exuberant flapper Who made people anxious to slap her; She uttered loud squeals And she smoked at all meals; Now she's married an elderly sapper. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, December 19, 1917 Behind the Antwerp fortifications the Belgian sappers and miners were on an organized rampage of destruction. In the Claws of the German Eagle It is estimated that within a fortnight the Belgian sappers and engineers destroyed property to the value of �16,000,000. Fighting in Flanders A sapper of the Royal Engineers who climbed the steeple of a parish church and reached the clock told the local magistrates that he wanted to see the dial. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, February 26, 1919 Finally, even sappers, if they knew how to read, became nobles all the same. Folk-Tales of Napoleon The Napoleon of the People; Napoleonder Have done with this nonsense, monsieur, or you will find yourself transferred to the sappers, where you would have harder work and duller plumage.' The Exploits of Brigadier Gerard Four sappers at length laid a petard beneath the gate at the other side of the bridge. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 06 — Fiction His weight is against his being a sapper. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes He was a self-educated-man; he had formerly been a sapper and he was one of the best and handiest working engineers alive. Tono Bungay But at length, I think on the third or fourth night, he found, partly guided by the noise of their implements, a company of evidently the best sappers and miners amongst them, hard at work. The Princess and the Goblin There were Corps troops—sappers and A.S.C., and a handful of Corps cavalry. Mr. Standfast He wanted to be told the way to the sappers' camp. Greenmantle The young sappers worked crouching; from the outside only an occasional head, or a hand emptying a shell of earth, was visible; and their enemies looked on inert from the line of the opposing forts. A Footnote to History Eight Years of Trouble in Samoa Under the railway bridge I found a group of soldiers--sappers, I think, men in small round caps, dirty red jackets unbuttoned, and showing their blue shirts, dark trousers, and boots coming to the calf. The War of the Worlds It is to the sappers the army always goes for "technical material". In Flanders Fields and Other Poems There was an argument between a lance-corporal in the Camerons and a sapper private about some trivial incident on the Somme. Mr. Standfast But in 1850 a thousand Afridis attacked a body of sappers engaged in making the road, killing twelve and wounding six. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 At the moment when the Hanoverian lieutenant, Wilda, grasped this handle in order to take refuge in the farm, a French sapper hewed off his hand with an axe. Les Misérables The ordinary sapper is a great deal better educated than the common soldier, and they discussed the peculiar conditions of the possible fight with some acuteness. The War of the Worlds The tools of the gunners, and of the sappers, to say nothing of the knowledge of how to use them, are in themselves a huge problem. A Visit to Three Fronts June 1916 My sappers have just established a mine under the Quarantine Battery. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 32, June, 1860 It consisted of Captain Holland, Lieutenant Climo, Lieutenant Manley, R.E., the general's orderly, a Sepoy of the 45th Sikhs, two or three sappers and three men of the 24th; in all about a dozen. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War "And now you can bile up a pot of tea in your own way while I clean these here fish for sapper." Ruggles of Red Gap A number of people were standing about it, and some sappers were busy in the midst of it. The War of the Worlds Calling the sappers to the first landing, and pointing to the stone wall on the right: "Break through that for me," he cried. The Strong Arm The only contrast to this general air of exhaustion and weariness on every side was a corps of sappers, who were busily employed upon the high grounds above the village. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 At the end of the road is Fort Chitral with a garrison of two battalions, one company of sappers, and two mountain guns. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Hundreds of sappers and miners burrowed under the shell-torn ground for months, digging a tunnel under Lee's fortress immediately before Petersburg. The Man in Gray A sapper told me it was done by a man in a ditch with a flag on a long pole. The War of the Worlds "Then send for some of your most stalwart sappers with tools to break through a stone wall, and tell them to bring a piece of timber to batter in this door." The Strong Arm These were the sappers piercing the walls for musketry; and this I could now perceive was looked upon as a position of no small importance. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 The sappers had now entered the village, and were engaged in preparing the hovels of which it consisted for destruction. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Are you "facing" the enemy when their artillery is hidden behind mountains and sends death over a distance of a day's journey, and when their sappers come creeping up thirty feet below the surface? Men in War The corps of sappers which he commanded was a remarkable body—a strange medley of Hindustanees, Goorkhas, and Afghan tribesmen of divers regions. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 Several of the Bavarian sappers sent at daybreak to blow up the bridges of St. Lorenzo being killed by the bullets of an invisible foe, the rest took to flight. Germany from the Earliest Period Volume 4 Ah! the very people we want; these are the sappers. Charles O'Malley, The Irish Dragoon, Volume 2 Then the 38th pushed forward and occupied the village, which was handed over to the sappers to destroy. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Pombal was exactly the tool these sappers of every public and private virtue wanted. Wanderings in South America The centre column then advanced unmolested to the deserted barricade, through which the sappers soon cleared a thoroughfare. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 The French waited for the sappers to remove them according to military rule. Life and Times of Washington, Volume 2 Revised, Enlarged, and Enriched General Eblé then with his 400 men departed in the evening of November 24th. for Borisow, followed by the clever General Chasseloup who had some sappers with him, but without their tools. Napoleon's Campaign in Russia Anno 1812 Thus the battery was left with no other escort than thirty sappers. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War An underground tunnel dug by sappers of the Royal Engineer Corps. Over the Top He declared the enemy to be contemptible, and that as for Broadfoot and his sappers, twenty men with pickaxes were enough; all they were wanted for was to pick stones from under the gun wheels. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 I hardly knew Charles Beardmore when he arrived from Berlin the other day, like a sapper and miner. The Newcomes Memoirs of a Most Respectable Family The reserve troops supply 204 battalions of infantry, 56 squadrons of cavalry, 57 batteries of artillery, and 34 companies of sappers. Afghanistan and the Anglo-Russian Dispute A sapper and a havildar of the 24th were severely wounded. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War He uses a pick as if he had been a sapper all his life. Rujub, the Juggler His advice to his chief was to have nothing to say to Macnaghten, to me, or to the sappers, saying Monteath had men enough, and needed neither sappers nor tools.' The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 Each of the sappers carried a bag of powder, and, covered by such shelter as the fire of the Sixtieth skirmishers could give them, they advanced to the gate. In Times of Peril Several sappers who had crossed in a small boat, having landed, a Cossack came up to them, in charge of a patrol, who followed him at a short distance. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France The sappers and miners hastened forward to repair it. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War A band of German sappers had dug a trench right across the turf at Queen's Club. The Swoop! or How Clarence Saved England A Tale of the Great Invasion The artillerymen and sappers made a gallant stand, fighting the ghazees hand-to-hand with handspikes and rammers, while the guns poured canister into the advancing masses. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 The total force collected for the relief were: Her Majesty's Eighth, Fifty-third, Seventy-fifth, and Ninety-third regiments of infantry; two regiments of Punjaub infantry; and a small party of native sappers and miners. In Times of Peril "We are Frenchmen, and we are come to make war upon you," replied one of the sappers. World's Best Histories — Volume 7: France The general, the battery, the sappers and four companies of infantry were still in the valley. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War On the right wing stood two companies of artillery, then a company of sappers and miners, after this, the Sixty-Eighth, and lastly, the Seventy-First Regiment of Infantry. Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present The 66th with some of the sappers and grenadiers, made a gallant stand round its colours in an enclosure near the village of Khig. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 The sappers laid their bags against the gate, and slipped down into the ditch to allow the firing party to do their work. In Times of Peril He told me with pride that two of his sons were serving in the army, too, one as an artillery officer and the other one as an officer with the sappers. Four Weeks in the Trenches The War Story of a Violinist The battery, about thirty sappers and half the 35th Sikhs, were returning to camp. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Our sappers, too, found it not only difficult, but dangerous, to work in the advanced trenches below the ridge, being always met by a murderous musketry from the enemy's sharpshooters, who fired down behind breastworks. A Narrative of the Siege of Delhi With an Account of the Mutiny at Ferozepore in 1857 One of the Shah's infantry regiments and his detachment of sappers and miners had deserted bodily, partly during the march of the previous day, partly in the course of the night. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 The common people do not know what to conjecture, but have some notion that the "sappers and miners" are to build a bridge to admit the charge of cavalry into the island. Autobiography of Sir George Biddell Airy The court of France did not recognize in those plausible philosophers, whose writings had such a charm for cultivated intellect, the miners and sappers of the monarchy. Beacon Lights of History, Volume 08 Great Rulers This order reached the battery, and with the sappers as an escort they turned back, recrossed a nullah and met the general with two companies of Sikhs outside the village of Bilot. The Story of the Malakand Field Force An Episode of Frontier War Now this mud-pushing Todd had a cousin in the same division, one of those highly trained specialists who trickles about the country shedding coils of barbed wire and calling them "dumps"—a sapper, in short. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 153, September 5, 1917 The fire from this fort was annoying, and General Baker went out on the errand of destroying it, with 800 bayonets, two mountain guns, and a party of sappers. The Afghan Wars 1839-42 and 1878-80 Little did he know the resource and capacity of our Indian sappers and miners, our Engineer and Pioneer battalions. Sketches of the East Africa Campaign The compradore stood whispering: they had found the tunnel empty, because, he thought, the sappers were gone out to eat their chow. Dragon's blood |
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