Sentence example with the word 'sorties'

sorties

Last update: July 30, 2015


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Buller was arranging for the relief of Ladysmith, which had already shown its spirit by two successful sorties against the besiegers' batteries.   [Please select]

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_) On the arrival of the army, they made at first frequent sorties, and engaged in battles on a small scale.   [Please select]

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The great feature of the siege, however, was the fierceness and the number of the sorties.   [Please select]

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I hope there will be no more sorties, for I am sure it would be useless.   [Please select]

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The slaughter in the various assaults, sorties, and bombardments was enormous.   [Please select]

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Sidney Smith's sorties actually exceeded in number and vehemence Napoleon's assaults.   [Please select]

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In these resultless sorties the garrison is fast using up its material of war.   [Please select]

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The Tyrians used fire-ships against this flotilla, and made sorties from their two harbours.   [Please select]

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The besieged made several successful sorties, and Sir Francis Vere had been severely wounded in the leg.   [Please select]

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The winter impasse in Europe gave way to the first fighting of spring, raids and sorties mostly, since the ground was still too heavy for the advancement of artillery.   [Please select]

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As for the city people, their ears and tongues grew longer during those three days, when the sepoys, returning from the sorties and skirmishes, brought back tales of glorious victory, stupendous slaughter.   [Please select]

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