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More "Battle line" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... the now distant battle line the dull red glow of bursting shells lined the front as the rumble of sound jarred more clearly upon his ears. Undoubtedly some kind of battle must be going on. Was it one result of the night raid? Was ...
— Our Pilots in the Air • Captain William B. Perry
... never show to such advantage as when they are fighting against odds, and the battle line swayed back and forth, first one and then the other side seeming ...
— Army Boys on the Firing Line - or, Holding Back the German Drive • Homer Randall
... considered it an attempt to demoralize him and was ready for it. He retreated a little, sheltered himself behind a tree and opened fire, skipping between shots from one tree to another in order that he might protect the whole of his battle line and keep his ...
— Before the Dawn - A Story of the Fall of Richmond • Joseph Alexander Altsheler
... the enemy. His position is invisible. His artillery has opened fire. Your artillery is replying. The troops must advance cautiously over exposed ground. They are not firing. They are not deployed for action (in battle line). They are waiting to get within as short a distance of the enemy's line as possible, for their ammunition is limited; and after troops are actually launched in the attack, control over them, for ordinary ...
— The Plattsburg Manual - A Handbook for Military Training • O.O. Ellis and E.B. Garey
... Jeanningros, the French general at Monterey, who'd heard about those negotiations with the Republica. But Shelby formed in battle line, to storm his old city, and at the same time sent word explaining that he hadn't accepted any offer from the Republica. So, instead of shooting and hanging, Jenny asked us around for supper. That's where I ...
— The Missourian • Eugene P. (Eugene Percy) Lyle
... is there. Some of the brakemen have gone on a mile or two and they say the track hasn't been touched. You tell Colonel Newcomb that I'm bringing the train right down to the battle line." ...
— The Guns of Shiloh • Joseph A. Altsheler
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