The Sandbag battery, the scene of so many bloody encounters during that eventful day, had been at length entered by a strong party of Russians, its previous defenders having been killed or driven out by overwhelming numbers.
The enemy came on in overwhelming numbers, and with great resolution.
As soon as the enemy perceived that it was an unsupported rearguard, it was assailed by overwhelming numbers, but continued firmly to hold its own.
It seemed that the Confederate army, surrounded by overwhelming numbers, was about to be crushed.
He was not one to surrender, even to overwhelming numbers, without a fight.
Would he with his relatively small force follow Hooker into the Wilderness, despising the dangers of ambush and the possibility that his foe might turn upon him in overwhelming numbers?
They were soon upon us in overwhelming numbers, but were received with a fire that staggered them.
The small forts, being surrounded by overwhelming numbers, were quickly taken and then set on fire.
Late in March 1915 General Joffre told an interviewer that his army was not crushed in Belgium by overwhelming numbers.
The Russians, who had for some minutes been assaulting the first Turkish battery, now pushed forward in overwhelming numbers.
We will get the boats into the water and be ready to shove off, in case those fellows should come down in overwhelming numbers; for though we might keep them at bay, I am anxious to avoid bloodshed," said Green.
Assailed by overwhelming numbers on front and flank, the held their own in a conflict which raged for days; they barred the path against the German onrush and saved the day for the Empire, for the Allies and for the world.
The enemy had been massing along the whole line, and when Kershaw reached the farthest limit of the open field he was met by overwhelming numbers.
Jones, too, was forced by overwhelming numbers to give back, but Jackson coming up gave him renewed confidence, and a final advance was made along the whole line.
Their repeated efforts to rally were unavailing, and Jackson's troops, being thus relieved from the pressure of overwhelming numbers, began to press steadily forward, driving everything before them.
Our gallant army under General Beauregard is now attacked by overwhelming numbers.
Suddenly, by what means we are not told, he was made aware that the Confederates were in overwhelming numbers, and that Jackson was in command.
Arnold's orders were simply to wait for the engagement, and only to watch it, unless the British were attacked in overwhelming numbers.
Only the weight of overwhelming numbers, reinforced by engines of destruction which could strike without the possibility of effective retaliation, had made their progress possible.
Men looked back over the long series of triumphs in which British valour and British resolution had again and again proved themselves invulnerable to the assaults of overwhelming numbers.
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