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Example sentences for "rallied"

Lexicographically close words:
rale; ralement; rales; raley; rall; rallies; rally; rallying; rals; raly
  1. Hence, when Nana Sahib rallied his men in a village, Havelock called on the Highlanders and 64th to take it, and the two regiments entered into a gallant race for the position, while the Highland pipers struck up an inspiring pibroch.

  2. The standard of the Prophet was raised in the bazaar and a fanatical mob rallied round it.

  3. A second time Norbis pushed them to the river; a second time they rallied and drove him back, drove back all his people.

  4. Norbis drove the Tede Wiu brothers to the edge of the water, but they rallied at the river bank and drove back his forces.

  5. Meanwhile the patriotic parties rallied round the ministry at Jassy and formed a Coalition Government.

  6. It rallied all the veteran fighters and friends of Morelos and the Bravos.

  7. Hidalgo put on his military coat over the cassock, and, perhaps unwisely, threw himself at the head of a revolution, which rallied at the cry of "Death to the Gachupines.

  8. There was, for the moment, utter disorganization among the discomfited, while the jaded band of a few thousand invaders had to be rallied and reformed in their ranks and regiments after the desperate conflicts of the day over so wide a field.

  9. But the small band of invaders had, for a moment only, appalled the Mexicans, who rallied in numbers at this daring outrage, and sprang vindictively upon the sacrilegious assailants.

  10. Was it not, therefore, Scott's duty to act with such tender caution as not to endanger the fate of the only man who might still keep himself at the head of his rallied people?

  11. A Mantri rallied the good army, that the Mantri might be able to fight; the battle was commenced in Sela Sringing.

  12. If a shower of cold water had been dashed upon him he could not have rallied from sound slumber so suddenly.

  13. The Genevese saw this, rallied in their turn, and for a moment seemed to be holding their own.

  14. But the pistol-shot had come to the ears of the attacking party: that instant, guessing that they had allies within, they rallied and with loud cries returned to the attack.

  15. The Khan gasped for breath, and tottered to the wall of the cavalier, which prevented his falling; he rallied after an instant, and with his sword uplifted rushed upon Jaffar.

  16. Chapuis advanced, he saw his agitation, and in a few hurried words implored him to be firm, reminding him of the issue at stake, and this rallied him.

  17. Kasim Ali was, to be left under his care; but she had put it back with a struggle, and the Khan’s doubt of her bravery had rallied her spirit, and with it her best feelings had come to her aid.

  18. For an instant her heart was sick, but she rallied herself.

  19. She felt very faint and sick as she looked upon it, but rallied on perceiving that Kasim considered it a trifle, as indeed it was, and readily assisted to bind it up.

  20. The music-halls rallied to their support, the name of Jingo was invented, and Gladstone's windows were broken by the mob.

  21. Redburn colored, and was not a little disconcerted on account of his blunder; but he rallied in a moment, and acknowledged the introduction with becoming grace and dignity.

  22. On page 253 I told you that the Dublin Fusiliers, the Munsters, and the Hampshires, who had landed on Beach V from the River Clyde, were rallied and led forward to attack the village and a redoubt on a hill inland.

  23. On 28th June he rallied a retiring party belonging to a neighbouring unit and led it forward under heavy shell and rifle fire.

  24. Three times their officers rallied them, but they were forced back, and our advanced positions towards Hulluch were lost.

  25. At once the heroic nurse ran in amongst them, rallied them round her, and at their head rushed forward and captured a trench.

  26. Nevertheless, with the utmost coolness and bravery he rallied them and led them forward.

  27. Despite the awful storm of fire and flame, he gave the enemy bomb for bomb; and when his supply was exhausted, withdrew his men, rallied them anew, and at their head pushed forward once more.

  28. On Hill 70, when the battalions to the right and left had retired, Lieutenant-Colonel Douglas-Hamilton rallied his men again and again and led them forward three times.

  29. At a very critical time he rallied the men near him, and by his splendid example and cool courage saved the situation.

  30. The royalist soldiers could not be rallied by their officers until they were beyond the reach of our guns.

  31. I am sure that you have read with feelings of great pride and thankfulness this brief account of how the Empire rallied as one man in the day of trial.

  32. Britons beyond the seas rallied gloriously to the old flag.

  33. When the Spanish viceroy fled, the inhabitants themselves rallied to the defense of the country and drove out the invaders.

  34. But he instantly rallied his natural spirit, and returned me one of those extraordinary looks, by which he could contort so strangely the wrinkles on his forehead.

  35. Later, when the Philistines invaded Israel by the Plain of Esdraelon, they rallied at Aphek, which was evidently near the coast road that ran along the eastern side of the Plain of Sharon.

  36. The place of meeting was evidently south of the city, where the valley of the Tyropoeon joined that of the Hinnom near the pool where, in earlier days, Adonijah had rallied his followers.

  37. Hyrcanus's ears were cut off and he was carried captive to Babylon, and the Sadducean nobles who rallied about Antigonus either slew or drove from the land the followers of their former Idumean rulers.

  38. Only the Hebrew tribes of central Israel rallied on the battle-field.

  39. At this critical moment in the life of Judaism they strengthened the courage of those who were wavering and raised a standard about which the faithful rallied in ever-increasing numbers.

  40. The next year Aristobulus, with his son Antigonus, escaped from Rome and rallied his followers again at Alexandrium.

  41. The Moabite oppression was overthrown by the Benjamite Ehud, who treacherously slew the Moabite king and rallied the strong clans of Ephraim.

  42. By this formidable army the scattered and disheartened forces that rallied about Saul were quickly defeated.

  43. Apparently the scattered Hebrew tribes were rallied and later guided in their marches by the means still employed by the caravans through the same wastes of sand and rock.

  44. According to the older poetic account of the battle, Deborah, who issued the call that rallied the strong central tribes, belonged to the tribe of Issachar, whose territory lay on the northeastern side of the plain.

  45. Recognizing in him a leader, the Jews who were faithful to their law soon rallied about him.

  46. The following morning the king rallied his forces for battle.

  47. The military nobles who rallied about the king, enriched by the spoils of war, enslaved their fellow-countrymen whose fortunes had been depleted by the disastrous Aramean wars.

  48. The Sadducean and military party rallied about Aristobulus, while the Pharisees upheld the cause of Alexandra's older son, Hyrcanus.

  49. Here, in the field of John the Baptist's activity and near the scene of Jesus' early work, the people again rallied about him in great numbers.

  50. You seem inclined to take your rival extremely tragically," rallied Pistasch.

  51. All the Dominions and Overseas possessions rallied to the Motherland with equal enthusiasm.

  52. In the meantime Cossario had completely rallied his division and had succeeded in repulsing the battalions that were opposed to him.

  53. Illustration] The ducal cavalry which were so lately in full retreat, rallied again: their charge was irresistible; they literally swept the slope of the hill down which they rushed.

  54. The moment that Grachia fell, a sudden panic seized upon the Constitutionalists of his division; and they were already retreating, when that gallant exploit on the part of Markham rallied them with galvanic effect.

  55. Two of the Castelcicalan regiments rallied at a short distance from the scene of the conflict, and placing themselves at the disposal of Colonel Cossario, who had pursued them, joined the Constitutional cause.

  56. These words operated with electrical effect; and the Constitutional infantry immediately rallied under the guidance of their youthful leader.

  57. Like most of the English friends of the Italian cause at this time, except the small but earnest group who rallied round the powerful moral genius of Mazzini, he thought only of local freedom and local reforms.

  58. He rallied them and led them out against the Indians and drove them back into the forest.

  59. Putnam rallied his men and made the best stand he could and the other companies hurried to his assistance.

  60. Its members rallied from their fears and, following his example, turned steadily to the transaction of the necessary business of the hour.

  61. His companions, their attention thus drawn, rallied to Max's support.

  62. But he rallied his skill and threw what looked like an easy pitch.

  63. I was clashed at so unexpected a Turn; which the Butt perceiving, resolved not to let me recover my self, and pursuing his Victory, rallied and tossed me in a most unmerciful and barbarous manner 'till we came to Chelsea.

  64. Scaliger has rallied Homer very severely upon this Point, as M.


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