Stephen detached a strong body of horse and foot to dispute the passage of a ford of the Trent.
Mahomet had drawn up his army in a similar manner; but, with a strong body of reserve, he occupied an elevation well defended besides by vast iron chains, which surrounded his impenetrable guard.
But an Andalusian chief conducted a strong body of his men against Alfonso, who with the reserve occupied the hill above the plain.
She tells me, that suspecting some plot, you placed a guard around the bishop's palace, with a strong body on the shore ready to rescue her from the hands of any who might attempt to take her to sea.
It was death to venture 100 yards from the camp, unless in a strong body; and the smallest efforts to bring in food from the country round were instantly met and repelled.
Seeing that any sudden attack was impossible, the earl now directed a strong bodyto cut down trees, and prepare a movable bridge to throw across the moat.
They found the enemy posted along the rising ground from Blenheim to Lutzingen, with a gap between the villages, which they had endeavoured to render secure by posting there a strong body of cavalry.
In the midst of this fire a strong body of Russians advanced on the French, and obliged them to retire.
While the firing was going on a strong body of men had been pushed out of the town up the face of the hill towards our works in front, and on the flank of the left attack.
The vedettes fell back on a strong body of Lancers and Light Cavalry, which seemed disposed to await the shock of the French Chasseurs.
Some two thousand Moriscoes were huddled together in a square not far from the gate, where a strong body of Castilian infantry cut off the means of escape.
Duke Namo, seeing a strong body of the Infidels advancing to attack him, gave the word to charge them.
As soon as the place was found to be evacuated, a strong body of marines and bluejackets landed and took possession of it, and speedily restored order, and held the city until the arrival of the troops from England.
In the meantime the Simoom arrived on the coast with a strong body of marines and marine artillerymen, and Commodore Commerell came up from the Cape of Good Hope and took the command of the naval portion of the forces.
A quantity of rubbish was found near the walls, on which the ladders were planted by Captains Peter Richards and Watson, when, in face of a strong body of Tartars, who opened a tremendous fire on them, they began the hazardous ascent.
My father, who is at Ditton, with a strong body of horse, was terribly anxious about home.
Major Greig, the chief constable, and a strong body of his men, surrounded the house, but the bird had flown.
Kelly and Deasy were put in irons on their removal, and a strong body of police were sent with the van intended to take them to Belle Vue Prison.
Shumshoodeen, who had been reinforced from Caubul by Sultan Jan, occupied with a strong body of horse and foot some heights to the north-east of the fortress.
Two hostile chiefs, having sent away all their women and children, had mustered a strong body of the Ooloos, and were occupying this position.
They had therefore collected a strong body of their troops, and fell upon our rearguard, which was chiefly composed of Tlascallans.
Presently, however, they saw, but sixty or seventy yards away, a strong body of Neapolitans on the road.
Fortunately, a strong body, under Major James, checked the pursuit for a space, and gave an opportunity for the fugitives to save themselves.
Wemyss was accordingly sent against him with a strong body of British infantry.
Peter Horry was dispatched with a strong body of men against the loyalists on the Pedee, a wild and bloodthirsty band of borderers, under the conduct of Major Gainey, of whom we have had occasion to speak already.
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