The boys were walking in single file, Diggory leading, and Jack Vance bringing up the rear.

The fire of the Americans appears to have caused considerable confusion in the ranks of the insurgents; and under its cover the wagon train and cattle, with their guard, passed the river, during which time the enemy attacked its rear and was repelled.

Ah! see distressed He stands at bay against yon knotty trunk, That covers well his rear, his front presents An host of foes.

So they all three quietly put up their silver, as did myself, and marched out of the room, the eldest and gravest going first, with myself closing up the rear, who thought I could not do better than follow the example of such grave and warrantable personages.

In the meantime, in order to protect the rear of the infantry, five battalions of the 52nd Division with three batteries were stationed at Yebnah, Mughar, and Akir until they could be relieved by units of the 54th Division advancing from Gaza.

"Onetwothreego!" At the word the two, back to back, started for the opposite ends of the little street, and at once the crowd made a rush between the buildings to gain the rear, where they might witness the shooting in the lane when the duelists met.

Apparently the impecunious builder, by the time he had reached the rear, had completely run out of funds, for on the third floor he had failed altogether to build in one small room, and had left the unfinished brickwork unplastered.

Lælius and Masinissa, who had pursued the routed cavalry through a considerable space, returning very opportunely, charged the rear of the enemy's line.

Jack pushed in boldly, leaving Barney to guard the rear.

While Ocampo with his beaten troops fell back to wait for reinforcements, Quiroga pursued the retreating victors, harassed their rear, clogged their every movement, and proved so formidable to the enemy, that Aldao, abandoning his companion, made an arrangement with the government of La Rioja, by which he was to be allowed free passage into San Luis, whither Quiroga was ordered to conduct him.

The ablest military combinations were rendered abortive by an enemy that was ever slipping between columns, flitting in the front, hovering on the flanks, assailing the rear, and, with perfect knowledge of the country, was sometimes in the mountains and again in the plains, ubiquitous, unattainable for serious conflict.

The English pursued them as far as they could go for the swamps, and overtook the rear of the detachment, killing sixteen of them.

While the XXth Corps was moving against this section of the enemy line, Desert Mounted Corps was to bring up the mounted division left at Shellal, and passing behind the XXth Corps to march on Nejile, where there was an excellent water supply, and the wadi Hesi, so as to threaten the left rear and the line of retreat of the Turkish Army.

It formed the blind rear of a house that faced into a court of some sort approached by an alley from another street.

Some of the enemy too, who had collected themselves into a body, pursued our rear, and seized any of the baggage-cattle that were unable to proceed, fighting with one another for the possession of them.

When Alain of Bretagne, who commanded the rear of the army at the battle of Hastings, and who had received four hundred and forty-two manors, bowed before the King at Salisbury, at the great council in 1085, and swore to be true to him against all manner of men, he also brought with him his principal land-sittende men (land-owners), who also bowed before the King and became his men.

Any advance of the enemy toward Richmond will be prevented by vigorously following his rear, and crippling and arresting his progress.

In the midst of the hard fight in front, Stuart was called now to defend his rear.

" "A retreat, with women and baggage, is always a ticklish operation, your honour, especially if an enemy is pressing your rear!

He had nothing to fear in approaching the rear, and in a few moments he had examined the walls.

Caesar having sent forward his cavalry, to annoy and retard their rear, followed close after with his legions.

We, expecting to be attacked, sent out a detachment of five-and- twenty men, with orders to lie concealed till the enemy was past, and then to rise upon them, which they did, and cut off their rear.

Then they put the men's clothes on wrong side before, and tied them facing the rear on three scrubby little burros.

To command the force which was now to go on the perilous errand of striking General Pope's rear, General Lee selected Jackson, who had exhibited such promptness and decision in the campaigns of the Valley of Virginia.

But what caught Bruce's eye was two rows of ten-gallon cans piled in the rear.