escalade

Example Sentences

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Here again the defenders had not waited for the escalade, and this lunette, too, was immediately prepared for being held.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count

Only Antioch, the ancient capital of the land, held out, and Antioch also was taken in the winter by escalade, through the daring of an officer named Burtzes.

From The Byzantine Empire by Oman, Charles William Chadwick

These provided flanking fire along the front; they also afforded refuges for the garrison in case of a successful escalade, and from them the platform could be enfiladed.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 6 "Foraminifera" to "Fox, Edward" by Various

The escalade of masonry escarpments eighteen feet high can never be successful without much preparation.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count

He determined, therefore, to attempt to carry the place by escalade.

From The Student's Life of Washington; Condensed from the Larger Work of Washington Irving For Young Persons and for the Use of Schools by Irving, Washington