escalade

Example Sentences

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The position was of great strength, and would have been an ugly place to carry by escalade.

From Nooks and Corners of the New England Coast by Drake, Samuel Adams

The Spaniards, certain of an escalade, at night brought down the great eighteen pound ship guns of the fort to the side of the island looking towards the land, and left the sea-shore almost defenceless.

From The Monarchs of the Main, Volume II (of 3) Or, Adventures of the Buccaneers by Thornbury, Walter

An attempt to escalade the fortress was made, under the guidance of a native goat-herd.

From The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 1 by Whymper, Frederick

The escalade was managed by means of a ruined tree which projected from the wall.

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund

This was done next day, the fort being carried by escalade, and its garrison of two hundred men made prisoners; and on the day following, all the reserves from Tournay came up.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 60, No. 369, July 1846 by Various