escalade

Example Sentences

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"I so did, sir—same being in the act o' scaling wall—taking my lady's garden by escalade as ye might say."

From Our Admirable Betty A Romance by Farnol, Jeffery

While this was going on, a fresh body of Turks, bursting into the ditch, through a breach in the counterscarp, endeavored to carry the fortress by escalade.

From History of the Reign of Philip the Second, King of Spain, Vols. 1 and 2 by Prescott, William Hickling

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

From The Unveiling of Lhasa by Candler, Edmund

M. Thiers, again caught, forwarded all the gear for an escalade, and several detachments were directed towards the Point du Jour, while the army held itself in readiness to follow.

From History of the Commune of 1871 by Lissagary, P.

The Duke of Normandy pressed him sorely, so that the French looked likely to take the town by escalade.

From The Winning of the Golden Spurs by Westerman, Percy F. (Percy Francis)