intrench

Example Sentences

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Here the Yankees will intrench themselves, and cannot be dislodged.

From A Rebel War Clerk's Diary at the Confederate States Capital by Jones, John Beauchamp

Under the attack of superior forces, the Americans had managed to hold their ground and they now began to intrench.

From The Greater Republic A History of the United States by Morris, Charles

Before knowing the true situation, he gave orders to retire and intrench with a view to a siege.

From The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry by Fletcher, Samuel H.

On the 1st of July, Burgoyne encamped four miles north of Ticonderoga, and began to intrench and to throw a boom across the lake.

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

The command was halted, deployed into position, and ordered to intrench against the pursuing army.

From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James