advancing column

From the point where he stood the advancing columns as they crossed the river looked almost solid.

"What do you know of the Deutsche who severely damaged our advancing column this morning?"

At White Plains, they held the advancing columns at bay.

The Union infantry observed the advancing column and supposed them to be the 6th Missouri.

Yet there is hardly anyone in this toe-tapping population who wants to throw the royals out of the advancing columns.

From both advancing columns abruptly broke a startled rout.

He had now been traveling alone, ahead of the advancing column of Tasavaltan cavalry, for more than a full day.

She turned her back on the waterfront and began to march toward the head of the advancing column of Celestials.

There was no sign yet of the hovercar or of Scolo-pen's advancing column.

Loader was the first to hear the shouts of the advancing columns, possibly because his ears were tuned in anticipation.

The advancing columns of Confederate infantry were blasted to pieces by the massed artillery.

The rebel leader crouched behind a boulder, scanning the rocky rim and keeping one eye on the advancing column.

Since then, no doubt, he would have used his psychic powers to detect and observe the advancing column of police and troops.

Far to the south he could see the advancing columns of the South Pass Kingdom forces.

The driver, upon releasing the flares, had nosed up, banked, turned, and was coming in again, down the road toward the advancing column.

These slum-dwellers were quicker than people in other neighborhoods had been to scramble out of the way of the advancing column.

Tom snatched the telescope from All Wilson's hand andfocused it on the head of the advancing column.

The advancing column of infantry, cavalry and artillery had difficulty manoeuvering in the cramped village streets.

At 930 hours, Indian MI-35s arrived on the scene and provided fire support to the advancing columns, making their advance much swifter.

Defensive firepower was never so strong before, and we failed to appreciate how effectively a handful of rearguard troops can slow down an advancing column.

The retreating southern defenders regrouped, harrying and slowing the advancing columns but paying a dear price.

More thunderbolts smote the advancing column.

With the halt of the column, three archers stood above the nets and lofted arrows toward the advancing column.

The first few of the Dark King's soldiers to blunder innocently into the way of the advancing column were cut down in savage silence.

RFC aircraft were also busy, attacking German ground forces and harassing advancing columns.