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His first object now was to capture Singara, a town of some consequence, which was, however, defended by only two Roman legions and a certain number of native soldiers. After a vain attempt to persuade the garrison to a surrender, the attack was made in the usual way, chiefly by scaling parties with ladders, and by battering parties which shook the walls with the ram.
Storms him, a fourth time; likewise "No," as before: attacks, thereupon, his Elbe Bridge, and his Redoubt across the River; finds a Wolfersdorf party rush destructively into his rear there. And has to withdraw, and try battering from behind the Elbe Dam. Which produces entire silence, and considerable private reflection, on the part of indignant Stolberg.
One pointed floe ten or twelve feet thick was steadily battering, with a three-feet send, against the starboard side, and fenders only partially deadened the shock. "It is no use butting against this pack with steam-power," wrote Stenhouse.
During centuries of continuous efforts, the kings of France were battering down the feudal edifice, and at length they established themselves on its ruins, having step by step usurped the fiefs, subdued the vassals, suppressed the parliaments of barons, annulled or subjected the manorial courts, assumed the legislative power, and effected that judicial authority should be exercised in their name and on their behalf, in parliaments of legists.
"I'll bet it's got a bar across." "Then the only thing to do is to batter down the partitions," declared Arnold. "Is it lath and plaster, or just boards?" "They don't need to use plaster in this warm country." "Well, then," Arnold continued, "We'll have to knock a hole in the boards. What can we get for a battering ram?" "Here's this bench. It's heavy and solid. Let's try it."
There was a respite now for the besiegers. No longer every few minutes did a heavy stone strike the walls. The morning's light enabled the defenders of the castle to see the extent of the damage which the battering machine had effected. None too soon had they put a stop to its work, for had it continued its operations another hour or two would have effected a breach.
If they sight us we are done for." Came more violent blows on the door over the companionway, followed by a shot from below. Jack sprang aside as a bullet plowed its way through the hard wood. "We'll have to stand to one side," he said. "Otherwise, they are likely to drop one of us." "The door will stand considerable battering," said von Ludwig. "There is but one thing I can think of.
Clive then summoned the fort to surrender; but the commander, seeing that Clive had no battering train, refused to do so; and Clive fell back upon Arcot again, until his eighteen-pounders should arrive. For the next eight days, the troops were engaged in throwing up defences, and strengthening and victualling the fort.
It is probable that this rearguard was deliberately sacrificed to enable the Anglo-Belgian army to make good its retreat. The fate of Antwerp shows what might have happened to Paris had the Germans been able to bring up their great siege guns to the outer fortifications of the French capital and protect them while they performed their tremendous task of battering the defenses to pieces.
On the third night he had been at the pains to follow at his best speed, and had gone straight to Mrs Mothersole's house; but he had had to wait a quarter of an hour battering at her door, and then she had come out very cross, and apparently very sleepy, as if just out of bed; and he had no good explanation to offer of his visit.
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