calling to arms

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Meanwhile, on the cliff above, the sharp challenge and reply of the guard, the shrill reveille of the bugle, and the quick throbbing of the drums calling to arms is heard.

From Neville Trueman, the Pioneer Preacher : a tale of the war of 1812 by Withrow, W. H. (William Henry)

The British commander would have been still more disturbed if he had known all that was happening, for the alarm-signals were calling to arms thousands of patriots ready to die for their rights.

From Stories of Later American History by Gordy, Wilbur Fisk

The drums were calling to arms in the market-place, and a great crowd soon assembled.

From The World's Greatest Books — Volume 04 — Fiction by Hammerton, John Alexander, Sir

The British commander had reason to be disturbed, for the alarm-signals were calling to arms thousands of patriots ready to die for their rights.

From American Leaders and Heroes A preliminary text-book in United States History by Gordy, Wilbur Fisk

A man must have shared in such a scene to understand the effect produced on a sleeping army by the roll of drums calling to arms at three in the morning.

From The Companions of Jehu by Dumas père, Alexandre