escalade

Example Sentences

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Assault succeeded assault: the Duke of Crillon himself escaladed the ramparts to capture the English flag which floated on the top of a tower: he was slightly wounded.

From A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 6 by Black, Robert

The cart on my right, defended by George, was escaladed by three wolves, one of which was immediately disabled by a thrust of the vigorous old man's pike.

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 by Various

But the walls did not give to the citizens all the security they desired; the ramparts might be battered down, escaladed, or the gates burst open.

From Castles and Cave Dwellings of Europe by Baring-Gould, S. (Sabine)

Anon, however, when by way of a garden gate and an easily escaladed balcony he found himself in the presence of Isabella, the delight of her effaced all other considerations.

From The Historical Nights' Entertainment Second Series by Sabatini, Rafael

The cat escaped once more and Mahony began to throw stones at the wall she had escaladed.

From Dubliners by Joyce, James