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The charge took place on the high-road, where there was no room to form front by troops or squadrons.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, Number 358, August 1845 by Various
To protect it against the French columns threatening it from the heights, the 35th Regiment had to form front towards the brook and also occupied the Ch�teau of Les Arches.
From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count
There was now only a moment to decide whether to retreat across the river, form front against McArthur, or rush Detroit immediately.
From The War With the United States : A Chronicle of 1812 by Langton, H. H. (Hugh Hornby)