intrench

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The French fleet, surprised and not strong enough to cope with the Spaniards, cut their cables and left, and Menendez entered an inlet which he called St. Augustin, and there began to intrench himself.

From Elsie in the South by Finley, Martha

He would need to do no more than shout for the waiter to fill up his mug again and intrench himself for the evening.

From Pieces of Hate And Other Enthusiams by Broun, Heywood

Before knowing the true situation, he gave orders to retire and intrench with a view to a siege.

From The History of Company A, Second Illinois Cavalry by Fletcher, Samuel H.

On August 15 Baum came in touch with Stark's forces, but he hesitated to attack and proceeded to intrench.

From The Colonization of North America 1492-1783 by Bolton, Herbert Eugene

Heth, General, at Wilderness, 556, 558, 560; on failure to intrench, 565; at Petersburg, 605, 609; at Farmville, 617.

From From Manassas to Appomattox Memoirs of The Civil War in America by Longstreet, James