intrench
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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 James Longstreet
Seymour had advanced, contrary to the orders given him by General Gillmore, from Baldwin's Station, where he was instructed to intrench and await orders.
From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas) Wilson
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 Samuel H. Fletcher
Instead of attacking, the French began to intrench themselves, and in order to clear the battle-field a truce was arranged.
From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Count Helmuth
It proceeded to intrench itself in political as well as in financial power.
From History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. I Conditions in Settlement and Colonial Times by Myers Gustavus
