onfall

Example Sentences

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Now, as they were devising together, some for, some against, for men-at-arms not a few had fallen in the onfall, there came the sound of horses’ hoofs, and lo!

From A Monk of Fife by Lang, Andrew

On January 6th the Boers delivered their great assault upon Ladysmith—an onfall so gallantly made and gallantly met that it deserves to rank among the classic fights of British military history.

From The Great Boer War by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

Was it not at the onfall at Nurnberg, when I led the right and you the left wing of the heavy horse?'

From Micah Clarke His Statement as made to his three grandchildren Joseph, Gervas and Reuben During the Hard Winter of 1734 by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir

He was "the fighting general" of Soult's army, famous for the rough energy of his character and the fierceness of his onfall.

From Deeds that Won the Empire Historic Battle Scenes by Fitchett, W. H. (William Henry)

Another onfall we may withstand, but they are many and we are few, so that the time must come when we can no longer form line across the hill.

From The White Company by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir