Word: flank
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Clarence Dillon is noted for his swift cavalry-like flank attacks. Thus, it was said that not until two days before the purchase of these bonds did he bother his head about them...
...used. There was the same formation at the start, and the right guard would go back in the same manner, but the quarter would give it to fire left halfback instead, who would take it for a run around right end, with the right guard preceding him on his flank to take out the opposing left...
...mind," said Lewis, speaking about it later. "At any rate, here is the account of the battle which I read and remembered: The French army was drawn up in a line awaiting the Austrian advance. There were divisions of infantry in the centre and cavalry on each flank. Behind the first line of battle were strong reserves. Napoleon sat on his horse in the rear, surrounded by his marshals, who were awaiting final orders. At length the Austrians charged the French centre in a wedge shaped column. Then, as I recall the account, the conversation about the 'sun of Austerlitz...
...Napoleon, as soon as he discovered the Austrian plan of attack, ordered his cavalry to cut in from the wings, attacking the on-coming column on both flanks. Then he ordered reserves to bolster up the centre. The result was that the cavalry cut the main body of the advancing column to pieces by their simultaneous flank attacks, while the reenforced centre bore the brunt of the Austrian 'spear-head...
...nonchalance deserted the idlers in front of the Turf Club; they shouted a name that shook itself out like a battle-banner in the grey autumnal air: "Crusader." He-Man O'War's bravest son, best three-year old of the year-was in front. At one flank humped a dark witch-rabbity horse named Mars; at the other a little brown three-year old, William Ziegler's Espino. The bookies had Crusader at 4 to 5; Mars, they thought, was out of the running, and any poor fool who had a dollar to put on Espino...