Examples of 'skirmishers' in a sentence
Meaning of "skirmishers"
Skirmishers (noun) - Skirmishers are soldiers in an army who are spread out in a loose formation to cover a large area, providing rapid and effective fire. They are trained to act independently and harass the enemy. Skirmishers play a crucial role in gathering intelligence, delaying enemy advances, and disrupting enemy formations
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Tell the skirmishers to move forward.
I will put you in command of the forward skirmishers.
Skirmishers soon encountered a strong force of the enemy.
Colonel wants me to post skirmishers further out on the flanks.
His skirmishers were speedily driven in.
The psiloi were trained as skirmishers.
Advancing skirmishers found that the entrenchments were empty.
I advise sending in skirmishers firs.
These skirmishers will not be around for long.
I advise sending in skirmishers first.
His skirmishers were with him.
This formation was best for light troops and skirmishers.
Skirmishers received the fire of friend and foe alike.
Lightly equipped velites acted as skirmishers armed with light javelins.
Skirmishers acting as light infantry carried either slings or javelins.
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Tomorrow the mounted and skirmishers will receive their flocking.
Skirmishers in that direction.
The ones that took the boy were probably a few skirmishers.
Skirmishers of the enemy.
But now each regiment was supported by a detachment of light infantry skirmishers.
I want skirmishers to return.
They advanced with each company having a turn in front as skirmishers.
Order as skirmishers.
The natural and customary thing to do is to send forward a line of skirmishers.
Sumerian armies also made great use of skirmishers to harass an opponent.
The reserve of the regiment then moved to the support of the skirmishers.
Form line to skirmishers.
The medieval skirmishers were generally armed with crossbows or longbows wielded largely by commoners.
The attack was confronted by the Roman skirmishers.
Beat a reminder to bring back your skirmishers to this village and guard militarily.
Use skirmishers and artillery to prevent the enemy from regaining morale and condition.
These two groups moved forward as skirmishers to dislodge its enemy from houses and buildings.
The skirmishers encountered the royalists two miles north of the town and were quickly dispersed.
The attack was met by Roman skirmishers.
As the two armies skirmishers encountered one another the battle got under way.
The ones that took the Boy were probably skirmishers.
Union skirmishers drove in the Confederate outposts.
The Numidian cavalry was a light cavalry usually operating as skirmishers.
Supporting the skirmishers was the French artillery.
But the Berbers turned out to be excellent slingers and skirmishers.
Swarms of skirmishers preceded the French columns as they attacked.
I am afraid we are too late to prevent the skirmishers from reaching London.
Union skirmishers went forward to try to determine the strength of the Confederate position.
He also had local auxiliary skirmishers and cavalry from Cilicia.
The Romans started the battle by attacking with their skirmishers.
Woman escapes for skirmishers centimeters from the realm of ISIS.
They also were driven back by the Confederate skirmishers and artillery.
His forces overcame the French skirmishers by using superior numbers of their own skirmishers.
Fork left in Little Meadow and you are free of the outpost and skirmishers.
Large numbers of scouts and skirmishers were also formed from loyalists and Native Americans.
