"War cry" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... forest darted a man dressed like an Indian. When he saw the advancing column he stopped. Then turning, he waved to some one behind him. It was Beaujeu, and at his signal the air was rent with the terrible Indian war cry, and a hail of ...
— This Country Of Ours • H. E. Marshall Author: Henrietta Elizabeth Marshall
... soul—so priests will say— Go! save it with thy sword; Thro' his rank forests force thy way, Thy war cry, "For the Lord!" Rip up his mines, and from his strands Wash out the gold with blood— Religion raises blessing hands, "War's ...
— Old Spookses' Pass • Isabella Valancy Crawford
... long, rolling war cry and got an answer from a point that was startlingly near, and Quonab ...
— Rolf In The Woods • Ernest Thompson Seton
... quarter of a mile distant, and only the creaking of the wheels of the machines, the orders of those directing them, and the dull crash as the great stones struck the wall, broke the stillness of the night. For half an hour they watched, and then a sudden uproar was heard in the camp. The Scottish war cry pealed out, followed by shouts and yells, and almost instantly flames were ...
— In Freedom's Cause • G. A. Henty
... you order me,' came the reply, prompt and cheery. A volley from the advancing troops decided the question. 'There is no time to be lost; we must charge,' cried Lord George, and raising the Highland war cry, 'Claymore, Claymore,' he was the first to dash through the hedge (he lost his hat and wig among the thorns, and fought the rest of the night bareheaded!). The dragoons were forced back on to the moor, while another body of horse was similarly driven back along the high road ...
— The Red True Story Book • Various
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