"Barrage" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... after 36 shells had been fired, the rebels raised two white flags and began to leave the camp without arms. By evening 8,300 men had surrendered. 150 soldiers who remained in the camp opened fire with machine-guns that night. The 5th of September, to make an end of the affair, a heavy barrage was laid on the camp, and our soldiers occupied it little by little. The rebels kept up a heavy fire with their machine-guns. September 6th, at 9 oclock, the camp was entirely occupied. After the disarmament of the rebels, 81 ...
— Ten Days That Shook the World • John Reed |
