The boll weevil, another implacable force, swarmed up from Mexico and ravaged cotton crops as destructively as any army.
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They swarmed up the stairs an' crowded the elevators, while that doggoned Tex sicked 'em on me.
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The besiegers swarmed up the sides of the slope, so that, to use the Korean figure of speech, the mountain-side was clothed with them. The garrison though only 5000 strong found no difficulty in driving them back.
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It was Bob Baffert's first victory in the race. Speaking about the horse and race, Matt Dinerman said > McKinzie is another example of a stallion prospect that is allowed to race > at 4, and has gotten better with growth, both physically and mentally. He’s > better than ever right now and is all racehorse, running hard and kicking > away after real good horses swarmed up to him.
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The surprise was nearly total. Challenged by a single sentry when they were over halfway to the top with a few scattered shots, the Boers, who were ordered into battle by de Wet shouting "Stormt Burgers" swarmed up and over the crest. They began firing downhill into the British tents, inflicting a "massacre."Pakenham, p 576 Savage fighting lasted about 40 minutes before the British gave up.
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Nonetheless, both Wilbur Lake and Silver Creek played an important part in the area's ecosystem. Charles Young, son of Georgetown pioneer James Young, in his reminiscence of old Georgetown relates that, > "before dams were built to impede their passage, sea salmon swarmed up the > Credit and all streams falling into Lake Ontario, and that in the spawning > season they were packed so thick in the Credit that if they had not moved > one could walk in their backs dry-shod".
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During the darkness of early morning, the enemy launched a ruthless > attack against friendly positions on a rugged mountainous ridge. 1st Lt. > Hartell, attached to Company B, 9th Infantry Regiment, as forward observer, > quickly moved his radio to an exposed vantage on the ridge line to adjust > defensive fires. Realizing the tactical advantage of illuminating the area > of approach, he called for flares and then directed crippling fire into the > onrushing assailants. At this juncture a large force of hostile troops > swarmed up the slope in banzai charge and came within 10 yards of 1st Lt. > Hartell's position.
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The artillery was > beautiful to see but they couldn't do the job alone. Finally American > infantry swarmed up the hills at night and flushed the Italians out in > droves with hand grenades and the pointed persuasion of their > bayonets.Tunisia Campaign Puts U.S. Infantryman Back On Pedestal The American command reacted to its reverses against German and Italian forces with a prompt and sweeping series of changes in command, discipline, and tactics. Also, large units were kept massed rather than being broken up into smaller, unsupported elements as had been done under U.S. II Corps Commander Lloyd Fredendall.
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Bennett's official Medal of Honor citation reads: > PFC Bennett a member of Company B, distinguished himself by conspicuous > gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his life above and beyond the call > of duty in action against an armed enemy of the United Nations. At > approximately 0200 hours, 2 enemy battalions swarmed up the ridge line in a > ferocious banzai charge in an attempt to dislodge PFC Bennett's company from > its defensive positions. Meeting the challenge, the gallant defenders > delivered destructive retaliation, but the enemy pressed the assault with > fanatical determination and the integrity of the perimeter was imperiled. > Fully aware of the odds against him, PFC Bennett unhesitatingly left his > foxhole, moved through withering fire, stood within full view of the enemy, > and, employing his automatic rifle, poured crippling fire into the ranks of > the onrushing assailants, inflicting numerous casualties.
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