infantry

• On the 29th the infantry was at Persbridge, whence he proposed to march to Wetherby, and there canton the whole army in the adjacent villages; looking upon this as the most convenient station either for distressing the enemy, should they attempt to retire, or for cooperating with the forces of his Royal Highness, as occasion should render necessary. —  Biographical Memorials of James Oglethorpe
• The Marshal seized this favourable opportunity to effect his withdrawal The large number of guns and some cavalry squadrons who had remained on the right bank, had already crossed the bridges in silence, and the infantry were about to follow, their movement invisible to the enemy, when the men of Legrand's division, unwilling to leave their huts for the benefit of the Russians, set them on fire. —  The Memoirs of General the Baron de Marbot
• The fighting spirit of the infantry was at its highest when the Tigers were there to lend their support, whether at the bunker complex known as Bunkerdorf or at Strongpoint Balzerweg. —  Panzer Aces
• The enemy's infantry massed round the eagles and ceased to press on, while the thin ranks of our infantry were able to rally, and our guns were saved and brought into position. —  Scientific American Supplement, No. 664, September 22,1888
• To the rear of the infantry were the recumbent troopers and picketed horses of a regiment of cavalry. —  The Brigade Commander

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