intrenchments
1Manor — MANOR, a parish, in the county of Peebles, 2½ miles (S. W.) from Peebles; containing 270 inhabitants. This parish, of which the name is of very uncertain derivation, is nine miles in length from north east to south west, and about three miles… …
2Paisley — PAISLEY, a burgh, market town, and ancient parish, in the Upper ward of the county of Renfrew, of which it is the principal place, and the seat of a wide manufacturing district, 7½ miles (W. by S.) from Glasgow, and 50 (W. by S.) from… …
3entrench — en*trench , v. t. 1. (Mil.) To surround with a trench or with intrenchments, as in fortification; to fortify with a ditch and parapet. Same as {intrench}. [1913 Webster] 2. to establish in a position from which dislodgement is difficult; to place …
4Intrench — In*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intrenching}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. [1913 Webster] It was this very sword intrenched it. Shak. [1913 Webster] His face Deep scars of… …
5Intrenched — Intrench In*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intrenching}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. [1913 Webster] It was this very sword intrenched it. Shak. [1913 Webster] His face Deep… …
6Intrenching — Intrench In*trench , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Intrenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Intrenching}.] [1913 Webster] 1. To cut in; to furrow; to make trenches in or upon. [1913 Webster] It was this very sword intrenched it. Shak. [1913 Webster] His face Deep… …
7Intrenchment — In*trench ment, n. [From {Intrench}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of intrenching or the state of being intrenched. [1913 Webster] 2. (Mil.) Any defensive work consisting of at least a trench or ditch and a parapet made from the earth thrown up in… …
8Hillburn, New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Hillburn, New York settlement type = Village nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption =Location within the state of New York pushpin mapsize =… …
9Trench warfare — is a form of warfare where both combatants have fortified positions and fighting lines are static. Trench warfare arose when a revolution in firepower was not matched by similar advances in mobility. The result was a slow and grueling form of… …
10Militia Act of 1862 — The Militia Act of 1862, 12 Stat. 597, enacted July 17, 1862, was legislation enacted by the 37th United States Congress during the American Civil War that allowed African Americans to participate as war laborers and soldiers for the… …
