Hilton's company was advancing through the village of Brancourt it was held up by intense enfilading fire from a machinegun.
32.
Despite the enfilading fire from the gunboats along the river, Fry's forces could not break through the Ottoman defenders.
33.
With the help of a 6-pound cannon that brought enfilading fire to bear, the American attack pushed the Highlanders back.
34.
Trapped by enfilade fire from a machine gun firing across the cornfield behind them, they were pinned in place on the spur.
35.
Boudet saw this development and sent forward a battery of ten cannon, with orders to open enfilade fire and thus delay the enemy.
36.
The New Zealanders remained exposed to enfilade fire along their left flank and German artillery fire also hampered attempts to shore up their positions.
37.
The German infantry was separated from their tanks by enfilading fire from U . S . troops who had pulled back from the road.
38.
With their flank now open to enfilading fire from machineguns and artillery on the right bank, the left bank defenses were now untenable.
39.
The reserve was put in at 14 : 30 and repulsed due to tough Boer resistance and enfilading fire from Railway Hill to the west.
40.
Forming in a line of battle, the 18th Arkansas made a breath-taking charge under an enfilading fire from the entrenched Federal troops.
