The victory was followed by a rapid French advance.

The French advance gained momentum when the guns began to run out of ammunition.

Sharpe had twenty riflemen behind those walls, put there to hold up any French advance down the road.

This timely action temporarily stopped any further French advance.

At this point he learned from Captain Trent of the French advance.

Though fierce fighting broke out, the French advance was halted.

It was not long now till nightfall, and the French advance would certainly stop with the darkness.

The Chinese did not attempt to hold the forts in the face of the French advance.

He and his forces were ever ready to retake a town and to meet a French advance.

There they fought from tree to tree, slowing the French advance.