Both Lee and corps commander Lt. Gen. Richard S. Ewell wrote in admiration of his gallant attack, which drove Burnside's troops back over a half mile.
After his return from the American Revolution, he was introduced to Benedict Arnold (who had led several gallant attacks on his position at Saratoga).
Davenport's gallant and skillfully pressed attacks earned him his fourth Navy Cross.
In the first round, Tinker and Ball were let loose, and both made a gallant attack; the lion having waited for them as if aware of the approach of his foes.
For his part in this gallant attack, which did much to turn the tide of the Pacific War, Ens.
"Torpedo 8" pressed home a desperate and gallant attack in the face of Zero fighters and heavy antiaircraft fire, but suffered grievously.
During the Second Battle of Corinth, the 21st made a gallant attack on the Union works.
In the gallant attack of the torpedo planes early on June 4, 1942, Holder and his comrades attacked the Japanese ships without fighter cover.
Horrocks commented, "This operation of Cook's was the best and most gallant attack I have ever seen carried out in my life.
It was a gallant attack gallantly met, and for once the greater wiliness in fight was shown by the British.