A brown glove with one raised finger casts an exclamation-mark-shaped shadow on pale ground.

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Lewis Burwell "Chesty" Puller

All right, they’re on our left, they’re on our right, they’re in front of us, they’re behind us… they can’t get away this time.

Behind the line

What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker lists opponents on every side, then declares that they cannot escape. The final assertion turns encirclement into claimed advantage; the quotation does not independently verify a battle or its outcome.

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