Resolutely held by well-massed troops and cannon, it might have cost the French a severe struggle: but the Imperialists were badly handled: some were posted in and around the town which was between the river and the advancing French; and the weak walls of Lodi were soon Escaladed by the impetuous republicans.
"The Life of Napoleon I (Volumes, 1 and 2)"
John Holland Rose
Can you imagine the shouts, the apostrophes, the threats, the whole Assembly rising en masse, the tribune Escaladed and with difficulty guarded by the ushers!
"Napoleon the Little"
Victor Hugo
The next minute he found himself Escaladed.
"The Complete Project Gutenberg Works of George Meredith"
George Meredith