Help


[permalink] [id link]
+
Page "William the Conqueror" ¶ 49
from Wikipedia
Edit
Promote Demote Fragment Fix

Some Related Sentences

marched and river
They were first marched to the Fort at Number 4 ( modern Charlestown, New Hampshire ), then crossed the river border into the Grants and stopped at Manchester, where Stark conferred with Warner.
As the 4th, 1st, and 2nd Prussian Corps marched through the town towards the Battlefield of Waterloo the 3rd Prussian Corps took up blocking positions across the river, and although Grouchy engaged and defeated the Prussian rearguard under the command of Lt-Gen von Thielmann in the Battle of Wavre ( 18 – 19 June ) it was 12 hours too late.
Gondor's army marched to fight them, but was cut off from Minas Tirith and pushed back in the direction of the Limlight river.
In the following consular year ( the consuls now being Publius Valerius Poplicola and Titus Lucretius Tricipitinus ) the Sabines marched toward Rome and were stopped by the river Anio and presumably the consular troops south of it.
It was short-lived, but more than 200 slaves gathered from plantations along the river and marched through St. Charles Parish toward New Orleans.
The Union troops marched peacefully across the river to camp in Georgetown, Georgia as Doctor Pope rushed back with barely enough time to disband the local militias to avoid conflict.
The river provided water supply, power, and drainage and it bequeathed a natural beauty as it flowed at the base of hills that marched away on either side.
On 27 June, the Pragmatic Army marched west from the town of Aschaffenburg, along the line of the north bank of the Main river, right into the famous ' mousetrap ' set by Noailles at the village of Dettingen cutting the allies line of retreat to Hanau.
After destroying the city, he marched on Italy, beginning with a force of approximately 102, 000 men and a few dozen war elephants when he crossed the Ebro river in Spain, the previous border between Roman and Carthaginian interests.
Shortly after, Yuan Shao had Chen Lin draft a document condemning Cao Cao in what is essentially a declaration of war, and marched his main army toward the forward base of Liyang ( 黎陽 ; northwest of present-day Xun County, Henan ) north of the river.
As the Crusader army marched to the far side of the river at Caesarea, Saladin was making his own dispositions.
The troops were disembarked and marched around Ogdensburg on the south bank of the river, while the lightened boats ran past the British batteries under cover of darkness and poor visibility.
The advance guard was reinforced with the 2nd Brigade ( 6th, 15th and 22nd U. S. Infantry ) under Brigadier General Jacob Brown, who took command of the force, and marched eastward along the northern bank of the river.
To gain time and to attempt to split the combined Catholic army, Mansfeld crossed the Neckar near Heidelberg while Georg Friedrich marched east up the river to cross at Wimpfen.
The Byzantine army marched from Constantinople through Komotini, Drama and Serres and reached the Rupel gorge on the Struma river.
He crossed over the Rubicon river with the 13th Legion, a clear violation of Roman Law, and marched to Rome.
As they marched they defeated a small Syracusan force guarding the river Anapus, but other Syracusan cavalry and light troops continually harassed them.
He marched with a small force up the river Jihan towards his objective.
The Indian troops marched on shore while the Europeans with the supplies and artillery were towed up the river in 200 boats.
His proposal being agreed to, both armies marched northwards towards Cairo on opposite sides of the river.
They disembarked at the small village of Thornton and marched south on a back road on the same side of the river as Philippi, intending to arrive at the rear of the town.
The Ranjit Nagara was beaten, and the Guru's men quickly marched to the river, forcing the Mughal army to retreat back.
He left Himilco the Navigator in charge at Cartagena and marched for the Ebro river, but was heavily defeated in the Battle of Dertosa in the spring of 215 BC.
Vandamme soon realized that crossing at Siegenburg was futile, so he too marched north, crossed the river at Abensberg and moved south to Kirchdorf.

marched and ravaging
Having done either, he would have curtailed his light horse ravaging throughout lower Gaul, and marched at once with his full power against the Franks.
Scipio then marched to Volaterrae where he fought an indecisive engagement with the Etruscans before retreating to Falerii where he set up camp and started ravaging the Etruscan countryside.
The establishment of an Athenian garrison in Spartan territory frightened the Spartan leadership, and the Spartan army, which had been ravaging Attica under the command of Agis, ended their expedition ( the expedition only lasted 15 days ) and marched home, and the Spartan fleet at Corcyra sailed to Pylos.
But Leopold marched south, to Zofingen and on to Willisau, apparently with the intention of ravaging the Lucerne countryside and perhaps ultimately aiming for the city of Lucerne.
After intense foraging and ravaging of the Alsace region, Christian and Mansfeld moved north in Lorraine, and upon the news of the Spanish siege of Bergen op Zoom, they marched to the relief of the city, fighting the Battle of Fleurus ( August 29, 1622 ) and in the midst of the battle, Christian displayed his well-known courage and stubbornness on the field by leading four unsuccessful cavalry charges against the Spanish lines under Fernández de Córdoba.

marched and countryside
This campaign, which included the burning and destruction of part of the countryside that the royal forces marched through, is usually known as the " Harrying of the North "; it was over by April 1070, when William wore his crown ceremonially for Easter at Winchester.
He expected no further move that year from the Protestant army, led by the Swedish king Gustavus Adolphus, since unseasonably wintry weather was making it difficult to camp in the open countryside ; however, Gustavus Adolphus ' army marched out of camp towards Wallenstein's last-known position and attempted to catch him by surprise, but his trap was sprung prematurely on the afternoon of 15 November, by a small force left by Wallenstein at the Rippach stream, about 5 – 6 kilometres south of Lützen.
They received support from the Duke of Ferrara, who marched troops into the Florentine countryside with the intent of deposing Piero.
Flaminius, eager to exact revenge for the devastation of the countryside, and facing increasing political criticism from Rome, finally marched against Hannibal.
In reply, a force of nearly 100, 000 troops marched to the Algerian countryside and forced al-Kader's surrender in 1847.
They marched to Béthune, the chief city of north-eastern Artois, which was still in French hands, though the countryside had been overrun by the Flemish.

marched and went
In 837, they went up the Rhine as far as Nijmegen, and their king, Rorik, demanded the wergild of some of his followers killed on previous expeditions before Louis the Pious mustered a massive force and marched against them.
Randy Wicker, who had marched in the first gay picket lines before the White House in 1965, said the " screaming queens forming chorus lines and kicking went against everything that I wanted people to think about homosexuals ... that we were a bunch of drag queens in the Village acting disorderly and tacky and cheap.
In The Lays of Beleriand, The Lay of Leithian mentions Balrog captains leading Orcs: " the Orcs went forth to rape and war, and Balrog captains marched before ".
In 1136, Henry accompanied his father-in-law to Italy, and taking command of one division of the imperial army marched into southern Italy, devastating the land as he went.
Lay of Leithian speaks directly of Balrog captains leading Orcs: " the Orcs went forth to rape and war, and Balrog captains marched before.
Danish troops now marched in to coerce the refractory duchies ; but while the fighting went on negotiations among the powers continued, and on August 2, 1850 Great Britain, France, Russia and Norway-Sweden signed a protocol, to which Austria subsequently adhered, approving the principle of restoring the integrity of the Danish monarchy.
Livy, on the other hand, although repeating Polybius ' numbers, states that after the battle Scipio quietly marched his army into Placentia ( Piacenza ) and went on to Cremona so that there would not be two armies wintering in Placentia ( Piacenza ).
: " Next we turned and went up along the road toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan with his whole army marched out to meet us in battle at Edrei.
" they found the camp afire and a stack of some four hundred bodies burning ... American soldiers then went into Landsberg and rounded up all the male civilians they could find and marched them out to the camp.
The Black Flags marched slowly through northern Tonkin, recruiting men to their standard as they went, and eventually set up camp just outside Son Tay, on the northern bank of the Red River.
Openly gay Democratic Congressman Barney Frank, when asked whether Dreier was passed over for the position because of his " moderate " views, told a crowd of reporters " Yes, in the sense that I marched in the moderate pride parade last summer and went to a moderate bar .”
When openly-gay Congressman Barney Frank was asked if Dreier was not elected House majority leader because he was too ' moderate ', Frank replied: " Yes, in the sense that I marched in the moderate pride parade last summer and went to a moderate bar.
The first column consisting of the New Zealand Mounted Rifles and 22nd Mounted Yeomanry Brigades marched up the beach from Bir Abu Shunnar at 02: 30 and went out in front to establish a line just south of the Wadi Ghuzzeh.
:::" Next we turned and went up along the road toward Bashan, and Og king of Bashan with his whole army marched out to meet us in battle at Edrei.
" Whereas Mr Edmund Scarburgh, Mr Thomas Johnson, Mr Richard Vaughan, Captain John Dollinge, John Robinson, Toby Norton, Richard Baily, Ambrose Dixon, Richard Hill, Jenkin Price And divers others Inhabitants and free men in the Upper parte of the parish in the Countie of Northampton Did in a Hostile manner ( contrary to the knowne Lawes of Virginia And the League made with the Indians ) upon the 28th day of Aprill last past Rayse a partie of men to the number of fiftie persons with Armes and ammunicon And upon the aforesaid daie marched amonge the Indians with a Resolucon to take or kill the Queene of Pocamoke, shott att Indians, slashed and cut read, Took Indyans prisoner, And bound one of them with a Chayne, which said Accons caused the Indyans To Invade the Countie, to the great danger of our Lives and Estate, It is therefore ordered That the Sherriff shall forthwith Arrest the Bodies of all the abovesaid parties And such other ( upon inquiry ) as hee shall have notice of ( which went out against the indyans upon their Designe ) To the Number of 50 persons and that hee keepe them in his custodie until they enter into bonds to make their personal appearance at James Citty to answer the premisses before the Governor and Council upon th XXIth day of this Instant Moneth ( att the suite of our Sovereign King ).
The official record runs: " On Wednesday, being Bartholomew Day, we marched forth, some of our souldiers ... went to the Cathedrall about 9 or 10 of the clock, in the midst of their superstitious worship, with their singing men and boyes ; they ... went about the work they came for.
The allied army marched on into Bithynia and went into winter quarters in and around the city of Heraclea.
Soon after this movement north, Rome broke the treaty and marched north and Brennius went to fight the Romans while Belinus remained at war with the Germans ( who were being helped by various other Italian troops ).
Soon after this movement north, Rome broke the treaty and marched north, and Brennius went to fight the Romans while Belinus remained at war with the Germans ( who were being helped by various other Italian troops ).
The party marched 1500 members through Camden that same year and went on to contest the following year's local elections in London.
Gustav then marched south winning notable victories at Breitenfeld and Lutzen, attracting greater support for the Protestant cause the further he went.
An army some 15, 000 strong marched into Devon, attracting support in terms of provisions and recruits as they went.
Moving by the Welsh border, and gathering up garrisons and recruits snowball-wise as he marched, he went first to Cheshire to give a hand to Byron, and then, with the utmost speed, he made for Newark.

3.076 seconds.