They call it with deadly significance the "conquered territory," and the idea of reconquest is strong in their minds. From Wordnik.com. [Campaign Pictures of the War in South Africa (1899-1900) Letters from the Front] Reference
reconquest of Ireland as its final aim, "and by the word" reconquest "of. From Wordnik.com. [Six days of the Irish Republic A Narrative and Critical Account of the Latest Phase of Irish Politics] Reference
At one time Campbell argued that reconquest of the. From Wordnik.com. [Great Britain and the American Civil War] Reference
It is a mere illusion to think that the reconquest of. From Wordnik.com. [The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol. 1, January 9, 1915 What Americans Say to Europe] Reference
Walker attempted reconquest and was executed in Honduras. From Wordnik.com. [4. Nicaragua] Reference
The year closed with the reconquest of Zhitomir (Dec. 31). From Wordnik.com. [1943, Jan. 1-18] Reference
These groups call it the reconquista, Spanish for reconquest. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 31, 2006] Reference
England declined to have anything to do with the reconquest of the. From Wordnik.com. [The Grand Old Man] Reference
It is not intended to collect a force for the reconquest of Cabul. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 330, April 1843] Reference
Northern reconquest of the South to the point of restoration of the. From Wordnik.com. [Great Britain and the American Civil War] Reference
Coronado was obliged to carry on a cruel war of reconquest and revenge. From Wordnik.com. [Introductory American History] Reference
The present war, if it end in the reconquest of Alsace and Lorraine by the. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index] Reference
British decision to begin the reconquest of Sudan by an advance on Dongola. From Wordnik.com. [1896, March 1] Reference
Instead, we decided to support France in its reconquest of her former colony. From Wordnik.com. [A Time to Break Silence (Declaration Against the War in Vietnam)] Reference
The reconquest of Texas and war with the United States were openly threatened. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
Romanian troops began to invade Hungary to forestall reconquest of Transylvania. From Wordnik.com. [1919, Jan. 11] Reference
The British commodore settled that point, by replying, "It is mine by reconquest.". From Wordnik.com. [The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson]
The reconquest of the Spanish part was confided to Generals Kerverseau and Ferrand. From Wordnik.com. [Santo Domingo A Country with a Future] Reference
On Sept. 9, Turkish troops occupied Izmir and completed the reconquest of Anatolia. From Wordnik.com. [1919-22] Reference
Hungary declared war on Czechoslovakia and proceeded to the reconquest of Slovakia. From Wordnik.com. [1919, Jan. 11] Reference
During 1802 large armaments sailed to San Domingo and began the process of reconquest. From Wordnik.com. [The Wars Between England and America] Reference
The pen that had taught us to see and comprehend India and Egypt and the reconquest of the. From Wordnik.com. [From Capetown to Ladysmith An Unfinished Record of the South African War] Reference
South was impossible; at another that England should interfere to prevent such reconquest. From Wordnik.com. [Great Britain and the American Civil War] Reference
Its object is to recount the story of the reconquest of the Soudan up to the Battle of Atbara. From Wordnik.com. [Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan] Reference
This friend informed him that the legitimist party was about to attempt the reconquest of the realm. From Wordnik.com. [International Miscellany of Literature, Art and Science, Vol. 1, No. 3, Oct. 1, 1850] Reference
As I have stated elsewhere, it was not until 1896 that the serious reconquest of the Soudan was begun. From Wordnik.com. [Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan] Reference
Mexico, nevertheless, perseveres in her plans of reconquest, and refuses to recognize her independence. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
It was not until September, 1863, that Stoeckl ventured to hope for a Northern reconquest of the South. From Wordnik.com. [Great Britain and the American Civil War] Reference
United States was indefinite, because the end which he proposed of the reconquest of Texas was hopeless. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
The list of demands — from the overthrow of moderate Arab governments to the reconquest of Spain — is endless. From Wordnik.com. [No Cause for Hypercaution] Reference
Through every phase of the situation, Kitchener stuck to his guns, keeping to himself his plans for the reconquest of the Soudan. From Wordnik.com. [Khartoum Campaign, 1898 or the Re-Conquest of the Soudan] Reference
In Chile a battle also was fought for sovereignty, for the reconquest of its natural resources, for the reconguest of its nitrate. From Wordnik.com. [RALLY ON 12 NOVEMBER] Reference
It does not require even that the complete reconquest of the South should be awaited in order that the question of the return of subdued. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 1, January, 1864] Reference
U.S. invasion groups, commanded by MacArthur, landed on the island of Leyte, opening the campaign for the reconquest of the Philippines. From Wordnik.com. [1944, Feb. 2] Reference
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