This passed the entire distance through a hostile country, and every foot of it had to be protected by troops.
When Napoleon retired from Smolensk, he used the second method, having the portions of his army separated by an entire march.
Strategically, an invasion leads to deep lines of operations, which are always dangerous in a hostile country.
It is the marked difference of advantage between a line at home and one in a hostile country.
Up to this time he was very successful; and but for the difficulty of taking with him sufficient ordnance stores over so long a march, through a hostile country, he would, no doubt, have captured Lynchburg.
The distance was about three hundred and thirty miles through a hostile country.
Nashville, our chief depot, was itself partially in a hostile country, and even the routes of supply from Louisville to Nashville by rail, and by way of the Cumberland River, had to be guarded.
It is always well for a patrol to avoid main highways when the enemy is near, especially in hostile country, but here the time saved more than justifies the use of the direct route.
History fully supports Napoleon's opinion of the great danger of penetrating far into a hostile country to attack the capital, even when that capital is without fortifications.
But, in a hostile country, or in one already passed over by the enemy, it will not be safe to rely with confidence upon obtaining craft of this character.
When an army has penetrated into the heart of a hostile country, leaving a number of fortified cities in its rear, it is serious ground.
If they are in hostile country, they will show a stubborn front.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "hostile country" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
