They have lately taken away two of our breeding mares to carry them towards that part of the country and have made several attempts to possess themselves of others.
Received into the cities as friends and allies, it was the first object of the invaders to possess themselves, by a mixture of force and fraud, of the fortresses and citadels, which were the keys of Spain on the French frontier.
As the Carthaginians were masters of the sea, they would not have failed topossess themselves immediately of his fleet, which was incapable of making the least resistance.
From this Time the Dutch began, without any Opposition, to possess themselves of the Provinces belonging to the Crown of Spain in Asia.
The next Night he sent 200 Men, to possess themselves of a Mount that overlook'd the Enemies Trenches.
Five years afterwards, such was the rapid change of scenery, these fugitives returned to re-possess themselves of their seats, and were again and finally the ejectors under Elizabeth.
Upon the resumption of hostilities the league displayed the same want of agreement and energy which characterized every coalition of Italian city-states; and soon the Imperialists were able to possess themselves of much of the country.
Sidenote: Joseph Bonaparte, King of Spain, 1808] French troops continued to cross the Pyrenees and to possess themselves of the whole Iberian peninsula.
They even attempted to possess themselves of the hatchets the sailors had brought on shore to cut wood, and were only made to desist by being fired upon.
After this, the Greeks determined in council to remove their camp some distance, to possess themselves of a place convenient for watering; because the springs near them were polluted and destroyed by the barbarian cavalry.
I knew of the attempt of the Americans to possess themselves of the heights, and I crossed over with them under favor of this disguise, determined to find death, combatting at the side of our gallant General.
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