In a razzia fight he will seldom stand for the sake of his wives, but when he does fight it is to save his cattle.
I hear that the Turks intend to make a razzia on the Shoggo country near Farajoke; thus they will stir up a wasp's nest for me wherever I go, and render it impossible for my small party to proceed alone, or even to remain in peace.
One evening several of the most disaffected came to me with a complaint that they had not enough meat, and that they must be allowed to make a razzia upon the cattle of the natives to procure some oxen.
Debono's vakeel having made a razzia upon his frontier has so cowed him, that he has now left his residence, and retreated to the other side of a river, from which point he sends false messages to delay our advance as much as possible.
On one occasion a razziahad been made; and although unsuccessful in cattle, it had been productive in slaves.
This defeat completely cowed the cowardly Turks; nor would any persuasions on the part of Ibrahim induce them to make another razzia within the territory of the redoubted chief, Werdella.
The Sarkee went out this morning to his razzia and does not return for some days, so I shall not be able to take leave of his highness.
The news came yesterday evening that a razzia had just been made on Tintaghoda, the assailants carrying away everything before them, and the inhabitants of the town fleeing to the mountains.
It has led the people of Zinder to the razzia during the time of twelve sultans.
Immediately afterwards a razzia (of which both we and Dr.
The Shereef Kebir would scarcely mention the subject of the razzia to me for shame.
A grand razzia is being perpetrated by the united forces of the Sultans of Maradee, Gouber, and Korgum, with the assistance of a thousand Tuarick horse, on the territories of the Sultan of Sakkatou.
The people of the razzia were much disappointed at finding no more camels, all those of the villages hereabouts, and indeed through all Aheer, being gone to fetch salt from Bilma.
According to one authority, the booty of the razzia is greatly reduced, even to more than half of what was reported.
The Sultan of Aghadez has returned from his razzia against the people of Seloufeeat, of Azgher, and the Kalfadaï.
It is said that we shall leave this for Kuka on Monday next, whether the Sultan of Zinder returns from his razzia or not.
The theatre of the late razzia is westwards from Zinder about two days.
I must renew my application to Gagliuffi for the restitution of the property of the British Government; if not, the people who form the proposed razzia will divide it amongst themselves.
En-Noor and the new Sultan of Aghadez have been talking loudly of a razzia to the north; they will now see its absolute necessity, unless the route between Aheer and Ghât is to be closed, except for very large caravans.
It is supposed that the razziafor the west has other ulterior objects besides merely chastising the Fadeea and people of Tidek for plundering us.
It was the people of the same tribe who formed a razzia expedition against us.
News soon arrived that Mahomet Her, with a party of a hundred and ten armed men, in addition to three hundred natives, had made a razzia upon a certain village among the mountains for slaves and cattle.
They declared that they had not sufficient meat, and that they must be allowed to make a razzia upon the cattle of the natives to procure oxen.
It was a naive proceeding to celebrate such a razziaas a victory.
Of all these matters the chasseur speaks, if not altogether admiringly, yet as necessities of that war, and stands forth with plausible sophisms in defence of the barbarities of the razzia system.
A razzia was ordered in the night, and its result was eight hundred prisoners and twelve thousand head of cattle.
My opinion is that the slave-hunters have made a razziainland from this spot, but that our guide, Bedawi, has led us into a wrong channel.
Wat-el-Mek had made a razzia with a very powerful force, collected from all the stations of Abou Saood, and he had succeeded in capturing an enormous number of these fine animals, together with a large herd of donkeys.
We heard from the people on these boats that the governor (Ali Bey, the Koordi) was making a razzia on the Shillook tribe.
The fact remained that in consequence of the razzia made by Abou Saood's orders the natives attacked Niambore and my people.
Not the slightest warning had been given; the razzia was complete; and the horsemen of Makhzen gave themselves up to all the atrocities customary in such cases.
When a razzia is determined upon, those who propose to take part in it say to one another Rana akeud, "we are a knot.
He sent his son Sharrkan on a razzia in company with this very Wazir Dandan; and they did all that men can.
Then they sat in counsel together devising what they should do, and at last all agreed upon a razzia into the land of Roum there to take their revenge for the death of King Omar bin al-Nu'uman and his son Sharrkan.
The custom of the razzia or summer raid, which is still obligatory in Arabia on all men of vigour and spirit, was held in equal honour by the ancient Semitic world.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "razzia" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
