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Example sentences for "received intelligence"

  • While Lincoln was labouring to make arrangements for the ensuing campaign, he received intelligence of the appearance of the enemy off the coast.

  • Sir Henry Clinton, soon after the rear division was in full march, received intelligence that an American column had appeared on his left flank.

  • We had this day news of Mr Aldworth's death; and on the 5th November we received intelligence of the lord ambassador having fallen sick at Burhanpoor, and that Mr Boughton was dead.

  • From one of these detachments he received intelligence, on the first day of August, that the enemy had retired from Crown-Point.

  • When Mr. Bell, the governor of this castle, received intelligence that M.

  • This nobleman, who was in Normandy when he received intelligence of Stephen's accession, found himself much embarrassed concerning the measures which he should pursue in that difficult emergency.

  • After some military operations, in which that nobleman reduced the enemy to difficulties for forage and provisions, he received intelligence of a great disaster which had befallen his forces in Yorkshire.

  • He received intelligence of their treachery, made his retreat with celerity and conduct, and sheltered his small army in Dublin and the other fortified towns, which still remained in the hands of the Protestants.

  • When he received intelligence of any murmurs among the soldiers, he would prostrate himself in prayer, and could hardly be prevailed with to join the troops.

  • It was not long before our general received intelligence of the unfortunate termination of this expedition, as far as regarded himself.

  • But the joy of this excellent lady was of short duration, for scarcely three months had elapsed when we received intelligence of her death, from a violent asthma.

  • It is said that Cortes was greatly vexed when he received intelligence of their arrival, though he did not show it, and even issued the necessary orders to give his wife a splendid reception.

  • And the day before he received intelligence of the permission granted him to return, as he was changing his dress, his tunic appeared to be all on fire.

  • The day after, while he was waiting for an answer, he received intelligence by a scout, that the enemy was advancing.

  • Prince Edward had reached Sicily in his return from the Holy Land, when he received intelligence of the death of his father; and he discovered a deep concern on the occasion.

  • Dmitri was at Thula when he received intelligence of this revolution.

  • While hard at work in the ship-yard, he received intelligence of troubles in Poland.

  • Peter was just leaving Vienna to go to Venice when he received intelligence that a rebellion had broken out in Moscow.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    bright rose; built upon; bullet through; corresponding degree; different type; domestic satellite; fair opportunity; great boon; his money; military discipline; quite independently; received from; received his early education; received intelligence; received many; received sentence; received the; received the following letter; received them; received yesterday; shall ever; should exist; tea and; various occasions; wild bull; wish for