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Example sentences for "regular troops"

  • At the same time, there devolved upon them the duties and the responsibilities of regular troops.

  • Our country can do nothing more here than act on the defensive, for which war the brave Gauchos of Salta suffice, if aided by two squadrons of regular troops.

  • The stations garrisoned by regular troops were-- 1.

  • The pay would be equal to that of regular troops.

  • No regular troops surrendered, and all escaped who survived the battle of the 3rd.

  • The race is now fast disappearing before the Nizam, or regular troops.

  • In the winter of the year my residence in Babylonia, after an engagement near Baghdad, between the Boraij and the Turkish regular troops, in which the latter were defeated, a flying soldier was caught within sight of an encampment.

  • But he had too much self-confidence; too high an opinion of the validity of regular troops; too mean a one of both Americans and Indians.

  • From them we learned that the Rogue River Indians in southern Oregon were on the war-path, and that as the "regular troops up there were of no account, the citizens had taken matters in hand, and intended cleaning up the hostiles.

  • Up to this time Taylor had none but regular troops in his command; but now that invasion had already taken place, volunteers for one year commenced arriving.

  • The speedy location of large bodies of regular troops here, with two batteries, is necessary.

  • I purposely refrain from any suggestion as to whether this force shall consist of regular troops or volunteers, or both.

  • He considered that at least 2,000 regular troops, under the command of General Harney, were necessary for this purpose.

  • The same day, the enemy whose force it is reported to be near 2500 regular troops, marched into Petersburg.

  • The names of Whig and Tory distinguished the republicans and royalists; the English army was still called the regular troops; the British sovereign was always designated by the name of the king.

  • The command of the water, and such a superiority of regular troops, gave them possession of our shore.

  • They were commanded by General Lovel, who perceiving that he could not effect his object with such lovers of home, applied to General Gates for a reinforcement of regular troops.

  • On that, General Djémil Pasha joining them, with two companies of regular troops, the Druses killed a captain and fifteen soldiers, and the battle lasted until midnight.

  • The Minister for War has stated that two battalions of regular troops, and three battalions of reserve (with munitions of war) are just starting for Beyrout, on the steamer Mevridi‐Nousret.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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