Sentence examples for English prisoners from inspiring English sources

Argall resolved to kidnap her and ransom her for English prisoners held by the Powhatan Indians and for English weapons and tools the Powhatan had taken.

Levi recalls that in Auschwitz, on June 7 1944, "we saw the English prisoners on their way, and there was something different about them..

Born in Berlin, Steinberg spoke perfect German, which helped, and he knew English, which enabled him to ingratiate himself with some English prisoners of war who were able to offer him some crucial protection.

As I read "Dog Man," I wondered at the connection between Morie's obsession with purity and his managing a power plant that employed American and English prisoners of war as slave labor.

In 1610 he was named admiral of Virginia and commissioned to expel the French from all territory granted to the English by James I. In 1613 he sailed up the Potomac River, searching for corn for the colonists, and abducted the Powhatan Indian princess Pocahontas, whom he held hostage for the return of seven English prisoners.

The local sachem, named Obtakiest, was pursued by Standish and his men but escaped with three English prisoners from Wessagussett, whom he then executed.

He ended up as an English prisoner of war, and composed two string quartets in camp.

They were marvellous, patching me up and giving me food - until the Japanese authorities declared that anyone harbouring an escaped English prisoner would have their village destroyed.

The image was described by an English prisoner in Mexico City in 1568, and by the end of the 16th century Our Lady of Guadalupe formed part of a wide network of shrines to the Virgin throughout Mexico.

Cameron was "the English prisoner" of his own "austerity crusade".

One English prisoner related that two risalas (regiments of soldiers) arrived daily in Seringapatam to select girls they could take as prizes to join their harems.