Sentence examples for a large-scale invasion from inspiring English sources

But instead of mounting a large-scale invasion, the Georgians took a more subtle approach.

The war's opening barrage was a bold effort to kill Saddam Hussein and other top leaders of his regime even before a large-scale invasion had started.

Although Aḥmad Grāñ defeated an Ethiopian army in Adal in 1526 27, it was not until 1531 that he felt ready for a large-scale invasion.

Hamas has fired more than 400 of the rockets from Gaza during that time, and in an effort to halt the attacks, Israel launched a large-scale invasion into northern Gaza last month.

"They realized our Achilles heel was logistics," said a high-ranking officer, meaning that a large-scale invasion requires an influx of trucks and equipment to travel Iraqi roads.

Putin's support for pro-Russian secessionists in sovereign Georgian territory led to war there in 2008, when he ordered a large-scale invasion of the country following Georgian government provocations.

Mr. Biden said he believed that the War Powers Resolution of 1973 would apply to any large-scale invasion of Iraq, but acknowledged that other Democrats disagree.

Kesselring was well aware that while this force was large enough to stop the Allies from simply marching in, it could not withstand a large scale invasion.

When the Knights refused, the French general responded by ordering a large scale invasion of the Maltese Islands, overrunning the defenders after 24 hours of skirmishing.

These men continued to call for armed resistance to the British government, and in 1796 persuaded the French Directory to launch the Expédition d'Irlande, a large scale invasion of Ireland.

Bonaparte believed that capturing Malta was essential to controlling the Central Mediterranean, and when Grand Master Ferdinand von Hompesch zu Bolheim refused the fleet entry to the harbour, Bonaparte responded with a large scale invasion.