Sentence examples for armed band from inspiring English sources

Thoreau is saved by the arrival of another Northern agent, Captain John Brown, with his armed band.

On October 16 18, 1859, the arsenal of Harpers Ferry was the target of an assault by an armed band of abolitionists led by John Brown.

He has been charged with taking part in a "banda armata," an armed band, in connection with terrorist attacks outside of Italy.

These guerrillas are the latest armed band to emerge from the ruins of the deadly conflict between American-backed rebels and the Russians in Afghanistan.

The actual killing began on September 2, when a group of prisoners being transferred to Abbaye prison (near Saint-Germain-des-Prés on the Left Bank) was attacked by an armed band.

Harpers Ferry Raid, (October 16 18, 1859), assault by an armed band of abolitionists led by John Brown on the federal armoury located at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now in West Virginia).

At least four groups have armed bands.

To support their protégé, the Mongols sent armed bands into Tibet.

In Sicily landowners formed armed bands for possible use against mainland interference.

Armed bands forced the closing of several courts to prevent execution of foreclosures and debt processes.

Armed bands controlled or recaptured parts of the Marche, Tuscany, and the Kingdom of Naples.