Sentence examples for conclude an alliance from inspiring English sources

He did not back Chamberlain's unsuccessful efforts to conclude an alliance with Germany (1898 1901).

In 1350 Pisani led a squadron to Constantinople (now Istanbul) to conclude an alliance with the Byzantines.

Ironically, the Calvinist hero was quickly faced by a Habsburg threat so dangerous that he was compelled to conclude an alliance with Roman Catholic France.

The novel's large set piece takes place in October 1837, when the group makes a "Grand Progress" to the Punjab to conclude an alliance with the Maharajah Ranjit Singh.

In 1588 he was sent to Russia to the court of the tsar, Fyodor I, with instructions to conclude an alliance between England and Russia, to restore English trade, and to obtain better conditions for the English Muscovy Company.

In attempting to conclude an alliance with Spain, Buckingham hoped to use Spanish influence to recover the Palatinate, an electorate of the Holy Roman Empire, for James's son-in-law, Frederick V.

After an inconclusive fight, the two leaders concluded an alliance.

Habsburg diplomats succeeded in concluding an alliance between Austria and Poland.

In February 1778 he concluded an alliance with the colonists, and France then declared war on Great Britain.

France was the only major power that concluded an alliance with Czechoslovakia (January 1924).

At this point Austria intervened by concluding an alliance with Venice (1716).