Sentence examples for considerable army from inspiring English sources

In September 1898 he was forced to flee his capital, Omdurman, but he remained at large with a considerable army.

Gustav led a careful foreign policy; nevertheless, a considerable army and a strong navy were created during his reign.

Succeeding his father, Louis II of Anjou, as claimant to the Neapolitan throne, Louis was crowned king of Naples by Pope Martin V in September 1419. Louis gathered a considerable army, including the famed condottiere (mercenary commander) Muzio Attendola Sforza, and sailed to Naples to conquer the kingdom.

The final force numbered 115 Spanish soldiers and 150 Maya musketeers, plus Maya labourers and muleteers; the final tally was more than 400 people, which was regarded as a considerable army in the impoverished Yucatán province.

In mid-May 1695 García again marched southwards from Campeche, with 115 Spanish soldiers and 150 Maya musketeers, plus Maya labourers and muleteers; the final tally was more than 400 people, which was regarded as a considerable army in the impoverished Yucatán province.

In 1184 Yoritomo's considerable armies, commanded by his two younger half-brothers Noriyori and Yoshitsune, the latter a brilliant commander of whom Yoritomo was jealous, were ranged against the Taira forces for what was hoped would be a climactic campaign, but decisive victory was not gained until the following year.

But the party also gives the army considerable leeway to manage its own affairs.

Bloody Sunday continued to be a matter of considerable controversy in particular, the army's orders and the role of the IRA in the violence and in the late 1990s the British government established a commission to determine the facts.

In some ways, its capabilities now exceed those of the Lebanese army, its considerable firepower used against Israel in the 2006 war.

Bulgarian soldiers joined his army in considerable numbers, tempted partly by the prospects of booty, but also enticed by Sviatoslav's anti-Byzantine designs and probably mollified by a shared Slavic heritage.

In 400 Sparta broke openly with the Achaemenids, and during the next five years its armies achieved considerable military success in Anatolia.