Sentence examples for control of the rivers from inspiring English sources

Canberra's plan in 2007 to take control of the rivers from the four states through which they flow has stalled amid bickering and political rivalries.

Lincoln considered Vicksburg the key to victory -- its defeat gave the Union control of the river and split the Confederacy.

Not far away, a plaque marks King's Ferry, the southern limit of American control of the river during the British occupation of New York City during the Revolutionary War.

When the Federal Government took over flood control of the river, its fate was sealed, in concrete.

Capturing Fort Caroline allowed the Spanish to maintain control of the river.

The encirclement of Humaitá could not be completed until the Allies gained full control of the river.

As demands for Colorado River water continue to rise, the level of human development and control of the river continues to generate controversy.

On 19 February 1868, Brazilian ironclads successfully made a passage up the Paraguay River under heavy fire, gaining full control of the river and isolating Humaitá from resupply by water.

On 19 February, the Brazilian ironclads successfully made a passage up the Paraguay River under heavy fire, gaining full control of the river and thus isolating Humaitá from resupply by water.

For 22 April, Charles left 40,000 troops under Rosenburg and Hohenzollern to attack Davout and Lefebvre while detaching two corps under Kollowrat and Lichtenstein to march for Abbach and gain undisputed control of the river bank.

He warned the Board of Trade in 1695 that the French were working to complete the designs of explorer Robert La Salle to gain control of the river and dominate the Indian relations in the interior, which "may be of fatal consequence" to the English colonies.