Sentence examples for during the conquest from inspiring English sources

As I strolled around, I jotted down impressions of how humans have used horses: chariots in 1500 B.C., an all-cavalry army of Genghis Khan, hunters who trained their steed to accept a domesticated lynx or cheetah perched on their hindquarters, fearsome Spanish cavalry during the conquest of the Americas in the 16th century, relay messengers in the Pony Express across North America.

Spanish conquistadors often credited apparitions of saints with ensuring military victory during the conquest.

"They're ripping apart the notion that indigenous people were exterminated during the Conquest of the Desert," she added.

Quiroz told me the story of La Malinche, the infamous native woman who served as Cortés's translator and adviser during the conquest.

Otto and Anna Quangel turn against the regime not out of principle, but because their son is killed during the conquest of France in May 1940.

In 1998, during the conquest of Mazar-i-Sharif, the Taliban-appointed governor converted his religious prejudices into an ungodly massacre.

The position of Stigand as head of the church in England was used to good effect by the Normans in their propaganda before, during and after the Conquest.

This could be the result of Canary Islanders moving to the island during and after the conquest; however, historical records speak of greater movement of aborigines from La Gomera to Tenerife.

Furthermore, Maya hieroglyphic writing covers the entire span from about 250 ce to the conquest, during which time both the language or languages and the writing system itself must have undergone extensive evolution.

Although a small number of castles had been built in England during the 1050s, after the conquest the Normans began to build timber motte and bailey and ringwork castles in large numbers to control their newly occupied territories.

Many bishops played important roles in defending the population during the German conquest.