Sentence examples for established a protectorate from inspiring English sources

In 1900 Great Britain established a protectorate over Niue.

When the British established a protectorate in Bechuanaland, he served as chief magistrate and administrator.

In 1892 a French expedition under Col. Alfred-Amédée Dodds defeated the Dahomeyans and established a protectorate.

His Liberal Imperialism clashed with the views of his chief; in 1894 he established a protectorate over Uganda, from which Gladstone had wished to withdraw all British influence.

In 1797 France briefly possessed it, and in 1809 it was taken by the British, who established a protectorate over the Ionian Islands by the terms of the Treaty of Paris (1815).

Siamese expansion toward the northeast where the mountain states were placed under the cosuzerainty of Vietnam and Luang Prabang provoked the protests of the French, who had established a protectorate over Vietnam.

This enlargement of his Mediterranean holdings led Charlemagne to establish a protectorate over the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean (798 799).

But in 1884 he changed his mind on grounds of national prestige and economic advantage, establishing a protectorate over south-west Africa.

Hitler announced further increases in the strength of German fighting forces and that he would establish a "protectorate" over German minorities in foreign states near the Reich frontiers.

Premier again and also minister of finance from Jan . 26 , 1895Ribot sponsored the expedition to establish a protectorate over Madagascar, but he once again was forced to resign over a financial scandal.

By 1863 64 he had gained the confidence of Duong's successor, King Norodom, and he and a naval officer, Ernest Doudart de Lagrée, induced the King to allow the French to establish a protectorate over his domain.