Sentence examples for force of soldiers from inspiring English sources

The debacle in Goma prompted the UN to put together a fighting force of soldiers prepared to go into combat.

American military officials said they had largely cleared Baquba of militants during operations this summer, when a large force of soldiers swept through the city.

But — and this is a crucial point — it seems possible that, if Obama had pushed Maliki harder, the United States could have retained a small force of soldiers there in noncombat roles.

The force of soldiers from Tanzania, South Africa and Malawi was backing the Congolese Army against rebels known as the M23 movement, whose brief occupation of the city last year led the United Nations Security Council to create the brigade.

Lebanese officials made clear that they had no intention of deploying troops along the border; rather, the mixed force of soldiers and special police will act as an internal security force.

It has also shifted the balance of power in Washington, from the military commanders, who were desperate to leave a residual force of soldiers in Iraq, toward Mr. Obama's civilian advisers, who are busy calculating how getting them all home by Christmas might help their boss's re-election bid.

Carpenter led a mounted rescue force of colored soldiers to save white soldiers trapped near a cover bridge on the left flank.

Military police, disciplinary force, composed of soldiers, that exercises police and related functions in armies.

Peng remained behind to guard Jinggangshan with a force of 800 soldiers, but withdrew from the area when it was attacked by a Hunanese Kuomintang force of 25,000 soldiers, joining Zhu and Mao in Ruijin in March.

It proposed a force of 720 soldiers and 60 military observers for an eight-month period.

Manassas Junction was lightly guarded by a token force of Federal soldiers under the command of Capt.