Sentence examples for formal possession from inspiring English sources

The British came in 1795 & in 1814 took formal possession of certain areas.

In 1580 Dharmapala had been persuaded to deed his kingdom to the Portuguese, and when he died in 1597 they took formal possession of it.

The United States took formal possession of Amelia Island in 1821 and built Fort Clinch (begun 1847) at its northern tip.

Under Bransfield's command, the Williams arrived at the South Shetlands in January 1820, landed on King George Island to take formal possession, and coasted past Deception Island.

Captain Antonio Fabeau was sent there with troops to take formal possession, being awarded the handsome salary of P.50 per month for this service.

Although Columbus took formal possession of the islands with pomp and ceremony in the name of Spain, and under the Treaty of Tordesillas between Spain and Portugal in 1494 the islands were within the Spanish sphere, the Spanish made little attempt to settle them.

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July 1 - Placed under formal investigation for possession of banned substances.

It is the opinion of this Department that the discovery of lands unknown to civilization, even when coupled with a formal taking of possession, does not support a valid claim of sovereignty, unless the discovery is followed by an actual settlement of the discovered country.

Neither of the two considered that the mere discovery of an island was sufficient to claim sovereignty over it, and often a formal act of possession was considered the proper procedure to claim rights over a territory.