Sentence examples for fortifying the area from inspiring English sources

On August 2, he disembarked his army at Yorktown, and began fortifying the area.

The Soviet forces were unable to advance any further, and instead started fortifying the area to thwart any German attempt at re-establishing the blockade.

Turkey, along with the free Syrian forces, have worked to block the Kurds from northern Syria, in order to prevent separatist militants from fortifying the area, like they've managed to do in neighbouring Iraq.

The day after El Arish was occupied, on 22 December, the leading infantry brigade of the 52nd (Lowland) Division reached the town and, together with the 5th Mounted Brigade, garrisoned the town and began fortifying the area.

The Germans had fortified the area with relatively light defenses consisting of beach obstacles and fortified emplacements in the sand dunes.

In the middle of the night, the platoon fortified the area, eventually completing a rough enclosure where the men could sleep and eat.

The Ohio, Allegheny, and Monongahela rivers converge in the centre of the county to form an area known as the Golden Triangle; this was a strategic point of contention between the French and the English, who fortified the area with Fort Duquesne (1754) and Fort Pitt (1761), respectively.

Once Anglesey was reoccupied he also began to progress the delayed plans to fortify the area.

Edward suppressed the rebellion over the winter and once Anglesey was reoccupied in April 1295 he immediately began to progress the delayed plans to fortify the area.

Supporting Assyrian led security forces will contribute to Iraq's demographic continuity, reconciling the peoples of Nineveh to their land and helping to fortify the area against future incursion by extremists.

Turkey says it has also fortified the border area with additional ditches, fences, lighting, walls and patrol roads, while deploying additional troops and police in the border region.