Sentence examples for gathering militias from inspiring English sources

In medieval times, as barbarian hordes wreaked havoc across Europe, monastery towns perched high up on the Amalfi Coast afforded excellent vantage points from which to observe the gathering militias.

Wounded regulars rode on the cannon and were forced to hop off when they were fired at by gatherings of militia.

They were anticipated by William Shepard, the local militia commander, who began gathering government-supporting militia the Saturday before the court was to sit.

Besides gathering information, these militias actively assist the Maoists' People's Liberation Guerrilla Army in combat by slowing down the security forces and preventing them reaching the rebels.

At the climax, you are led into a multimedia presentation about Morgan's raids and his ultimate defeat, including flashes of footage showing the militia gathering to defend the town — which playfully turns out to be the audience marching into the theater.

Gen. Ahmed al-Assiri, a spokesman for the Saudi-led military coalition, told AFP last month that the target of the strike was a "militia gathering,".

Led by Steve Lewis, their regional commanding officer, they stood guard to counter "the communist left-wing militia" gathering down the promenade.

The soldiers who still support Gaddafi and his militias are gathering but they have not launched any attacks in the last day or so.

The militia quickly retreated towards Corydon, where a larger body of militia was gathering to block Morgan's advance.

Not so far away, inside a typical mosque in the modest south Tehran district of Afsarieh, young Basij (the volunteer militia) are gathering.

Near the city's outskirts, no one remained, except for small groups of rebels with radios who kept tabs on pro-regime militia forces gathering beyond the city limits.