Sentence examples for general rebellion from inspiring English sources

Although the French delayed in supplying arms and troops, Fitzgerald's committee went ahead with its plans for a general rebellion.

When World War I began Maritz defected to the German side with his troops and precipitated a general rebellion of Boer troops throughout South Africa.

She held that the general rebellion was merely the sum of individual acts of rebellion, that the states would automatically resume their former relation to the central government when the rebellion had been put down, and that therefore the executive power superseded the legislative in prosecuting both war and reconstruction.

Henry was forced to invade Italy once more in 1090, but, after initial success, his defeat in 1092 resulted in the uprisings in Lombardy; and the rebellion of his son Conrad, who was crowned king of Italy by the Lombards, led to general rebellion.

"Sorry to Bother You" (Anti-), the Coup's first album since 2006, riffles through pointed thoughts on class warfare, propaganda, intoxication and general rebellion: "Billionaires have squatted on the Magna cum lauded/Hollered 'Take my wallet — make the people robotic.' " But the tracks are songs first, not manifestoes.

The counter-factual question of what might have happened may be fascinating but it remains just that, a question.The ultimate success of the generals' rebellion came down to many things.

This act led to the last general Indian rebellion against Spain, at first with the support of some Creoles (Spaniards born in America).

Ferdinand of Naples refused to pay tribute to France, followed by a general Neapolitan rebellion, the French suppression, and the subsequent establishment of the Parthenopaean Republic.

Around the world, one can find national cuisines that were clearly inspired by the nouvelle movement, borrowing both cooking techniques and the general attitude of rebellion.

Berman met Salvador Talavera of the notable Talavera clan, who explained Nicaraguan history beginning with General Sandino's rebellion against the occupying U.S. Marines, to the "re-Contra" movement that followed the 1991 assassination of Enrique Bermudez, the Contra commandante.

After his initial general discussion of rebellion against slavery and oppression, in the historical and largest section of the book he treats actual historical assertions of human dignity as little more than efforts to overthrow God.