Sentence examples for important fortress from inspiring English sources

Polatsk, first mentioned in 862, has always been a major trading centre and an important fortress with a remarkably stormy history.

In 254 they captured the important fortress of Panormus (Palermo), but when Carthage moved reinforcements onto the island, the war again came to a standstill.

They also discarded the idea of forcing a way through southern Holland and instead made preparations for the surprise capture of Liège, the most important fortress in eastern Belgium, often characterized as "impregnable".

Fortified (1531 36) by Count Henry III of Nassau, who restored the old castle built by John I of Polanen in 1350, it remained an important fortress on the Mark until the 19th century.

It served as an important fortress city in the course of the wars between the Moors and the Christians until it was finally taken by the Christians in 1147.

With these treaties, France had seized not only several important fortress islands, most notably Corfu, but also many important shipyards and harbours.

Fort-Douaumont, one of the most important fortresses, was occupied by the Germans on February 25.

While her husband convalesced, Caterina was barred from one of Forlì's most important fortresses.

In a mere seven days, he bypassed Mount Ararat and the 200 miles along the Arsanias River to capture Amida and Martyropolis, important fortresses on the upper Tigris.

The Tsar's forces took important fortresses like Fellin (Viljandi), yet lacked the means to gain the major cities of Riga, Reval or Pernau.

The Falcon Fortress was one of the largest and most important fortresses on the territory of the Republic of Dubrovnik, due to its position in the mountainous region near the Bosnian inland.