Sentence examples for number of forts from inspiring English sources

The English had established a number of forts on the Leinster bank of the river, including Fort Frankford and, later, Fort Falkland (see Military History).

They built a number of forts and townships that are part of the seven cities of Delhi.

The Muslim fleet, under al-Fadl ibn Yaqub, raided the Aeolian Islands and seized a number of forts on the northern coast of Sicily, most notably Tyndaris.

After setting out from Magama and crossing the Mahaweli river, Dutthagamani captured a number of forts and cities that were under Elara, and killed several of his generals.

Based on Mann during his time in the west, Magnus had a number of forts and houses built on the island and probably also obtained suzerainty of Galloway.

Built in the 6th century BC, the fort was in use for almost 500 years, during a period when the number of hill forts in Wessex greatly increased.

The war began in May 1763 when Native Americans, offended by the policies of British General Jeffrey Amherst, attacked a number of British forts and settlements.

This was followed with the establishment of a number of French forts and political alliances with specific leaders in the region in the early 1880s.

The large number of hill forts in Scotland may have made open battle less important than it was in contemporaneous Anglo-Saxon England, and the relatively high proportion of kings who are recorded as dying in fires, suggest that sieges were a more important part of warfare in Northern Britain.

There are also large numbers of vitrified forts, which have been subjected to fire, many of which may date to this period.

The large numbers of these forts has been taken to suggest peripatetic monarchies and aristocracies, moving around their domains to control and administer them.