Sentence examples for occupied the area from inspiring English sources

The Bavarians occupied the area, and the people became Christianized.

The Union Army occupied the area, causing plantation owners to flee and abandon their slaves.

The Edomites probably occupied the area about the 13th century bc.

The Dutch, who occupied the area from 1624 to 1660, knew it as Tancoia.

Israel has occupied the area since conquering it from Jordan in the 1967 Middle East war.

Peruvian forces had occupied the area in 1941, defeating the poorly equipped Ecuadoran army.

Numerous reigns and empires have occupied the area, leaving behind numerous archaeological remains.

Catuvellauni, probably the most powerful Belgic tribe in ancient Britain; it occupied the area directly north of the River Thames.

Delaware Indians occupied the area when Dutch and English settlers arrived in the first half of the 17th century.

In 1937 the Japanese occupied the area and established an autonomous government, Cha-nan (South Chahar), at Kalgan.

Israel occupied the area during the Six-Day War in 1967 and effectively annexed it in 1981.