Sentence examples for ordered a force from inspiring English sources

President Andrés Pastrana has ordered a force of 4,000 troops to retake the remote western jungle region.

In June 1644, King Charles I ordered a force under Prince Rupert of the Palatinate to relieve the Royalist garrison at York, then under siege by the Parliamentarians.

Waurin's account gave rise to the suggestion that Somerset ordered a force of mounted spearmen to conceal itself in Castle Hill Wood, ready to charge into the Yorkist left flank at an opportune time in battle.

On the evening of May 24 he ordered a force of 500 British and Hessian soldiers under the command of the 22nd Regiment's Lieutenant Colonel James Campbell to march to the northern end of Aquidneck Island, from where they took whaleboats across to the mainland.

Canby ordered a covering force to the north and withdrew to Fort Craig.

He ordered a task force of specially trained Army Rangers, commanded by a fiery colonel named Henry Mucci, to rescue them ahead of the general American advance.

Xi ordered a task force formed in late November or early December to look into accusations against Zhou, sources have previously told Reuters.

Vandegrift ordered a reserve force consisting of the 2nd Battalion, 5th Marine Regiment (2/5) to move into a position just to the rear of Edson's troops.

UC President Mark Yudof and UC Davis Chancellor Linda Katehi ordered a task force to investigate the November 18 pepper spraying incident of seated non-violent protesters.

He also ordered a larger force under Brown's command to secure the area north of the fort, and to cover the road between Saint-Jean and Montreal.

In April former Prime Minister Tony Abbott ordered a task-force to find ways of tackling the use of the drug.