Sentence examples for raised a fleet for from inspiring English sources

By 837, many Muslim armies had groups of "naffatin" (fire archers), and when the Mamluk Sultanate raised a fleet for an attack on Cyprus they had "nafata", or firetroops.

He's raised a fleet of goats, an iguana, snakes, a pot-bellied pig, and currently cares for two Shetland ponies, which he keeps at Murphy's house. .

Pirate activity was high in the Aegean, while pirate captains frequently offering themselves as mercenaries to one or the other of the region's powers, providing for the latter a quick and cheap way of raising a fleet for particular expeditions, without the costs of a standing navy.

Caesar raised a fleet, chased down the pirates, and had them all crucified.

The following year Agricola raised a fleet and pushed beyond the Forth into Caledonia.

Postponing the uprising, Tone continued to rally support in Europe, raising a fleet in the Netherlands for an attempted invasion that ended in destruction at the Battle of Camperdown.

Returning to Pisa the following year, he raised a Crusading fleet that sailed for the Holy Land in 1098.

He was successful, however, in raising a pontifical fleet that relieved many of the Aegean islands.

"This raises a concern for me".

She raised an invasion force, but her fleet was wrecked at Sluis, Flanders.

Some signals have been discouraging: a bond issued by CRC Breeze Finance, a vehicle formed to raise cash for a fleet of wind farms, was downgraded to junk after their sails turned less than predicted.