Sentence examples for seizing the key from inspiring English sources

Meanwhile, van Diemen had succeeded in seizing the key Portuguese stronghold of Malacca (1641; Melaka, now in Malaysia) on the trade route between India and China, and in 1642 the Dutch captured all of Formosa (Taiwan), driving out the Spanish.

The first was Operation 41, which involved an offensive along the entire Suez Canal with the objective of seizing the key passes of the Sinai.

Then 3rd Battalion, now reinforced with tanks, took part in the assault on the Fonte Plateau on 25 July, seizing the key position after just an hour of fighting.

The Afghan government claimed on Thursday that it had regained control of Kunduz after the Taliban seized the key city in northern Afghanistan on Monday.

YPG fighters, backed by US-led airstrikes and other rebels, on Tuesday consolidated gains made last week, when they seized the key town of Tal Abyad from isis on the Syria-Turkey border.

The ceasefire came into effect on 15 February but the rebels seized the key town of Debaltseve just days later.

Fighting in the Yemeni city of Aden has intensified as Houthi rebels try to seize the key government stronghold.

Forces backing Mr Machar have seized the key town of Bentiu, capital of the oil-producing Unity State.