Sentence examples for surrender of arms from inspiring English sources

Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain was a brave man who lived a fascinating life – he survived illness and serious wounds, presided over the surrender of arms at Appomattox, and later won four terms as governor of his state.

Although the group announced its plans on Tuesday, it sent a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee formally proposing Mr. Putin as a candidate for the Peace Prize on Sept. 16, two days after Russia and the United States reached an agreement in Geneva on a plan for Syria's surrender of its chemical arms.

There may be no surrender, no last laying down of arms, but the victory will be there just the same, the bloody miracle which once seemed hardly possible will have come to pass.

All members of the Tigers were ordered to surrender their arms, according to former Minister of Higher Education Peter Adwok.

Furthermore, U.S. Gen. Douglas MacArthur ordered all Japanese forces in China proper to surrender their arms only to forces of the Nationalist government.

Palestinian officials said Mr. Abbas told President Bush on Thursday that he needed two more weeks to work out a truce with Hamas and other militant groups, who continued today to reject the idea of surrendering their arms.

The authorities ordered what they said were hundreds of traffickers hiding in Alemão to "surrender with arms in the air by sunset on Friday".

Goreham issued an offer of pardon for those who would surrender their arms, which more than 100 locals accepted.

A vocal segment of conservative Spain agrees Eta should be forced to recognise defeat, surrender its arms and accept prison sentences for its members.

* "The surrender of property will not include the side arms or private horses or baggage of officers" and enlisted men.

In former wars, captives were forced to surrender their arms.