Sentence examples for surrendered promptly from inspiring English sources

On the eve of the battle of Bunker Hill he asked General John Burgoyne, a military officer who fancied himself a wordsmith, to ghostwrite a proclamation offering amnesty to all but two of the patriot leaders if they surrendered promptly.

The government promptly surrendered.

The Monarch then rammed the General Beauregard, which promptly surrendered.

It rechristened the island the Conch Republic, declared war on the United States -- and then promptly surrendered, to be eligible for foreign aid.

Her husband left her in a convent outside Milan while he marched down to Naples, which promptly surrendered; thence to Palermo where he was crowned.

It was the agency's photographer who took the shot of Mr Hogan, which was then promptly surrendered to police once it became clear what had happened and used to try to trace the suspects.

Her forces surrounded Bristol, where Hugh Despenser the Elder had taken shelter; he surrendered and was promptly executed.

The incident was witnessed by the Italians at Post 25 some 450 yards away, who promptly surrendered.

They passed through the undefended Cerro de las Mayas and easily overran the convent, whose small Spanish garrison promptly surrendered.

Corydon promptly surrendered after Morgan's artillery fired two warning shots into the town from the high ground.

When rebels reached the gates of Tripoli, the special battalion entrusted by Gadhafi with guarding the capital promptly surrendered.