Sentence examples for take the capital from inspiring English sources

The same was true of the failed attempt to take the capital, Damascus, in July.

In Sierra Leone the Revolutionary United Front (RUF) rebels know they cannot take the capital.

A Russian advance into the square could be significant for the campaign to take the capital.

In August Western bombing of government bases surrounding Tripoli cleared an avenue for the revolutionaries to take the capital.

Since September, the Houthis have managed to take the capital, Sana'a, as well as other key towns and cities.

As Russian troops tried to take the capital, Grozny, Chechen rebels began on Jan . 31to fight their way out.

"Instead of taking the capital gains hit, wait and see if they increase their dividend".

At the previous poll in 2005 the opposition took the capital and claimed to have won nationwide.

Zimbabwe and Angola intervened in August, using air power and artillery to stop the rebels from taking the capital, Kinshasa.

Many of them were said to have escaped from Kabul when the American-backed Northern Alliance took the capital last November.

By Aug. 13, 1521, Cortés had taken the capital city of Tenochtitlán, the climax of a brutal two-year campaign.