By his marriage in 1477 to Mary, daughter of Charles the Bold, duke of Burgundy, Maximilian acquired the vast Burgundian possessions in the Netherlands and along the eastern frontier of France.
Charlemagne conquered more German territory and secured the eastern frontier.
The Flavians also took measures to strengthen the eastern frontier.
This field office is one of six U.N.H.C.R. outposts ranged along the eastern frontier of Chad.
Disagreement over Cypriot policy, however, provoked the Arabs into attacking the eastern frontier.
The Da Hinggan (Greater Khingan) Range rises along and beyond the eastern frontier with China.
Thus it can hardly be said that Augustus settled the eastern frontier.
Later when the Allies landed on the southern coast of France Franco ordered 30,000 troops to the eastern frontier.
In the four years of ensuing civil war there were no troops to defend the eastern frontier.
Under Leopold's rule the eastern frontier was extended to the Vienna Woods after a war with the Magyars.
Over the last week, groups of unidentified pro-Russian troops have stormed several towns on the eastern frontier of Ukraine.
