Sentence examples for the previous convoy from inspiring English sources

Primarily crewed by lascar seamen, who had proven unreliable in the previous convoy actions, the merchant ships' advantages lay in their large size and the 250 soldiers of the 24th Regiment of Foot that were aboard the ships.

Previous convoys have suffered attacks and several Bradfordians, including the Respect party's new councillor Raqiya Collector, have come close to the violence.

The decision to use a route which was similar to that used by previous convoys despite Convoy Faith's small escort made it an attractive target.

The convoy arrived at Bône, Algeria on 8 January 1943, but Fort Stikine had split from the convoy the previous day and arrived at Oran, Algeria.

The previous night, an American convoy had been ambushed just down the road; we were awakened by helicopter gunships skimming overhead in pursuit of the assailants, who were tearing back toward Saddam City.

Hamelin's ships had destroyed two convoys the previous year despite the attention of a squadron of Royal Navy ships under Commodore Josias Rowley.

This was Linois's squadron, which had been cruising in the area for the previous month in anticipation of the convoy's arrival.

At 06 30 the five German torpedo boats that the convoy had evaded the previous day were sighted by HMS Atherstone and Tynedale.

Driving to Khan's rally in Sialkot from Lahore the previous day, I saw car and motorcycle convoys that extended for miles, freezing traffic whenever they stopped.

The convoy had camped on his estate the previous night and he followed it, sensing something momentous was about to happen.

Ali Larter as Claire Redfield Chriss's younger sister who led a convoy of survivors who encountered Alice in the previous film.