Sentence examples for troops in the vicinity from inspiring English sources

There are no Israeli troops in the vicinity of Mr. Arafat's compound.

Soon all Union troops in the vicinity were yelling, "Hardtack!

Schlesien provided fire support for German troops in the vicinity of Gotenhafen between 15 and 21 March 1945.

With the chateau secure, the 3,500 British and German troops in the vicinity were able to defend the strongpoint against an estimated 14,500 French soldiers.

It indicated the presence of thousands of HV and Bosnian Croat troops in the vicinity of Kupres, supported by Leopard 1 tanks drawn from a contingent of approximately 100 Leopards that the JNA believed had been delivered to Croatia.

On March 1 , 1861 Davis appointed General P. G. T. Beauregard to command all Confederate troops in the vicinity of Charleston, South Carolina, where state officials prepared to take possession of Fort Sumter.

The contest for the Mackay trophy involved serial reconnaissance of troops maneuvering in the vicinity of San Diego and reports of their numbers and disposition.

Major General Richard Gale arrived in the third wave of gliders at 03 30, along with equipment, such as antitank guns and jeeps, and more troops to help secure the area from counter-attacks, which were initially staged only by troops in the immediate vicinity of the landings.

History shows that once troops are visibly deployed in the vicinity of a parliament, parliamentarians become very passive -- even while the nation is still a technically functioning democracy.

But Pentagon officials said Thursday that combat in the area was continuing and that commanders in Washington lacked complete information about troops who had been fighting insurgents in the vicinity when the helicopter crashed Tuesday.

These two groups were to pin down the troops of the VRS 2nd Krajina Corps in the vicinity of Drvar, and attempt to advance on the town.