329 examples of recapturing in sentences

Fierce attacks by the Germans at Verdun had been renewed during August, but the French, under the able command of Gen. Nivelle, more than held their own, recapturing a considerable portion of the terrain occupied by the enemy, including Fleury and the important Thiaumont Work.

The Germans effected a successful counter-attack on November 6, recapturing some of the ground won by the Allies, with 400 prisoners, 300 of them French.

I could not openly have procured his pardon, but now I can control his fate, and prevent his recapture.

But the big French ships could not cross the bar, so the fleet sailed for Newport with a view of recapturing that town and repossessing Rhode Island.

The neighboring province of Kiangsu falling into the hands of rebel hordes a few years later, he won renown by recapturing its principal cities, by the aid of such men as the American Ward and the English Gordon.

Just as we were filing out into the dark, Sergeant Rosenthal, who was also going along, halted us and reminded us all and severally that we were not prisoners, but still guests; and that, though we were to march with the prisoners to the station, we were to go in line with the guards; and if any prisoner sought to escape it was hoped that we would aid in recapturing the runaway.

" He took up the candle with a stubborn effort to recapture his old forcefulness, but as they left the room the shadows thronged thickly after them in ominous pursuit; and it wasn't necessary to question Katherine.

The instant they caught him they let him go, so that he could run away again and they should have the fun of recapturing him.

In the afternoon of this second day he freed the cub entirely from the rope, and he had no difficulty in recapturing it when he wanted to tie it up again.

Now if ever there seemed a chance of recapturing the moonlight vision... From his balcony he looked down on the assembling party.

He had about come to the conclusion that the best thing he could do under the circumstances was to submit quietly, and take his chances of recapturing the prisoner after the alarm had been given.

Nor need I inform our traveler of the inhuman method generally approved, in hunting with trained blood-hounds, kept and advertised for the purpose of recapturing any poor slave who may attempt to escape from this cruel bondage.

There was a chance for me, however, in this second recapture, and I thought it preferable to let things take their course.

[Footnote A: In regard to the use of bloodhounds, for the recapture of runaway slaves, we insert the following from the New-York Evangelist, being an extract of a letter from Natchez (Miss.) under date of January 31, 1835: "An instance was related to me in Claiborne County, in Mississippi.

The Ordinance continues the privilege of recapturing fugitive slaves in the North-west Territory to the "existing States."

The Ordinance continues the privilege of recapturing fugitive slaves in the North-west Territory to the "existing States."

After the recapture of Ernest ("the prisoner of state"), she goes boldly to king Frederick II., from whom she obtains his pardon.

he would have one believe that it has a most tragical record of capture and recapture.

The enemy's successes in the fieldthe occupation of Reval and the recapture of Trebizondare the direct outcome of the Russian débâcle.

Perhaps thou hast assumed it, as a means of gaining the confidence of colored people, to aid thee in recapturing the objects of thy avarice.

It took Stillman's influence to rob the hours of their swooning delight by recapturing her self-consciousness.

When it became certain that Malta was to be its permanent homefor L'Isle Adam had at first cherished hopes of recapturing Rhodesthe Order proceeded to take further measures for its security.

If thou shouldst return home without recapturing the kine, brave men and even women, when they meet together

At a distance, by the course of the river, of twenty-five miles from the sea, he was not sanguine of recapturing many of these individuals, and in this expectation he was not agreeably surprised by any better success than he expected.

It is, notwithstanding, certain that such privateers may render good service to the commercial interests of the country by recapturing our merchant ships should any be taken by armed vessels under the Mexican flag, as well as by capturing these vessels themselves.

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