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Example sentences for "small fort"

  • This being only a small fort, and no fighting to be done, I consider it only a waste of time to remain here.

  • Their life did not seem too cheery; small fort, open flat, blazing sun, and flies innumerable.

  • Here we found Terry of the 7th Hussars with six men occupying a small fort.

  • In this sea of the pearl-fishery there is an island called Manaar, over-against Ceylon, inhabited by Christians who were formerly Gentiles, and in which island there is a small fort belonging to the Portuguese.

  • From Cochin I went to Coulan, at which is a small fort belonging to the Portuguese, 72 miles from Cochin.

  • From Cananore you go Cranganore, which is a small fort of the Portuguese in the country of the king of Cranganore, another king of the Gentiles.

  • They immediately anchored, and in the morning saw that the shot had come from a small fort of six guns, which they attacked and destroyed.

  • In front of it was a small fort, and several Mandarin vessels lying in the harbor.

  • In the mean time, our adventurers made the best of their way back to Madagascar, intending to make that place the deposit of all their treasure, to build a small fort, and to keep always a few men there for its protection.

  • Close by the sea there was a small fort, armed only with muskets, to command the harbour, as also another fort on the top of a hill, which commanded both the harbour and lower fort.

  • On the east side of the entry into the harbour there is a small fort of six guns, close to which the depth is twenty fathoms.

  • Union of New England Colonies 433and established a trading-house and built a small fort on the south side of the Mill River, at its junction with the Connecticut, near the site of Hartford.

  • About two miles from Khelat-i-Ghilzye, was a small fort, bristling with armed men.

  • A rapid march brought them to a small fort, where Akrum Khan was preparing to betake himself to the hills.

  • There was also a small fort on the east side, a little below the mouth of the Batten Kill.

  • At the entrance of the pass or channel to the south-east, there was built a small fort, still called Balise.

  • At the entrance of the river which goes by the name of that nation, there is a small fort, which defends that post, which is the second of the colony in point of time.

  • The fine old tamarind-trees had done much to destroy the colossal wall, only about 100 feet of which now remains, still about 5 feet high; but there are many other traces of ruins and a small fort of later date.

  • This is the end of Omani influence, and there is a small fort as a protection against the Mahri.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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