7 sentences with 'insurrection'
Example sentences and phrases with the word insurrection and other words derived from it.
• « A western region of France, the Vendée, had been the scene of the largest royalist insurrection against the Revolution in early 1793, with a rebel army of conservative peasants. »
• « It was against this backdrop of violence and insecurity that, in October 1795, a young and accomplished general named Napoleon Bonaparte put down a royalist insurrection in Paris and drew the attention of the ambitious politicians of the Directory. »
• « Napoleon first came to the attention of the revolutionary government when he put down a royalist insurrection in Paris in 1795. »
• « The British sent a small but effective expeditionary force under the Duke of Wellington to support the insurrection, and Napoleon found himself embroiled in guerrilla warfare - the term 'guerrilla', meaning 'small war', was invented by the Spanish during the conflict. »
• « It should be noted that there were also important (soon to be former) colonies that achieved independence without the need for violent insurrection against their imperial masters. »
• « A literate slave named Jemmy led a large group of slaves in an armed insurrection against white settlers, killing several before the militia stopped them. »
• « Gripped by fear of insurrection, whites often imagined that revolts were brewing even when no uprising was actually taking place. »