7 sentences with 'squadron'
Example sentences and phrases with the word squadron and other words derived from it.
• « On the first weekend my brother spent with us after joining the army, my mother asked him what he was doing there. -I'm in the mine clearance squadron," he replied. »
• « From the outset, Britain achieved superiority at sea, defeating the Franco-Spanish squadron in 1805 at the naval battle of Trafalgar, fought near Cadiz, which was practically destroyed. Having lost control of the sea, Bonaparte tried to compensate for his defeat by declaring a continental blockade against Britain: no British ship could enter the ports of France or its allies. This was intended to stifle the British economically. »
• « Sir Home Popham, commander of the English squadron that dominated the Cape, was aware of the plan that Britain had had for the Río de la Plata since the 18th century: to take control of these lands in order to take advantage of their raw materials and sell them manufactured goods. »
• « To assist the military expedition sent to Paraguay, a river squadron was organised in Buenos Aires consisting of three sailing ships, which were called Invencible, América and 25 de Mayo. »
• « Shortly after San Martín's arrival, the ruling Triumvirate commissioned him to organise a cavalry squadron to defend the Buenos Aires coast from possible attacks by troops from Montevideo. Thus the mounted grenadiers were born, trained by their creator with the best discipline and military training. »
• « As the months went by, three more were added to the first squadron and the whole became a regiment. »
• « As some ships of the Montevideo squadron threatened the inhabitants of the shores of the Paraná River, Manuel Belgrano was commissioned to set up defences there. For this purpose, two batteries were built in Rosario de Santa Fe, which Belgrano named Libertad and Independencia. »