5 sentences with 'fortified'
Example sentences and phrases with the word fortified and other words derived from it.
• « That said, by the time of the Middle Kingdom, there was an organised and fortified military presence on all of Egypt's borders, with a particular focus on Nubia and 'Asia' (i.e. everything east of the Sinai Peninsula). »
• « The Celts lived in fortified villages and were as quick to raid as they were to trade with their neighbours. »
• « As a fortified trading post, it had mounted cannons facing out to sea rather than inland towards mainland Africa; the Portuguese were more afraid of a naval attack by other Europeans than a land attack by Africans. »
• « Washington had placed these cannons on the hills overlooking the British fortified positions and Boston harbour, where British supply ships were anchored. The British could not return fire on the colonial positions because they could not raise their guns. »
• « Gradually, the Maori dispersed themselves over New Zealand in different tribes, with different chiefs as leaders. The different tribes became more aggressive, however, and inter-tribal warfare became much more frequent over time. This led to the advent of the Pa (a fortified village). An average Pa included ditches, banks and Palisades as protection. »