6 sentences with “mainland”

From there, they were transported to the English mainland colonies on company ships.

The Mycenaeans lived on the Greek mainland and on the Aegean islands and were known primarily as merchants and sea raiders.

A slave labour force of subjugated neighbouring tribes had built the fabulous city and the three causeways that connected it to the mainland.

While the torture campaign was kept out of the press, rumours of its prevalence soon spread to mainland France, inspiring a huge debate about the necessity and value of holding on to Algeria.

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.

On 18 August Garibaldi crossed into mainland Italy, entering Naples. He planned an invasion of the Papal States, but Cavour convinced Napoleon III that it was necessary to block the progress of Garibaldi's adventurers and assured him that the position of the papacy itself (under French protection) would not be affected.