6 sentences with 'reconquest'
Example sentences and phrases with the word reconquest and other words derived from it.
• « The problem with Justinian's wars, both the reconquest in the west and the ongoing battles with the Persians in the east, was that they were enormously expensive. Because his forces won enough battles to constantly plunder, and because the empire was relatively stable and prosperous under his reign, he was able to maintain these efforts during his lifetime. »
• « Arab invasions quickly destroyed Byzantine power in the Near East and North Africa, and although fragments of Justinian's reconquest remained in Byzantine hands until the 8th century, "Byzantium" was basically synonymous with the contiguous territory of the Balkans, Greece and most of Anatolia by then. »
• « The people of Buenos Aires jubilantly celebrated the reconquest of their city, but the same did not happen when they learned that the viceroy Sobre Monte was approaching at the head of an army formed in Cordoba. »
• « Numerous festivities were held to celebrate the success of the people of Buenos Aires in the reconquest and defence of their city. And at many of the gatherings commemorating these events, the verses of El triunfo argentino, a long poem composed by the young Vicente López y Planes, were recited. »
• « While in the north, San Martín realised that the reconquest of Upper Peru should not be attempted until another front was opened that would force the troops of the Viceroy of Peru to abandon that region. »
• « Runaway slaves formed so-called "Maroon" communities, groups that successfully resisted reconquest and formed their own autonomous groups. The most prominent of these communities lived in the interior of Jamaica, controlling the area and keeping the British at bay. »