Sentences with 'revolted'
Example sentences and phrases with the word revolted and other words derived from it.
• « In the provinces, entire regions revolted when royal servants showed up and attempted to destroy the icons. »
• « The regional parliaments of several Spanish territories revolted against the central monarchy in the mid-17th century, and Portugal achieved complete independence in 1640. »
• « The vanguard of the army revolted under the command of Ignacio Álvarez Thomas when it arrived, in April 1815, at the Fontezuelas post, near the city of Pergamino in the province of Buenos Aires. When they heard what had happened at the post, a general uprising broke out in Buenos Aires against the director Alvear, who resigned in the middle of the month and left for Brazil. »
• « However, in the spring and summer months of 1794, angry citizens revolted against federal officials charged with enforcing the federal excise tax law. »