"capture" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- General Howe hoped that capturing Philadelphia, the rebel capital, would end the war at a stroke.
- When Howe's forces captured Philadelphia in 1777, he then acted to open the Delaware River to the navy.
- But perhaps the most intriguing snapshot from last year's payments captures Philadelphia and Baltimore in the lens.
- Therefore, Howe decided that he would first capture Philadelphia in the 1777 campaign, before sending any troops to Albany.
- The boarding party remained hidden below in position, prepared to board the captured Philadelphia.
- British forces had captured Philadelphia in 1777.
- Although Howe successfully captured Philadelphia, the northern army was lost in a disastrous surrender at Saratoga.
- It was not: Howe had instead sailed away on his expedition to capture Philadelphia.
- General Howe captured Philadelphia in September 1777, occupying the city for 10 months.
- In 1777, the British captured Philadelphia.
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