This endured almost 300 years until spurious diplomatic problems prompted the French to invade in the 19th century.

The Dutch invaded the region in the 17th century due to its lucrative wealth established through the region's natural resources and trade.

The Normans invaded in the 13th century and occupied the south of Breifne.

Russian troops first invaded the Chechens' land in the early 18th century.

However, they were eventually driven out of the area by the Three Collas, who invaded in the 4th century and held power until the 12th.

The area around the town was frequently invaded in the sixteenth century by the English.

Yet their lists of species that have invaded in the last century are similar.

The Mongols invaded Tibet after the foundation of their empire in the early 13th century.

The Fulani invaded the area in the early 19th century.

These were mostly displaced or absorbed by invading Sudanese groups in the 8th or 9th century.