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[194] The Acadians of the banlieue_--a term defined as covering a space of three miles round the fort--had been included in the capitulation, and had taken an oath of allegiance to Queen Anne, binding so long as they remained in the province.— A Half Century of Conflict - Volume I France and England in North America
Rumor now has it that a capitulation is imminent, but the besieging force has been driven to unusual measures to secure it.— Jewel Weed
"Three days after the Greeks had sworn to observe the capitulation, they commenced murdering their helpless prisoners.... The streets of Athens were stained with the blood of four hundred men, women, and children."— The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 5 Poetry
He refused to ratify La Bourdonnais's convention, and, instead, declared that the capitulation was at an end, marched upon Madras, insisted upon the pillage and destruction of a great portion of the town, arrested a large number of the leading Englishmen, including the Governor of Fort St. George, and conveyed them with all circumstances of public ignominy to Pondicherry.— A History of the Four Georges, Volume II (of 4)
That he let the matter of Dr. Harpe's broken word pass without protest evidenced the completeness of his capitulation, his entire realization of the hopelessness of resistance to the situation, as did also the silence in which he accepted Augusta's cold explanation of Grandmother Kunkel's departure It is not likely that more time and care is devoted to the making up of the list for a court ball than Symes bestowed upon the selection of guests for the proposed function, which he intended should leave an indelible impression upon Crowheart.— The Lady Doc

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