land forces

“German navy, land forces and warrior newts; squads of sapper newts, in full view of foreign military attachés, under-drilled and blew up six square kilometres of sand dunes near Rügenwald.”

The War with the Newts

“Our land forces laid siege to the town of Louisbourgh, while the French men of war were blocked up in the harbour by the fleet, the batteries at the same time playing upon them from the land.”

The Life of Olaudah Equiano Or Gustavus Vassa The African

“Dejah Thoris went aboard the flagship, and was much put out that I would not follow, but, as I explained to her, the battle was but partly won; we still had the land forces of the besieging Zodangans to account for, and I would not leave Tars Tarkas until that had been accomplished.”

A Princess of Mars

“After deciding to make Corcyra his main naval base, Octavian pressed on south with his land forces in an attempt to surprise Antony at Actium.”

Simon & Schuster: Antony and Cleopatra

“The Governor had received intelligence from Major-General Craig, who had commanded the land forces when Admiral Elphinstone occupied the Cape of Good Hope, that a British protectorate had been established at that very important station.”

The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders

“N. Navy, transfer of seamen from the land forces to the naval service, ... ..”

The Statutes at Large of the Confederate States of America, Commencing with the First Session of the First Congress; 1862. Public Laws of the Confederate States of America, Passed at the First Session of the First Congress; 1862. Private Laws of the Confederate States of America, Passed at the First Session of the First Congress; 1862

“The land forces and five hundred seamen, under Captain Freemantle and the Hon.”

The Life of Horatio Lord Nelson

“Hauptmann Ernst scanned the roads from his hilltop position, but the enemy land forces had obviously received a severe shock and were not about to pursue.”

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