Gunboat

In the days of British Empire it was called Gunboat diplomacy; a heavily armed gunboat at the mouth of the harbour would soon get the natives in line.

Archive 2005-05-01 Garry 2005

"The 'Gunboat' and his manager, Mr. Buckley, lounged out on the beautiful old English lawn among the rose bushes and drank in the sunshine."

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 147, July 22, 1914 Various

"Gunboat," and he was there declared to be the champion.

The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century Walter Runciman 1892

Gunboat diplomacy opened the door in some cases, including Japan, where U.S.

Robert Weller: Madame Butterfly : A Journey 2010

Gunboat diplomacy opened the door in some cases, including Japan, where U.S.

Robert Weller: Madame Butterfly: A Journey 2010

The US “out guns” the whole Black Sea Fleet of some 30 Warships (plus 50+ Support ships and Russian Border Guards Ships) with 1 Frigate, 1 Guided Missile Destroyer, 1 Command Ship, and 1 oversized Gunboat?

A Coast Guard that guards everyone else’s coast « Antiwar.com Blog 2008

Steam Gunboat Marblehead off Legareville, Stono River, 25 December 1863, in an engagement with the enemy on John's Island.

Stephen Herrington: Remembering A Divided Nation Stephen Herrington 2010

As an aside, some of the best sailing catamarans in the world are built in South Africa including the superfast cruising cat, Gunboat.

Muti 2008

In 1885, the US shows it first use of the famous “Gunboat Diplomacy” in which American troops and naval power were sent to Guatemala to protect American civilians and property.

THE US BELLICOSE FOREIGN POLICY 2008

According to Tomdispatch. com and others, Gunboat diplomacy had been defeated by car bombs in Lebanon, but the Reagan administration and, above all, CIA Director William Casey were left thirsting for revenge against Hezbollah.

THE SUICIDE BOMBER 2008