Against Imola Bentivogli dispatched a force of two thousand foot; but this was beaten off.

I had dispatched a force of soldiers and conscripts to chase the deserters down and execute them.

In the spring of 1690 Frontenac dispatched a force of a hundred and fifty men to reinforce the garrison at Michilimackinac.

Thereupon, the Mikado sent some troops to exact reparation, and the Chinese, on their part, dispatched a force to restore order.

The Bermudians, at their own expense and own accord, dispatched a force under Captain Lewis Middleton to regain possession of the Bahama Cays.