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Meanings of punitive expedition in English

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Usage of punitive expedition in English
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This was a fine example of a punitive expedition thoroughly well managed.
Through Three Campaigns: A Story of Chitral, Tirah and Ashanti
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Six months later a third was killed in a punitive expedition.
The Philanderers
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He asked them to reinforce his punitive expedition against the Matabele.
Native Life in South Africa / Before and Since the European War ...
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He came back to us from Simla-gothimself attached to the punitive expedition.
The Way of an Eagle
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The punitive expedition in 1897 found the place full of crosses.
Eyeless in Gaza
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The punitive expedition that we briefly describe in Chapter XXII.
The Pagan Tribes of Borneo / A Description of Their Physical Mor...
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The punitive expedition into Mexico was a case in point.
Boys' Book of Famous Soldiers
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Laboriously, China had to muster strength for a punitive expedition.
1492 the year our world began
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The Government therefore, sent a punitive expedition into the country.
A Journal of a Tour in the Congo Free State
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Carson's was not the only punitive expedition launched in 1864.
Empire of the Summer Moon
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Then she landed a punitive expedition to march to Peking.
The Strength of the Strong
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He was at home leading a punitive expedition or in the complicated business of Verdun.
My Second Year of the War
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The timing for this punitive expedition is about right.
Wired
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The campaign was "a punitive expedition for the suppression of brigandage."
Capitals / A Primer of Information about Capitalization with som...
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Yet this was no punitive expedition, for the bland Second Men were strangely lacking in resentment.
Last and First Men
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The seventh and final Ouster system in their punitive expedition was the hardest to finish off.
The Hyperion Cantos
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