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Meanings of taken arms in English

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Usage of taken arms in English
1
The crime of Cusack was in having taken arms against the enemy.
The Life of Francis Marion
2
She has taken arms merely to defend her rights and territory.
Through the Iron Bars: Two Years of German Occupation in Belgium
3
They had taken arms and ammunitions where such things were to be found.
Lady Bountiful
4
O'Neale and his Confederates had already taken arms in Ulster.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part E. / From...
5
He said that the duke had not taken arms against the king, but only against Somerset.
Margaret of Anjou / Makers of History
6
The evil fame of Kirke's lambs had chased away all those who had not actually taken arms.
Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
7
Had the party of Stein been in power, Prussia would have taken arms against Napoleon at every risk.
A History of Modern Europe, 1792-1878
8
The Norman barons had taken arms, and had failed without the help from abroad which they undoubtedly expected.
The History of England from the Norman Conquest to the Death of ...
9
Have the Huguenots taken arms again?
The Hated Son
10
Ah, madam, they found him guilty of high treason, in that he had taken arms against the Parliament.
London Pride, Or, When the World Was Younger
11
Having taken arms he accompanied them and took his place in the procession with the citizens to the city.
The Orations of Lysias
12
But if they refuse, and insist on passing, you know for what purpose you have taken arms into your hands.
The Story of Louis Riel: The Rebel Chief
13
The Spaniards now, for the first time, had taken arms in their own name, unconnected with any Carthaginian army or general.
The History of Rome, Books 27 to 36
14
At three A. M.. the policists inside Paris had taken arms and repaired to the posts that had been assigned to them.
A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 5
15
The pen helped to prepare the way for the sword and to arouse and prolong the enthusiasm of those who had taken arms.
History of American Literature
16
No one in the French army regretted the death of Moreau, when it was known that he had taken arms against his country.
The Memoirs of General Baron de Marbot
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