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The administration was still supported by great majorities in parliament; and the nation seemed well disposed to employ all its means to reannex to the empire, what were still denominated, revolted colonies.

From The Life of George Washington, Vol. 2 Commander in Chief of the American Forces During the War which Established the Independence of his Country and First President of the United States by Marshall, John

Our anxiety to reannex Texas by peaceable negotiation was not met, however, by a correspondent feeling upon the part of Mexico.

From History of the War Between Mexico and the United States, with a Preliminary View of its Origin, Volume 1 by Mayer, Brantz

You are desired to proceed at once to Britannula, to reannex the island, and to assume the duties of the Governor of a Crown colony.

From The Fixed Period by Trollope, Anthony

"And which I, as Emperor of Germany, have a right to reannex to my empire," cried Joseph.

From Joseph II. and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)

Their plan to reannex Texas, which was slave soil, could, they thought, be offset by a declaration in favor of acquiring all Oregon, which was free soil.

From A School History of the United States by McMaster, John Bach