seat of war
Example Sentences
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England, indeed, was itself never the seat of war, and its commerce was increased by the war in some directions as much as it was diminished by it in others.
From Principles of Political Economy, Vol. II by Roscher, Wilhelm
He asked for a surgeon to extract it, and seemed impatient to return to the seat of war.
From The Jew by Kraszewski, Jo?zef Ignacy
Men enlisting daily, not for bounties, but for patriotism; and soon the regiment was ready for its departure for the seat of war.
From Campaign of the Fourteenth Regiment New Jersey Volunteers by Terrill, J. Newton
The tardiness with which intelligence arrived from the seat of war had long been matter of complaint.
From The History of the Post Office From Its Establishment Down to 1836 by Joyce, Herbert
He got down his maps of the seat of war," continues Whitney, "and gave me a full history of the preliminary discussions and steps leading to the battle of Bull Run.
From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.
