royal army

collocation in English

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royal
adjective
uk
/ˈrɔɪ.əl/us
/ˈrɔɪ.əl/
belonging or connected to a king or queen or a member of ...
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army
noun
uk
/ˈɑː.mi/us
/ˈɑːr.mi/
a particular country's ...
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(Definition ofroyalandarmyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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These were the kings vassals and were usually the sons of powerful men, holding benefices and forming a contingent in theroyalarmy.
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He enlisted as a foot soldier in theroyalarmyin 1784 and was a non-commissioned officer by 1792.
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He then served as head of large detachments of theroyalarmy.
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In fierce fighting, theroyalarmywas defeated and retreated west.
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Out of the 2,300 men in theroyalarmy, only 170 troops managed to escape.
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He cut down the supply lines and attacked theroyalarmy.
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The view of military-focused historians is that licencing restricted the number of fortifications that could be used against aroyalarmy.
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The two brothers then joined theroyalarmyon their return to the camp.
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A soldier arrives to force the two men to join theroyalarmy.
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When he set out in pursuit of the fleeing soldiers, however, he left the rest of theroyalarmyexposed.
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The fortress was besieged by theroyalarmy.
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Under that system those eligible were required to serve in theroyalarmyin time of war.
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Theroyalarmyhad marched northwards, and the rebels retreated and gradually dispersed.
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By this time, however, aroyalarmywas approaching and the morale of the rebels began to crack.
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The street was so large that theroyalarmyused it as a venue to practice marching, due to its length and width.
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Up to the middle of the 14th century, they attended theroyalarmyeither in company of their feudal lords or as individuals.
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He made land grants in the forested regions and obliged the new landowners to equip heavily armoured cavalrymen to serve in theroyalarmy.
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He fled and soon theroyalarmywas in full retreat.
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This is why in the feudal time, theroyalarmyset up a guard station here to patrol and defend the borderland.
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The rebel forces counted probably no more than 700 knights and men-at-arms, against the 4,000 or so soldiers in theroyalarmy.
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