| 单词 | military expedition |
| 释义 | military expedition (once / 14905 pages) n WORD FAMILY military expedition: military expeditions USAGE EXAMPLESThe Army provides the best witness to our futile military expeditions in Iraq and Afghanistan. US News(Oct 21, 2016) The Army provides the best witness to our futile military expeditions in Iraq and Afghanistan. US News(Sep 07, 2016) She also worked as a spy for the Union Army during the Civil War, and was the first American woman to lead a military expedition. National Geographic(Apr 21, 2016) n a military campaign designed to achieve a specific objective in a foreign country Syn|Exp|Hypo|Hyper expedition, hostile expedition First Crusade a Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there Second Crusadea Crusade from 1145 to 1147 that failed because of internal disagreements among the crusaders and led to the loss of Jerusalem in 1187 Third Crusadea Crusade from 1189 to 1192 led by Richard I and the king of France that failed because an army torn by dissensions and fighting on foreign soil could not succeed against forces united by religious zeal Fourth Crusadea Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem Fifth Crusadea Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered Sixth Crusadea Crusade from 1228 to 1229 led by the Holy Roman Emperor Frederick II who fell ill and was excommunicated by the Pope; by negotiation Frederick II was able to crown himself king of Jerusalem Seventh Crusadea Crusade initiated in 1248 after the loss of Jerusalem in 1244 and defeated in 1249 Crusade any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims campaign, military campaign several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) |
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