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Definition of Incursions
1. incursion [n] - See also: incursion
Lexicographical Neighbors of Incursions
Literary usage of Incursions
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. History of the Discovery and Settlement of the Valley of the Mississippi, by by John Wesley Monette (1848)
"Elliott was killed and scalped, his houses were burned, and his family, escaping,
were dispersed into the neighboring settlements.f Although incursions by ..."
2. The History of England: From the Invasion of Julius Cæsar to the Revolution by David Hume (1858)
"The reign of this prince, as those of his predeces sors, was disturbed by the
rebellions and incursions of the Northumbrian Danes, who, though frequently ..."
3. The History of Herodotus by Herodotus (1824)
"6. themselves from the incursions of the cirius. See Arist. Rhet. ii. 17. §. 3.
and wall, which is called the great wall. It * The people of Amphipolis paid ..."
4. The History of British India by James Mill, Horace Hayman Wilson (1848)
"incursions from Sindh. — Feelings of the People towards the British Government
in the British Provinces.—Sentiments of the Native Princes. ..."
5. The History of Rome by Livy (1877)
"incursions were made by the Thracians, and devastations committed against the
Macedonians. BOOK LXXV. ..."
6. The History of New Jersey: From Its Discovery by Europeans, to the Adoption by Thomas Francis Gordon (1834)
"British incursions in Connecticut.—XV. Disposition of the American Army.—XVI.
British incursions into New Jersey.— XVIL Movements of the adverse ..."
7. The History of India by Mountstuart Elphinstone (1843)
"'270.), and might possibly have led an expedition to India, though circumstances
make it improbable. Opposed to this coincidence of D 3 incursions. ..."
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