What is "retaking"

Usage examples of "retaking".

That meant that the retaking of lands lost during the invasion the previous summer would be left to Owen Greylock, Knight-Marshal of Krondor, and Erik von Darkmoor, Knight-Captain of the Crimson Eagles, an elite mobile force of handpicked men.

He would need three times the number of swords he has at his call to stand a chance of retaking Ylith.

He saves thousands of lives and accelerates the retaking of the Western Realm by a year if he agrees.

The earlier the city is secured, the faster we can turn north toward Sarth and start retaking the Bitter Sea coast and Yabon.

A day of mourning had been announced for Duke Arutha and the others who had fallen in retaking Sarth.

Yabon City is now at grave peril and we are no closer to retaking Ylith than we were at first thaw!

Once, retaking her throne, her birthright, had been the only dream of her heart.

Kin began helping them, the Tower knew exactly where any runaway was heading, and they began retaking nine out often.

He intimated to Bernadotte that he had a sure opportunity of retaking Finland, a conquest which would gratify his subjects and win their attachment to him.

That was when we were retaking the outer defenses and we were covered on a narrow front.

So taking out the force in the pass, and retaking it, has to be a high priority.

And, frankly, capturing or destroying those two ships has a far higher priority than retaking a single captured merchie.

In either case, taking them out has a higher priority than retaking the merchie.

The Captain had made it clear that, badly as he wanted Bogey Three taken, and despite the grave risks he was prepared to run to accomplish that, taking out the armed vessels took precedence over retaking the freighter.

At the 2002 mid-term elections, the tie was broken easily, with Republicans retaking both the Senate and the House in landslide victories.