To deal with the southern insurgency, the army expanded steadily to 12,000 personnel in 1959 and it leveled off at about 50,000 in 1972.

In the 17th century European armies expanded their use of firearms, which were at first matchlock weapons like arquebuses.

They and their armies expanded the southern frontier of the empire to the Tungabhadra River.

The army expanded from 6,000 regulars to more than 115,000.

France's need to support a large continental army and its desire to expand its empire in the Caribbean brought it near bankruptcy.

As the army expanded and new officers came in, mostly from Company sources, the leadership style and care of the men changed for the worse.

During this time the Lithuanian army was expanding and modernizing.

The British army expanded a great deal during these years giving him further scope for irregularities.

Next, the Turkish army then expanded its occupation further south.

By the time the army had expanded to over 200,000 men with hundreds of thousands of more reserve troops.