By the end of the century, they could not even defend their own city.

We can defend the city until they bring a large force.

If you leave, they may not work well together in defending the city.

"The older men will be left to defend the city."

If they wanted to die defending their city, that was fine with me, for all the good it would do anyone.

Some Western individuals, however, came to help defend the city on their own account.

"We shall stand up all together and defend our city".

"I think my beat is really to defend the city," he continued.

It was built in 1882 to defend the city against a possible Russian attack.

Would you have me do nothing until then to defend the city?