Almost half of the population was drafted into the Army to defend the area.

Last night the men from the local mosque were out defending the area.

The communists simply did not have the numbers necessary to defend the area.

The cemetery was established in May 1915 for front line troops defending the area.

He had a number of field fortifications built to defend the area.

It was built after the Haitian independence to defend the area.

It was to fall back to Chittagong after defending the area.

They defend areas where traditional Taliban troops would, you know, pull back and hope for another day.

Besieged, the forces under his command defended the area until 29 September.

It is all about each member of the back four defending certain areas and learning the discipline of playing in position.