By this time, the British evacuation from Gallipoli had released numerous troops and naval vessels for employment in the campaign against the Senussi.

One of the rebellion's first acts was to release several Austrian troops from their prisons to join with the rebels.

We will finally release troops whom our need retained though they were worn to shadows of humanity.

They belonged to the territorial East Lancashire Division (later numbered the 42nd), which was selected to release regular troops for service in active theatres.

Pakistan responded with airlifting troops and helicopters to Ratmalana Airport and took over its defence releasing Ceylonese troops for other duties.

You know as well as I do that the Malwa have been pressing him to release troops for the Persian campaign.

African-American troops were assigned to protect these plantations, releasing other troops to fight.

The French had spent the summer preparing for this action, with the British assuming control of more of the front in order to release French troops for the attack.

We were in a restraining business, not releasing troops but trying to restrain them.

It was established in order to release regular troops from garrison duties during the First World War.