Примеры употребления для punitive expedition
1. None of this prevented the British from eradicating the entire civilisation in a single bloody "punitive expedition" in 18'7.
2. The first modern book about the art of Benin, published in 1'03 after the sculptures seized by the punitive expedition fired imaginations in Europe, was called Great Benin: Its Customs, Art and Horrors.
3. "It should be remembered that, in 1878, the British did succeed in bringing the Afghans to heel [with a punitive expedition]. Lord Roberts‘ march from ‘Kabul to Kandahar‘ was one of [Queen] Victoria‘s most celebrated wars.