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But that officer penetrated only to the Puerto de Pinas, the limit of Balboa's discoveries, when the bad state of his health compelled him to reembark and abandon his enterprise at its commencement.

From History of the Conquest of Peru; with a preliminary view of the civilization of the Incas by Prescott, William Hickling

Changed "reimbark" to "reembark" on page 37: "Ordered to reembark."

From An Artilleryman's Diary by Jones, Jenkins Lloyd

By a mixture of firmness and tact he not only prevented any assault on our citizens, but persuaded the Colombian commander to reembark his troops for Cartagena.

From Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography by Roosevelt, Theodore

All through the darkness the Turks launched a counterattack upon the landing force and morning found the French preparing to reembark.

From The Story of the Great War, Volume III (of 8) History of the European War from Official Sources by Reynolds, Francis J. (Francis Joseph)

At this juncture Butler's orders to reembark arrived, and no assault was made.

From Autobiography of Seventy Years, Vol. 1-2 by Hoar, George Frisbie