recapture

United States forces surrendered in 1942 and recaptured the area in 1945

in 1347 it was captured by the English king Edward III after a long siege and remained in English hands until it was recaptured by the French king Henry II in 1558

any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims v

n a series of actions advancing a principle or tending toward a particular end n any of the more or less continuous military expeditions in the 11th to 13th centuries when Christian powers of Europe tried to recapture the Holy Land from the Muslims v exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person

the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces