After an 18-year famine in Lydia, Herodotus reports, the king dispatched half the population to look for a better life elsewhere.

The king dispatched a messenger on horseback to ascertain the truth of the report, and himself hurried back and took shelter at Kathalbari fort.

The king of Oahu dispatched a young soldier, Palila, to kill the threatening giant.

On hearing this the king dispatched the army led by the Borbarua to Raha.

From time to time, successive kings had dispatched expeditions inland, but they had not discovered any other people.

Without rereading the letter, the king sealed and dispatched it.

Prudently the king and prince dispatched messengers, beginning the process of gathering the necessary force.

Before the allied camps were even staked out, the king dispatched raiding parties into the country of Trachis, immediately north of the Gates.

The king also dispatched riders on cameloids, commanding that all the coasts should be watched.

My king dispatched me to teach you a lesson.