Over the history of the county, there have been various municipality secessions, annexations and renamings. Between 1471 and 1473 he suggested annexations or invasions of Brittany, Saintonge and Guelders. He supported the Zimmerwaldist programme of "peace without annexations or indemnities". In 1981, the Virginia General Assembly placed a moratorium on all annexations throughout the state. Their suspicions were heightened by Prussia's quick victory and subsequent annexations. Its area was reduced after 1871 as these cities added territory through annexations. In 2017, the city council voted in favor of additional involuntary annexations over Powell's objection. Over the years, the city has made many land annexations to facilitate growth. A series of annexations of surrounding land also occurred. Following these annexations, Spain declared war, precipitating the War of the Reunions. On December 1, 1880, Colorado Springs expanded northward with two annexations. The Soviet annexations in Romania caused further strain. The city grew, however, through seven annexations that occurred between 1928 and 1988. Toby Powell, who campaigned against "forced annexations," won the election. One of the first annexations of the city was Highland Park in 1895.