Their main job was to delay the German advance with counter-attacks.

Their counter-attack, described in the Norwegian tradition as " Orri's Storm ", briefly checked the English advance, but was soon overwhelmed and Orri was slain by a Saxon warrior.

Their king, Josiah, sided with the Babylonians and attempted to block his advance at Megiddo, where a fierce battle was fought and Josiah was killed ( 2 Kings 23: 29, 2 Chronicles 35: 20-24 ).

Their troops had arrived first and repulsed the Hunnic advance.

Their advance began at Margus, for when the Romans discussed handing over the offending bishop, he slipped away secretly to the Huns and betrayed the city to them.

Their success was made possible by the generosity of Edoardo Almagià, who, as well as giving his permission for the exploration, donated in advance whatever should be discovered underneath the palace and made an ongoing financial contribution to the expenses of the excavation.

Their weapons had longer range, which meant that the outnumbered Prussians could neither advance against the artillery barrage, nor effectively engage the Austrian infantry.

Their Māori allies had refused to advance beyond Ruatahuna, with good reason.

Their main role is enabling Israeli forces to advance ( breach the enemy's obstacles ), stop the enemy's movement, handle explosives and perform construction and destruction missions under fire.

Their disorderly retreat disrupted the battle lines of the Spartan heavy infantry and because of the resulting chaos and the dust stirred up, the Spartans were unable to observe the highly unusual advance of the Theban army until the very last moment.

Their commander, Colonel John McCausland, prepared to evacuate his 1100 men, but before transportation could arrive, a courier from Brigadier General Albert G. Jenkins informed McCausland that the two of them were ordered by General John C. Breckinridge to stop Crook's advance.

Their forces soon broke through the lines of the Krajina Serb army and began a rapid advance toward the capital of Knin.

Their defeat opened the way for the advance of communism into Central Europe, Yugoslavia, Bulgaria, Romania, Albania, China, North Vietnam and North Korea.

) " Their message ," writes British scholar Norman H. Snaith, " is recognized by all as marking a considerable advance on all previous ideas ", not least in its " special consideration for the poor and down-trodden ".

Their advance on Moscow was resumed on 2 October 1941, with an offensive codenamed Typhoon.

Their armies, totaling over three million men, were to advance in three geographical directions.

Their forces in Mesopotamia were holding their ground, while in the Caucasus they had captured Armenia, Azerbaijan and much of Georgia in an advance towards the Caspian Sea.

Their expertise enabled English needle manufacture to catch up with French methods and Studley was a leading area in this advance, gaining a European and even worldwide reputation.

Their only significant strategic failure was the advance on Moscow, which was halted by stiff resistance, and subsequently driven back by a Russian counter-attack.

Their tasks were to conduct reconnaissance in advance of the heavier cavalry banners ( knights ).

Their main function was to be an advance party but also to remain ten to fifteen miles south of the main army to protect the flank against any British located in the many Tory towns in lower Fairfield County.

Their advance was halted, but the Reinefarth and Dirlewanger regiments started to carry out orders of Heinrich Himmler: behind the lines special groups of SS, police and Wehrmacht went from house to house shooting all inhabitants and burning their bodies.

Their settlement there was to avoid a potential conflict with the Free State and simultaneously serve as a buffer against Bushmen and " their predatory raids upon the farmers and natives of Natal " After their leader Adam Kok III had sent an advance party to survey the area, the entire group agreed to the arrangement and arrived there in 1862.

Their oral traditions indicate being displaced by the last advance of the glacier.

Their demand against the Calvinist Orthodoxy for intellectual liberty had never meant that they would follow `` free inquiry '' to the extreme of proclaiming Christianity a `` natural '' religion.

Their armour was meant to protect only against sabres and light lances.

Their high cost meant that few were built and the 1950s-designed B-52s continued in use into the 21st century.

Their age and battered state meant that neither Conquérant nor Aquilon were considered fit for active service in the Royal Navy and both were subsequently hulked, although they had been bought into the service for £ 20, 000 ( the equivalent of £ as of ) each as HMS Conquerant and HMS Aboukir to provide a financial reward to the crews that had captured them.

Their lack of magisterial powers made them independent of all other magistrates, which also meant that no magistrate could veto a tribune.

Their technical competence and extensive experience in their early years with self-made instruments and unusual means of creating sounds meant that they were able to exploit this new technology to make music quite unlike anything heard before.

Their long tenure meant that their seniority in the Senate gave South Carolina a good measure of clout in national politics, despite its modest population.

Their fall from power meant their control was redirected to the central government and all taxes now came to the central government rather than to the local nobility.

Their leaders were unanimously pro-slavery, which meant 900 or 1, 000 additional votes in opposition to the Free State movement of Kansas.

Their 12th place finish in the 2000 – 01 season meant it was their fourth successive season playing in the Third Division.

Their language sometimes reflected their feelings about dating, marriage and drinking habits: " I have to see a man about a dog " at this period often meant going to buy whiskey ; and a " handcuff " or " manacle " was an engagement or wedding ring.

Their efforts and determination meant that the Royal Collection was enriched by some of the masterpieces now to be seen in the Prado.

Their 18th place finish in 1958 meant that they would be played in the new Football League Fourth Division for the 1958 – 59 season, following a restructuring of the Football League which saw an end to the regionalised two sections of the Third Division.

Their small, lightweight mid-engined vehicles gave away much in terms of power, but superior handling meant their competing cars often beat the all-conquering front engined Ferraris and Maseratis.

Their oath to the Constitution of Hungary meant they should attack Jelačić, but the fact that they feared the Emperor ’ s army made them prefer not to fight.

Their next work was The King's English ( 1906 ), a book meant to encourage writers to be stylistically simple and direct and not to misuse words.

Their hostile pursuit of Fraser and his men meant that Fraser was not able to get more than a glimpse of the Strait of Georgia on July 2, 1808.

Their relatively light weight meant that the M50s could also go where tanks got bogged down.

Their design is meant to improve skaters ' blade stability, footwork, and edges.

Their association with the Oslo Accords meant that they could not avoid being discredited by its failure.

Their unusual morphology meant that they could not be comfortably included in Distoma.

Their 5th-placed finish meant they became founder members of the SPL the following season.

Their finishing position in the league meant Saints had qualified for the 1999 – 00 UEFA Cup campaign.