Against Eugene's advice Amadeus insisted on engaging the French at Staffarda and suffered a serious defeat – only Eugene's handling of the Savoyard cavalry in retreat saved his cousin from disaster.

Against the advice of his political allies, and the misgivings of the Emperor, Konoe appointed Yosuke Matsuoka as his foreign minister.

Against Polenin's advice that the man is " the best reactor officer in the fleet ", Vostrikov sacks the officer and orders Polenin to request a replacement.

Against his family's advice, Burton married Taylor on Sunday 15 March 1964, in Montreal.

Against the strong advice of his campaign team, he made several controversial statements ; including one that said Islam was " a backward culture ", that no more asylum seekers would be allowed into the country, and, if necessary, the possible repeal of anti-racism clauses in the Dutch Constitution to protect freedom of speech.

Against Obi-Wan and Yoda's advice, he travels to Cloud City to save them, only to be lured into a lightsaber duel with Darth Vader.

Against Garbitsch's advice to reinforce the violence against Jews, Hynkel plans to invade the neighboring country of Osterlich, and needs the loan to finance the invasion.

Against his advice, she climbs a tall ladder beside the dinosaur to be closer to him.

Polynices came to him for advice on how to get Amphiaraus to join the Seven Against Thebes.

Against the advice of Keokuk and Forsyth, Black Hawk's faction returned to Saukenuk in the spring of 1830.

Against Manawydan's advice, Pryderi enters the fort and is drawn towards a beautiful golden bowl.

Against Manawydan's advice, Pryderi enters the fort and is drawn towards a beautiful golden bowl.

Against the advice of his doctors, Brel returned to the Marquesas, where the tropical climate was particularly unsuitable for his lungs.

Against the advice of his trainer / father on Sept. 17, 2005 González became one of the youngest fighters ever ( age 20 ) to fight for the Vacant IBC Middleweight Title.

Against the advice of the officers on the spot, Brock immediately prepared to launch an attack on Detroit.

Against Maurice's advice, and despite his protests, Van Oldenbarnevelt decided to sign the Twelve Years ' Truce with Spain, which lasted from 1609 – 1621.

Against the advice of his doctors, George campaigned for New York City mayor again during 1897, this time as an Independent Democrat.

Against advice, Waite felt a need to demonstrate his continuing trust and integrity, and his commitment to the remaining hostages.

Against the advice of other vampires and David Talbot, Lestat jumps at the opportunity.

On May 7, 2008: Against the advice of the government's own commissioned report, the Home Secretary, Jacqui Smith, announced the government ’ s intention to once again reclassify cannabis as a class B drug.

Against Curzon's wishes, but on the advice of Sir George Milne, the commander on the spot, the CIGS Henry Wilson, who wanted to concentrate troops in Britain, Ireland, India and Egypt, and of Churchill ( Secretary of State for War ), the British withdrew from Baku ( the small British naval presence was also withdrawn from the Caspian Sea ), at the end of August 1919 leaving only 3 battalions at Batum.

In 1999, Queen Elizabeth II, acting on the advice of the government, refused to signify her consent to the Military Action Against Iraq ( Parliamentary Approval ) Bill, which sought to transfer from the monarch to Parliament the power to authorise military strikes against Iraq.

Against the advice of Hoon's drug counselor, Blind Melon went on tour in support of Soup.

Against the advice of Li Zongren, who thought it was better to withdraw south, Chiang, having exclaimed, " I will not return to Nanking until Xuzhou is back in our possession ".

Against the advice of council, Gates, even before he knew the full capabilities of the troops under his command, ordered a march into South Carolina through an area he had been advised had strong Loyalist tendencies.

* Al Hubbard ( VVAW ) ( born 1936 ), African-American veteran of Air Force service in 1952 – 66 during Korean and Vietnam Wars ; in late 1960s and early 70s, became prominent anti-war activist with Vietnam Veterans Against the War

Alfred H. Hubbard is a U. S. Air Force veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam wars, anti-war and civil rights activist, former executive secretary of Vietnam Veterans Against the War and poet.

The section of the march which stopped opposite Downing Street reportedly contained veteran anarchists and a group called Bikers Against The Poll Tax, some of whom became aggravated by several heavy-handed arrests, including one of a man in a wheelchair.

Vietnam veteran Dave Curry, in a review published by Vietnam Veterans Against the War, accused Burkett and his coauthor of displaying political partisanship, making " errors in research methodology ," making misleading statements about Winter Soldier Investigation participants, and denigrating the experiences and motives of veterans who subsequently opposed the war.

Originally, the title of Sei-i Taishōgun ( Commander-in-Chief of the Expeditionary Force Against the Barbarians ) was given to military commanders during the early Heian Period for the duration of military campaigns against the Emishi who resisted the governance of the Imperial court based in Kyoto.

Against the advice of his senior commanders, Francis detached a portion of his forces under the Duke of Albany and sent them south to aid the Pope.

General Vlasov himself had been noted to criticise the extermination of the Jews to German commanders ( Wilfreid Strik-Strikfeldt's memoirs, " Against Stalin and Hitler "), and had several close collaborators who were Jewish ( Mileti Zikov, Vlasov's first speech writer, Captain Boyarskiy, General Boris Shteifon of the Russian Corps ).

Against this strategy Bengali field commanders opted to go with “ holding as much area for as long as possible ”, The Bengali leadership hoped to keep the Pakistanis confined into the cities, while the Bangladesh government in exile sought diplomatic recognition and the resistance prepared for eventual guerrilla warfare and awaited the expected Indian military intervention.

* The Thebaid, of uncertain authorship but sometimes attributed in antiquity to Homer: told the story of the war between Oedipus ' two sons Eteocles and Polynices, and of Polynices ' unsuccessful expedition against the city of Thebes with six other commanders ( the " Seven Against Thebes "), in which both Eteocles and Polynices were killed.

The band chose the best two, namely " Ddamm ( Drunk Drivers Against Mad Mothers )" and " Can't Stand You ".

Aligning themselves closely with the Rock Against Racism organisation and featuring in its first music festival in early 1978, they chose to tour with sympathetic elements of the punk movement, including the Stranglers, XTC etc.

Against his mother's wishes, he chose not to continue to St. George's Higher Grade School in 1898, feeling the increased weekly charge of six pence was too expensive and that he would get nothing more from school.

Against the better judgement of Anne and Peter, Charles chose to renounce his unconsummated marriage to Margaret of Austria, and instead marry Anne, Duchess of Brittany ; he then went against them by returning Margaret's dowry – Artois and Franche-Comté – to her brother, Philip the Handsome.

The original title Hitler chose was My Struggle Against Four and a Half Years of Lies, Stupidity and Cowardice.

Shortly after its release, Mike Park chose to leave the band ( news of which he announced in the album's liner notes ), being replaced by Mike Liu of the Santa Clara ska punk band Janitors Against Apartheid.

Against the Eagles that day, he chose to celebrate by " rolling six ", a touchdown celebration where the player scoring rolls the ball like an imaginary pair of dice with some of his teammates looking on.

Against his parents objections, he decided against attending Yale University and chose to study and travel in Europe.