Although Saxe favoured movement over siege warfare he knew there was nothing more likely to provoke an early encounter than to threaten one of the Allies ' larger fortresses, which only the most confident and able commander could ignore.

Although it is often dismissed as inaccurate, it is hard to pinpoint a passage where he is categorically in error ... his account of events has stood up remarkably well ... His interpretation of the Glorious Revolution also remains the essential starting point for any discussion of that episode ... What has not survived, or has become subdued, is Macaulay's confident belief in progress.

Although the album did not sell in great numbers in the U. S., Simple Minds felt confident enough to mount a North American leg of their Floating World Tour ( named after the instrumental track which closes Cry ), their first in seven years.

Although VI Corps had suffered over 3, 300 casualties in the three days fighting, Operation Buffalo was going to plan, and Truscott was confident that a concerted attack by 1st Armored and 3rd Infantry Divisions the next day would get his troops astride Route 6.

Although training hard and feeling confident, Mel finds herself out of her depth when she fights the vampire Icarus.

Although most people, including Podoloff, were pessimistic about the idea, Brown remained confident that it would be a success.

Although Alex Craig, a Scottish engineer, was engaged to do much of the detail work, Maudslay himself was sufficiently confident to undertake much of the preliminary layout.

Although Virginia is confident Happy will win, Happy is not as sure and seeks the help of Chubbs.

Although all the German generals informed Warlimont that they believed the attack would fail, he cabled Hitler that the generals were " confident of success ".

Although their style was confident and vibrant, their subject matter was rather timid compared to their French counterparts as it merely consisted of island landscapes, Edinburgh interiors and fashionable models.

Although when he took the job, Michel Ducros was quite confident in his ability to manage the Fauchon business.

Shamarpa wrote, " Although this matter is not easily resolved, since it is connected to the politics of China and India as well, with His Holiness Dalai Lama's blessing and support I am confident that there will be an amicable solution, which will be beneficial for the Karma Kagyü lineage, as well as for Tibetan Buddhism in general.

Although MacDonald ’ s lawyers Bernard Segal and Wade Smith were confident of an acquittal from the first day, one thing after another went badly for the defense.

Although Alfie is clearly quite taken with her confident flair and high society ways, she, unlike many of the women in Alfie's life, seemingly displays no intent to move their relationship past the physical stage.

Although confident in his ability to work the spell, Camber reluctantly decides that he does not have the right to make such a decision for another person, and the loved one dies shortly thereafter.

Although often referred to as a " journeyman " during his NFL career due to his playing for six different NFL teams, frequent status as a backup, and lack of running ability, he made up for any deficiencies in his game with his quick release, exceptional ability to read defenses, confident leadership, and poised pocket presence.

Although Mauchlen ’ s greater experience cast McAllister as the ' make-weight ' in the deal, he soon rose to prominence as an attacking force in Leicester midfield, impressing manager and fans alike with his accurate passing to feet, and confident range of skills on the ball.

Although Allardyce did not believe Ben-Haim would be ready for the rigours of the Premier League immediately, he was confident that, given time, Ben-Haim would have as big an impact on the English game as illustrious fellow countryman Eyal Berkovic.

Although their peace-keeping mission probably created more casualties than a Gothic invasion of Rome would, the three Gauls make it back to Gaul, again running into the over eager young legionary at the border, return home confident and are welcomed with open arms by the village, who throw their usual banquet in celebration.

Although the compromise seemed to give the Germans most of what they wanted, the Czechs were confident that the Germans would not have enough time to benefit from it.

Although the efficiency with this electrolyte is less than the 11 % being delivered using the existing iodine-based solutions, the team is confident the efficiency can be improved.

Although they are fairly confident that Angel's soul was restored ( Willow " felt something flow through her " when performing the spell ), they know ( through Buffy's note to her mother ) that Buffy has survived, and they know that the world has not ended, they know nothing else about the fight: whether Angel has survived, Spike's influence on the fight, or even whether or not Acathla was ever awakened.

She then kept the details of the new dress a secret from Coop, confident that she ’ d be able to pay back the loan when the time comes. Although Dean quickly began pressuring Lizzie to pay back the money, she was confident she ’ d find a way out of it.

Although it is called the Trinidad & Tobago Regiment, the TTR is in fact structured more like a light infantry brigade, with a pair of infantry battalions, plus engineering and logistic support units:

Although not part of 1 CMBG, 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron and 1 Field Ambulance are located with the brigade group.

( Although President Carter claimed this Soviet brigade had only recently been deployed to Cuba, the unit had been stationed on the island since the Cuban missile crisis of 1962.

Although the Allied attack on Fontenoy had failed, the commander of the second line of the French center had dispatched much of this line to support the brigade in Fontenoy so there was now no support infantry line behind the part of the line formerely held by the Gardes Françaises and the British Guards advanced deep into this gap.

Although it is not always considered a general officer rank, it is always considered equivalent to the brigadier general and brigade general rank of other countries.

Although the head of the military, General Abdullah Atfeh, swore to the Minister of Defense in May 1947, that the Syrian army was " the best of all the Arab armies, the best army in the Middle East ," the brigade commanders scoffed at this ridiculous assessment and cabled the President to warn, that " the army is not worth a red cent.

Although Chanzy had acquired a good professional reputation, he was disfavor at the war office because of suspected contributions to the press, and at the beginning of the war with Prussia, he was refused a brigade command.

Although the brigade is known for insubordination problems, two of its commanders, Mordechai Gur and Gabi Ashkenazi, became IDF Chiefs of Staff.

Although not a singular criminal organization, most of the individual groups, known as Bratva (" brotherhood ") or Brigada (" brigade "), share similar goals and organizational structures that define them as part of the loose overall association.

Although reorganized as an armoured brigade, no motor battalion served under command.

Although reorganized as an armoured brigade, no motor battalion served under its command.

Although many of the white shoe brigade had been successful in business, they were ignorant of the realities of Federal politics.

Although heavily outnumbered, the 27th Brigade held their positions into the afternoon before the Australians were finally withdrawn to positions in the rear of the brigade, with both sides having suffered heavy casualties.

Although Don Valley has minimal development, there is the Don Valley Primary School, an archery park, and is home to a satellite fire station for the " Hillcrest " CFA brigade which serves Woori Yallock, Launching Place and Don Valley after the Launching Place and Woori Yallock brigades amalgamated in December 2007.

Although Turner demonstrated great personal bravery when his brigade headquarters came under direct small arms fire and suffered several near misses from artillery, he seemed unable to adequately cope with this new type of mechanized warfare nor with the demands of brigade-sized tactics.

Although Smith's brigade was strongly posted behind a creek, Smith had not conferred with Stansbury before deploying his brigade, so there was a gap of a mile between them, and Smith's men could not support Stansbury.

Although new recruits arrived on a daily basis ( mostly evacuated from Poland through Romania, Hungary, Greece and Yugoslavia ), the brigade did not reach the planned numbers of 208 officers and 6840 soldiers and NCO's.

Although it is called the Trinidad & Tobago Regiment, the TTR is in fact structured more like a light infantry brigade, with a pair of infantry battalions, plus engineering and logistic support units:

Although the brigade was identified as an airborne unit, not all of its subordinate units were airborne qualified — despite the airborne tab as part of the unit patch.

Although the brigade was withdrawn behind Cemetery Hill, not participating in the initial defense against the attack by Confederate Brig.

Although President Johnson also nominated Berdan for appointment to the brevet grade of major general of volunteers to rank from the same date for his services at the Battle of Gettysburg, at which he also led a brigade, the U. S. Senate did not confirm the appointment.