Although Spartiate was outnumbered, it had been supported by the next in line Aquilon, which uniquely of the French van squadron was fighting only one opponent, Minotaur.

Although heavily outnumbered by Portuguese troops ( approximately 30, 000 Portuguese to some 10, 000 guerrillas ), the PAIGe had the great advantage of safe havens over the border in Senegal and Guinea, both recently independent of French rule.

Although badly outnumbered, he escaped destruction from pursuing Bolshevik forces and laid siege to Ekaterinodar, the capital of the Kuban Soviet Republic, on 10 April.

Although vastly outnumbered by the growing crowd out on the street, Sheriff McCullough was determined to prevent another lynching and turned the men away.

Although vastly outnumbered, the Scottish army routed the English army.

Although badly outnumbered, the French defended their position just outside Fröschwiller.

Although outnumbered 11, 000 to 17, 000 the battle was evenly fought by the Vandals until Gelimer's brother Ammatas was killed, at which time Gelimer lost heart and fled.

Although heavily outnumbered, the Greek Allies were persuaded by the Athenian general Themistocles to bring the Persian fleet to battle again, in the hope that a victory would prevent naval operations against the Peloponessus.

Although Lee was outnumbered, about 60, 000 to 100, 000, his men fought fiercely and the dense foliage provided a terrain advantage.

Although the Red Army outnumbered the Japanese by a factor of three, they were unable to advance due to strong Japanese resistance.

Although the Republicans heavily outnumbered their opponents and managed to push 12 kilometres inland, superior Nationalist air power mainly provided by Fascist Italy forced the Republicans to retreat and to leave the island completely by September 12.

Although badly outnumbered, he decided to repulse Sturgis instead of waiting for Lee, and selected an area to attack ahead on Sturgis's projected path.

Although outnumbered 10: 1, the Yuan navy delivered a crushing tactical and strategic victory, destroying the Song.

Although outnumbered, the rebels overthrow Twala, and Sir Henry lops off his head in a duel.

Although outnumbered two-to-one, Lee committed his entire force, while McClellan sent in less than three-quarters of his army, enabling Lee to fight the Federals to a standstill.

Although in 1672 this had again changed, with the English having replaced the capital ships lost, while few Dutch ships had been built and one of the five autonomous Dutch admiralties, that of Friesland, was unable to contribute many ships because that province was attacked by Münster, the Dutch successfully prevented a blockade of their coast and any landing of enemy troops, despite being outnumbered by a third by the combined Anglo-French fleet.

Although Belisarius had greatly outnumbered the city garrison, the city was too well fortified and he was forced to ravage the country around the Nisbis subsequently getting recalled back west.

Although outnumbered two to one, Napoleon attacked the following day ( 27 August ), turned the allied left flank, and won an impressive tactical victory.

Although they were vastly outnumbered, the Greeks were able to kill Mardonius ; his death precipitated the Persian rout that followed.

Although they possessed superior weaponry they were greatly outnumbered by ARBiH soldiers who were defending the city.

Although Eoghan Ruadh Ó Néill was a competent general, he was outnumbered by the Scottish Covenanter army that had landed in Ulster in 1642.

Although Titokowaru's forces were numerically small and initially outnumbered in battle 12 to one by government troops, the ferocity of their attacks provoked fear among settlers and prompted the resignation and desertion of many militia volunteers, ultimately leading to the withdrawal of most government military forces from South Taranaki and giving Titokowaru control of almost all territory between New Plymouth and Wanganui.

Although outnumbered, the four men win the ensuing battle.

Although heavily outnumbered, Saladin and his veteran soldiers decisively defeated the Zengids.

Although, in 2007, Dan Bahat stated that Six graves from the first century were found on the area of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Although the Church of the Holy Sepulchre has its tomb just a few yards away from its Golgotha, there is no particular reason to regard this close juxtaposition as a necessity ; however, Gordon followed this principle, concluding that his site for Golgotha must also be the approximate location for Jesus ' burial, identifying a nearby tomb, now called the Garden Tomb, as the location for the event.

" Although Gregory does not fully develop the concept, the idea of procession would shape most later thought about the Holy Spirit.

Although the Holy See, as distinct from the Vatican City State, does not fulfil the long-established criteria in international law of statehood — having a permanent population, a defined territory, a stable government and the capacity to enter into relations with other states — its possession of full legal personality in international law is shown by the fact that it maintains diplomatic relations with 179 states, that it is a member-state in various intergovernmental international organizations, and that it is: " respected by the international community of sovereign States and treated as a subject of international law having the capacity to engage in diplomatic relations and to enter into binding agreements with one, several, or many states under international law that are largely geared to establish and preserving peace in the world.

Although unusually ornate in design, the Holy Hand Grenade functions like any other hand grenade.

Although the practice of Holy Communion was first alluded to in the Christian Bible and defined by theologians in the 1st centuries AD, it was around the time of the appearance of the first Christianised Grail literature that the Roman church was beginning to add more ceremony and mysticism around this particular sacrament.

Although it is widely claimed that he took the title Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri (" advocate " or " defender " of the Holy Sepulchre ), this title is only used in a letter that was not written by Godfrey.

Although Saladin eliminated Christian control of the Holy Land around 1190, the Crusader states in Lebanon and Syria were better defended.

Although the pope was duly notified of all proceedings, the Holy See still regarded these dioceses as vacant due to papal permission not being sought.

Although still working within the " official " Church in 1967, he publicly took the position in 1968 that the Holy See was vacant and that the Church that had emerged from the Second Vatican Council was no longer Catholic.

Although Olafr Haraldsson's ( later known as Olav the Holy ) army lost the battle, Christianity spread, partly on the strength of rumours of miraculous signs after his death.

Although Wenceslas was, during his lifetime, only a duke, Holy Roman Emperor Otto I posthumously " conferred on the regal dignity and title " and that is why, in the legend and song, he is referred to as a " king ".

Although Albert himself only reigned for a year, from then on, every emperor was a Habsburg, with only one exception, and Austria's rulers wee also the Holy Roman Emperors, till 1806.

Although technically, Holy Week is separate from Great Lent, its services mirror those of Great Lent and are contained in the same book, the Lenten Triodion.

Although it is sometimes referred to as Sancta Sophia ( as though it were named after Saint Sophia ), sophia is the phonetic spelling in Latin of the Greek word for wisdom – the full name in Greek being, " Shrine of the Holy Wisdom of God ".

Although it is sometimes called the " Anglican rosary ," it is distinct from the Holy Rosary of Our Lady as prayed by Catholics, Anglicans, and other Western Christians.

Although Charles was the nominal landlord, taxes were paid to Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor.

Although Kamieniec Podolski remained a part of Turkey, Poland counteracted its significance with the construction of the Stronghold of the Holy Trinity and return of the town of Bila Tserkva.

Although formally one of the residences of the rulers of the Duchy of Brunswick-Lüneburg, a constituent state of the Holy Roman Empire, Braunschweig was de facto ruled independently by a powerful class of patricians and the guilds throughout much of the Late Middle Ages and the Early modern period.

Although Prussia and Austria had been allies in the War of Polish Succession, concluded only two years before, when the Holy Roman Emperor died, distracting the Habsburg Monarchy to the southeast, Frederick opportunistically invaded and annexed Silesia, using a questionable interpretation of a treaty ( 1537 ) between the Hohenzollerns and the Piasts of Brieg as pretext.

Although he could have completed the project in France, he used the assignment as an excuse to travel to Palestine to experience for himself the Holy Land.

Although Brandenburg was a part of the Holy Roman Empire, the Prussian lands were not within the Holy Roman Empire and were with the administration by the Teutonic Order grandmasters under jurisdiction of the Emperor.

Although practice in this regard varies, in general, if a convert comes to Orthodoxy from another Christian confession and has previously undergone a rite of baptism in the Trinitarian Formula (" in the Name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit "), he or she may be received into the Orthodox Church through the sacrament of chrismation, after which receiving the Holy Eucharist.