Despite strenuous efforts from the Culloden < nowiki >'</ nowiki > s boats, the brig Mutine and the 50-gun HMS Leander under Captain Thomas Thompson, the ship of the line could not be moved, and the waves drove Culloden further onto the shoal, inflicting severe damage to the ship's hull.

Despite the severe damage the economy of Georgia suffered due to civil strife in the 1990s, Georgia, with the help of the IMF and World Bank, has made substantial economic gains since 2000, achieving robust GDP growth and curtailing inflation.

Despite having the go-ahead runs on base, Smith was able to escape the inning without any further damage.

Despite causing severe damage to the Royal Air Force's infrastructure and British cities during the subsequent Blitz, it failed to achieve the air superiority Hitler demanded for Operation Sea Lion.

Despite the damage which the affair was inflicting on the church, it was not until after Julius ' death in 1555 that anything could be done to curb Innocenzo's visibility.

Despite the South Korean economy's high growth potential and apparent structural stability, South Korea suffers perpetual damage to its credit rating in the stock market due to the belligerence of North Korea in times of deep military crises, which has an adverse effect on the financial markets of the South Korean economy.

From late 1944 until early 1945, the Japanese launched over 9, 300 of these fire balloons, of which 300 were found or observed in the U. S. Despite the high hopes of their designers, the balloons were ineffective as weapons: causing only six deaths ( from one single incident ) and a small amount of damage.

Despite the realization that he could not risk annihilation of the Chinese army in a futile defense of the capital, Chiang was also well aware of the political damage he would suffer if he abandoned Nanking without a fight.

Despite some damage the windows display a clear iconographical programme.

Despite war damage, several have remained.

Despite serious injuries, including damage to several major organs, Brown survived the attack and ultimately testified at Muhammad's trial.

Despite some semblance of recovery within two weeks, many houses were damage beyond the point of repair and efforts are still underway to help the homeless.

Despite the damage, a July 4 Independence Day celebration occurred as planned.

Despite the fact nearly every home and business sustained damage, news reports indicate the town is not eligible for Federal disaster aid.

Despite its heavy borrowing of technical and legal terms, the above sentence would be understood clearly by speakers of Yeshivish as " He did a lot of damage, and eventually admitted that he did it, although he claimed it was inadvertent.

Despite damage from Hurricane Carla, a bridge linking Seabrook and Kemah was completed in 1961.

Despite the joy reflected in the poems, however, they also acknowledge " the experiences of cruelty, pain and death that are inseparable from the lives of birds as of humans ... and a sorrowing a clear-sighted gaze on the terrible damage we have done and continue to do to our world, even as we love it ".

Despite the damage, then Commander Chung-Hoon kept his antiaircraft batteries delivering " prolonged and effective fire " against the continuing enemy air attack while simultaneously directing the damage control efforts that allowed Sigsbee to make port under her own power.

Despite its invasiveness in parts of eastern North America, Scots Pine does not often grow well there, partly due to climate and soil differences between its native habitat and that of North America, and partly due to damage by pests and diseases ; the tree often grows in a twisted, haphazard manner if not tended to ( as they are in the Christmas tree trade ).

Despite all precautions, accidents and errors occur from time to time, which may result in property damage, injury and in severe cases loss of life.

Despite initial success by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau in striking Invincible, the British capital ships suffered little damage, thanks to their heavier armour.

Despite the importance of healthy reefs to Cozumel's tourist trade, a deepwater pier was built in the 1990s for cruise ships to dock, causing damage to the reefs, and it is now a regular stop on cruises in the Caribbean.

Despite steaming side-by-side with Schley's flagship at about and even with some good shooting which knocked out a secondary gun aboard Brooklyn, almost none of the Spaniards ' nearly 300 shots caused significant damage, while Brooklyn pounded Vizcaya with effectiveness.

Despite this, damage was similar to that of the serials that had come in two hours earlier, with three C-47s ditching on the way home.

Despite this naval defeat, it was on the ground that this war would be won, Napoleon inflicted the Austrian and Russian Empires one of their greatest defeats at Austerlitz ( also known as the " Battle of the Three Emperors " on 2 December 1805 ), destroying the Third Coalition.

Despite having inflicted heavy casualties against the Somalis, the two Delta snipers were too outnumbered and outgunned.

The music scholar Byron Adams writes, " Despite the apparent heartiness and equilibrium of the composer's public persona, the emotional wounds inflicted by the war were deep and lasting.

Despite often being deployed in the reconnaissance role, SASR units inflicted at least 20 kills on Indonesian forces in a series of ambushes and contacts, on both sides of the border.

Despite the strong reputation of Takeda's samurai cavalry, Oda Nobunaga embraced the relatively new technology of the Arquebus, and inflicted a crushing defeat.

Despite being mostly untouched by the Civil War of 1642-1648, damage inflicted by Cromwell's Parliamentary Army in 1648 is said to have led to one of the most notable features of the castle, its leaning south-east tower.

Despite this, the Prussians seized a number of positions from numerically superior forces, inflicted equivalent losses on an enemy more than twice as strong, and left the field in perfect order.

Despite being under constant artillery fire, the six British and two Hannovarian battalions drove off repeated cavalry charges with musket fire and inflicted serious casualties on the French.

Despite being heavily outnumbered, the British forces inflicted severe casualties on the Germans.

Despite the large casualties inflicted by the Japanese and more significantly, the ever-changing weather over the Himalayas, the logistics flights ran around the clock, from April 1942, until the end of the war.

Despite the enormous damage it has inflicted, Operation Gomorrah has failed to completely destroy Hamburg.

Despite the relic, Saladin inflicted a crippling defeat on them at the Battle of Hattin on July 4, capturing the king.

Despite their losses the Viet Cong also claimed to have inflicted a heavy defeat on the Australians.

Despite the heavy casualties inflicted upon the enemy, Métis morale deteriorated as the battle wore on.

Despite having less than 30 antiquated aircraft remaining in serviceable condition, though, the Armée de l ’ Air responded to this aggression and inflicted heavy casualties on Japanese troops, who were pursuing French forces withdrawing towards China, where they did benefit from being re-armed with U. S .- built hardware.

" Despite the trials his cousin Miles has inflicted on him over the years, he finds himself shocked and dismayed when Miles, in trouble over his relationship with Ekaterin Vorsoisson, repeatedly refuses his help.

Despite having inflicted substantial casualties on the Imperial troops, the French subsequently failed to exploit their victory by taking Milan.