Despite several attempted invasions across the Red Sea, Kaleb was unable to dislodge Abreha, and acquiesced in the change ; this was the last time Ethiopian armies left Africa until the 20th century when several units participated in the Korean War.

Despite being inadequately equipped, the Regia Aeronautica managed to decimate Ethiopian forces and undertook massive bombings of Ethiopian cities ( particularly Addis Abeba ).

Despite a 1947 United Nations agreement that the obelisk would be shipped back, Italy balked, resulting in a long-standing diplomatic dispute with the Ethiopian government, which views the obelisk as a symbol of national identity.

Despite the wide variety of weapons ascribed to the Ethiopian troops by al-Umari, swords and daggers were not often used by the Ethiopian army, which was mainly armed with bows, spears, and shields for defense, along with mounted soldiers.

Despite determined Ethiopian resistance, by 3 March the Italians had resumed their advance and shortly afterwards crossed the Tekezé River.

Despite the support of contingents of Tlaxcala and Huexotzingo warriors, traditional enemies of the Aztecs, the Mixtecs were defeated.

Despite his humble background, Martok would become extremely popular among other warriors and the civilian population, though Martok had repeatedly stated he had no interest in politics.

Despite this, many players tend to paint aspect warriors the color of their chosen Craftworld for sake of uniformity.

Despite his previous identity as a great marshal who is in charge of 80, 000 heavenly warriors, he always claims Sun Wukong as “ brother ” with awe and respect while Sun has conflicts with him and often makes fun of him all the way.

Despite the Kodavas being known in India as " brave warriors " and members of the Indian warrior caste, Kodagu did not have indigenous rulers for long as the Kodavas failed to evolve political consensus.

Despite the surrender of Geronimo and his renegades in 1886, Apache warriors continued warfare against Americans and Mexicans.

Despite the massacre of Bohemian warriors, the Polish ruler failed to settle his pretender Soběslav in the throne of Bohemia.

Despite his fearsome attitude toward his warriors, he proves to be a kind and sensitive husband.

Despite the superior weapons and tactics of the Mongols, who established the Yuan Dynasty in China in the early 1270s, the Yuan forces that disembarked at Hakata Bay were grossly outnumbered by the samurai force ; the Japanese had been preparing, mobilizing warriors and reinforcing defenses since they heard of the defeats at Tsushima and Iki.

Despite the subpar performance, a news story said, " For two magical hours, the rock band U2 achieved what warriors, politicians and diplomats could not: They united Bosnia.

Despite his role as the fastest Autobot over short distances as well as one of their then-few warriors ( Sideswipe, Sunstreaker, and Cliffjumper being the others ), he saw few noteworthy appearances in the series.

Despite suffering heavy defeats against the West Indies during the 1980s, England continued to do well in the Ashes.

Despite these activities, for some time, the Alemanni seem to have continued their pagan cult activities, with only superficial or syncretistic Christian elements.

Despite Acorn themselves effectively shelving the Electron in 1985, games continued to be developed and released by professional software houses until 1991.

Despite display rules and guidances, accidents have continued to happen.

Despite his decision to decline the award, the Soviet Union of Writers continued to denounce Pasternak in the State owned press.

Despite their embrace of the principle of rectilinear inertia and the recognition of the kinematical relativity of apparent motion ( which underlies whether the Ptolemaic or the Copernican system is correct ), natural philosophers of the seventeenth century continued to consider true motion and rest as physically separate descriptors of an individual body.

Despite this campaign Chaplin was a favourite with the troops, and his popularity continued to grow worldwide.

Despite the progress in certain sectors, many social and political injustices continued.

Despite this turnover in the ownership, a powerhouse team composed of Feller, Doby, Minnie Miñoso, Luke Easter, Bobby Avila, Al Rosen, Early Wynn, Bob Lemon, and Mike Garcia continued to contend through the early 1950s.

Despite the ban on factionalism, the Workers ' Opposition continued its open agitation against the policies of the Central Committee, and before the 11th Party Congress ( March 1922 ) the Workers ' Opposition made an ill-conceived bid to win support for their position in the Comintern.

Despite the reorganization, money continued to be a problem for the institution.

Despite the Algiers Agreement, tense relations with Ethiopia have continued and led to regional instability.

Despite the advent of a regular television service in the Federal Republic in 1952, cinema attendances continued to grow through much of the 1950s, reaching a peak of 817. 5 million visits in 1956.

Despite this, however, the country continued to receive aid and investment from capitalist countries such as the U. S ..

Despite ceasing to record new material between 2002 and ( most of ) 2005, Brooks continued to chart with previously recorded material, including a top 30 placing for " Why Ain't I Running " in 2003.

Despite the advent of print however, hand-written grimoires remained highly valued, as they were believed to contain inherent magical powers within them, and they continued to be produced.

Despite the step up, his scoring exploits continued and he was runner-up only to Ian Rush in the goalscoring charts the following season and then went one better as he was the First Division's joint top goalscorer in 1984 – 85 with 24 goals.

Despite receiving some criticism from his peers, he continued to front the BBC's coverage of the Masters and The Open, where he put his language skills to good use by giving an impromptu interview in Spanish with Argentinian Andrés Romero.

Despite the testimony, persecution against Quakers and other dissenters continued.

Despite the attempt to keep the show fresh, the changes alienated many of its longtime viewers while failing to gain the hoped-for younger viewers, and the ratings continued their decline.

Despite strong government measures, tension continued to grow, and Carías was ultimately forced to release some prisoners.

Despite his engagement in politics, Abeken never lost his interest in theology and continued to publish and speak in this sector during all of his life.

Despite widespread condemnation of her scholarship some minor aspects of her work continued to have supporters.

Despite warnings from local authorities, the group continued to meet privately and attract even more followers.

Despite these illnesses, construction of the new town continued.