Fierce hand-to-hand fighting gradually forced the French towards the village centre, in and around the walled churchyard which had been prepared for defence.

Fierce fighting continued for three hours and ended without a clear winner.

Fierce fighting broke out throughout the foreign areas and railway station, and Beatty was injured by a bullet in the left arm and wrist.

Fierce fighting took place primarily in the East of Austria, especially in the streets of some outer Vienna districts, where large fortress-like municipal workers ' buildings were situated, and in the northern, industrial areas of the province of Styria, where Nazi agents had great interest in a bloodbath between security forces and workers ' militias.

Fierce fighting ensued and to avoid escalating the conflict and to press the fascist government to revoke their policy, Boqor Osman tried to open a dialogue.

Fierce fighting at Bois de l ' Herbebois continued, but the Germans managed to outflank the French defenders from Bois de Wavrille and capture the position.

Fierce fighting caused the front to move so the little village, of which most houses were shot in this period, was liberated to fall back in German hands, to be liberated again.

Fierce fighting between pro-government troops and disaffected Falintil troops broke out in May 2006.

Fierce fighting ensued and the French finally managed to establish a foothold on the right bank of the Danube.

*" Fierce factional fighting reported in northwestern Afghanistan " Deutsche Presse-Agentur March 26, 2003.

Fierce fighting at close quarters, involving rifles, bayonets, shotgun, hand grenades and tomahawks, took place over the newly built parapet and in the boundary trench and lasted until daylight when British reinforcements arrived from Redoubt No. 1.

Fierce fighting broke out between the nativists and the soldiers sent to protect the church, resulting in numerous deaths and injuries.

Fierce fighting took place between the British and the Japanese and by December 16, 1941, the Japanese army had occupied the west coast of Kedah, including all the main towns.

Fierce fighting ensued, and the Highlanders were relieved by Le Régiment de Maisonneuve on 1 November.

Fierce fighting raged all day, but eventually the increasing Japanese numbers, as well as their artillery, planes and military intelligence began to exploit gaps in the Australian lines.

Fierce fighting began ; the town changed hands five times.

Fierce resistance was again offered by German troops defending the area, and fighting continued until 7 November.

Fierce hand-to-hand fighting ended with the death of the last defender.

Fierce fighting, however, ensued and Delhi was not fully retaken until 20 September.

Fierce fighting took place here between Israeli and Jordanian forces, culminating in an Israeli victory.

Fierce fighting ensured for the next week, but on 27 February the Boer morale broke and they left the battlefield.

Fierce fighting continued, the BEF continuing to withdraw further until the order was given for them to withdraw to Dunkirk in northern France.

Fierce fighting continued all around especially in the Weidendammer Bridge area.

Fierce fighting ensued as wave after wave of tanks and infantry charged the troop.

Fierce combat took place along the grand canal at Mount street, where British troops were repeatedly ambushed and suffered heavy casualties.

Fierce storms repeatedly scour Boon Island, which has an elevation of above sea level at its highest point.

Fierce anger surged through Russ.

Alexander I ( c. 1078 – 23 April 1124 ), also called Alaxandair mac Maíl Coluim ( Modern Gaelic: Alasdair mac Mhaol Chaluim ) and nicknamed " The Fierce ", was King of the Scots from 1107 to his death.

* 1907 Fierce Women.

Cleese reunited the main cast almost a decade later to make Fierce Creatures.

After filming for Fierce Creatures finished, Palin went on a travel journey for a BBC documentary and, returning a year later, found that the end of Fierce Creatures had failed at test screenings and had to be reshot.

Apart from Fierce Creatures, Palin's last film role was a small part in The Wind in the Willows, a film directed by and starring Terry Jones.

Fierce resistance by police left almost fifty dead.

* ' Send in the Clowns ' is an important piece to the character of Switters in the Tom Robbins novel Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates.

* Rollo Lee, the lead character in the film Fierce Creatures, played by John Cleese.

* Fierce competition for trade and colonies, especially from England, furthered the economic downturn of the country.

* Stephen B. Oates, The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion.

Genghis Khan's commander Dorbei the Fierce of the Dörbeds smashed them in response.

Fierce in battle, their main weapons are axes ( referenced in many subsequent fantasy works ), but they also use bows, swords, shields and mattocks.

The main characters in both games are three Vikings, Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce, and Olaf the Stout.

In the Frozen Throne's " Monolith " scenario, the names for the Dark Troll Commando hero are the same as those for the Lost Vikings: Erik the Swift, Baleog the Fierce and Olaf the Stout.

" In the book Fierce Invalids Home from Hot Climates, Switters and Case both spit whenever they refer to John Foster Dulles.