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Having fought in the War of the Spanish Succession, he became king of Sicily in 1713 but he was forced to exchange this title and instead became king of Sardinia to which his direct descendants claim as part of the Kingdom of Italy.
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Having successfully fought off the Danes, he returned to Stockholm and engaged in correcting the country's neglected political, financial and economic situation, managing to sustain peace during the remaining 20 years of his reign.
Having fought against incredible odds and endured heavy losses Walmoden withdrew in two disordered columns to Furnes, covered by a Hessian battalion and his cavalry which prevented any French pursuit.
Having fought for the emperor Maximilian I against Venice in 1508, he inherited large estates on the Rhine, and increased his wealth and reputation by devious methods.
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Having collected most of the inhabitants, they successfully fought their way through enemy lines and made Phetchabun their headquarters.
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Having joined the Young Conservatives in 1957, Alexander served on their National Advisory Committee in 1961 and fought his first elections in 1962 and 1963, standing ( unsuccessfully ) for Scunthorpe Town Council.
Having fought Hobgoblin several times, Spider-Man could testify to Hobgoblin's augmented strength ; Foreigner at that time was not using superhuman operatives, and the true Hobgoblin would have killed Foreigner's men.
Having a place where anybody could come and show their work without restrictions or bias is something that Shawn fought for and gladly wanted to share with others.
Having fought in the front line, however, he was fatally wounded.
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Having fought in the Second Boer War with the Imperial Yeomanry, Howard became Consul General for Crete in 1903, and three years later was sent to Washington as a counsellor at the embassy there.
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Having already gained national recognition for his anti-Boer War campaigns, his leadership of the attacks on the Education Act gave him a strong parliamentary reputation and marked him as a likely future cabinet member.
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Having been consulted, on one occasion, by Amphilochus, who wished to know what success would attend his arms in a war which he was going to undertake, he predicted the greatest calamities ; but Calchas, who had been the soothsayer of the Greeks during the Trojan War, promised the greatest successes.
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Having finished grammar school in 1917, Heinemann briefly became a soldier in the First World War, but on account of severe illness he was not sent to the front.
Having narrowly missed being blown up in the castle he was defending, and after being shipwrecked on his homeward journey, Ogilby arrived back in England penniless and without a patron during the closing years of the Civil War.
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