Arrows or javelins were largely ignored ; instead, the soldiers packed into solid ranks and fought face-to-face with their swords, and the slaughter was terrible.

Cosgrave had fought in the 1916 Rising and had been prominent in the Government of the Irish Republic ; the burden of responsibility for building the new state on solid foundations was now on Cosgrave and his colleagues.

Carter fought well in the early rounds, landing a few solid rights to the head and staggering Giardello in the fourth, but failed to follow them up and Giardello took control of the fight in the fifth round.

Taking advantage of the fog that wafted above the Danube ’ s shore, Lasalle's men fought along the good defensive ground running between the two villages charging the Austrians in a series of short, sharp charges intended not to break the solid Austrian masses but to prevent them launching a coordinated attack.

De La Rosa lost to Mexican veteran Fernando Vela via split decision at the Casa De Amistad in Harlingen, Texas in March 2008, returned a year later to defeat a solid jouneyman Guadalupe Martinez, and has not fought since.

Both armies used child soldiers, mainly between 14 and 17 years of age, the most famous example being Urho Kekkonen who fought for the White Army and later became the longest-serving President of Finland.

The battle for Tampere was fought between 16, 000 White and 14, 000 Red soldiers.

On 14 October, after having marched his exhausted army all the way from Yorkshire, Harold fought the Normans at the Battle of Hastings, where England's army was defeated and Harold was killed.

Part of Mar's army joined up with risings in northern England and southern Scotland, and the Jacobites fought their way into England before being defeated at the Battle of Preston, surrendering on 14 November 1715.

The start of the Norman Conquest was the Battle of Hastings, fought on 14 October 1066 ; although the battle itself took place to the north at Senlac Hill, and William had landed on the coast between Hastings and Eastbourne at a site now known as Norman's Bay.

The Battle of Jackson, Mississippi | Battle of Jackson, fought on 14 May 1863, in Jackson, Mississippi, was part of the Vicksburg Campaign.

* May 14 – 15 – WWII – Battle of Poljana: The last battle of the War in Europe is fought at Poljana near Slovenj Gradec, Slovenia.

** October 14 – Battle of Hastings, fought between King Harold II of England and Duke William of Normandy: Harold is killed and William is victorious.

* 1264 – May 12 to May 14 – The Battle of Lewes is fought between Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and King Henry III of England in Sussex.

* May 12 – May 14 – The Battle of Lewes of the Second Barons ' War is fought between Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester and King Henry III of England in Sussex.

Adolf Hitler fought in the 5th Battle of Ypres ( near Passchendaele ) in 1918 as a member of the 6th Bavarian Reserve Division and was injured on 13 – 14 October 1918, when he was caught in a British gas attack on a hill south of Werwick.

Both sides entered additional conflicts in attempts to enforce their blockade ; the British fought the United States in the War of 1812 ( 1812 – 15 ), and the French engaged in the Peninsular War ( 1808 – 14 ).

The Battle of Hastings was fought on 14 October 1066 less than three weeks after the Battle of Stamford Bridge but the tapestry does not provide this context.

It was fought on May 27 – 28, 1905 ( May 14 – 15 in the Julian calendar then in use in Russia ) in the Tsushima Strait between Korea and southern Japan.

* Theodor von der Pfordten, county court councillor, who had fought in World War I ; born 14 May 1873 in Bayreuth.

Born in 1342, Philip gained his cognomen the Bold when, at the age of 14, he fought beside and was captured with his father at the Battle of Poitiers in 1356.

Orphans of the Imperial Guard fought in Holland with Marshal MacDonald and aged between 14 and 17.

On November 14, 1981, he fought future world champ Carlos Santos of Ceiba, Puerto Rico.

Vargas racked up an impressive record of 14 victories with 14 KOs against no defeats by the time he fought for his first world championship.

The Battle of Kettle Creek one of the most important battles of the American Revolutionary War to be fought in Georgia was fought on February 14, 1779, in Wilkes County about eight miles ( 13 km ) from present day Washington.

During the Civil War, the Battle of Irish Bend, also known as Neeson's Woods, was fought near Franklin on April 14, 1863.

On March 14, 1836, during the Texas Revolution, the battle of Refugio was fought at the town ; most of the inhabitants subsequently fled to Victoria, Goliad, and other areas to avoid retribution.

The Battle of Ivry, fought on March 14, 1590, was another decisive victory for Henry against forces led by the Duke of Mayenne.

Battling Jim fought former coloured champ Joe Jeanette four times between 19 July 1912 and 21 January 1912 and lost all four fights.

Mayorga somehow qualified for a shot at the super welterweight title despite the fact that he had never fought at that weight limit and had lost two of his last three fights.

Over the next two years González fought 17 fights including two of the fastest knockouts in the history of boxing: 16 seconds over Josh Peters and a 17 seconds over Bobby Green while climbing to a 17-0 record.

Escobar then fought some short non-title fights, of which he lost four, all by points.

His son Ronald Hearns is also a boxer, and has fought on the undercard of his father's last couple of fights.

By 1946, Robinson had fought 75 fights to a 73 – 1 – 1 record, and beaten every top contender in the welterweight division.

He later fought in two more world championship fights, losing both.

He also held professional fights at that field, and his brother Joey often fought there.

Early in his career, he fought some pay fights under the nickname of Melody Jackson.

From that moment, and until his retirement in 1961, he fought only sporadically, but 3 of his last fights were attempts to recover the world's Middleweight title, losing twice to Gene Fullmer ; by a knockout in 14 at San Francisco ; and by a knockout in 12, in Fullmer's home state of Utah ( in Salt Lake City ), and then also later, when he lost a 10 round decision to defending world champion Paul Pender.

After six more fights, all wins, Douglas fought Steffen Tangstad to a draw on October 16, 1982.

Douglas fought three times in 1986, defeating former champion Greg Page and fringe contender David Jaco in two of the fights.

In 1970, he first regained a boxing license and promptly fought two comeback fights, against Jerry Quarry and Oscar Bonavena in an attempt to regain the heavyweight championship from Joe Frazier.

Standing out that year were his two fights against Al Ettore, of which in the first, fought over ten rounds, Ettore was declared the winner but the Pennsylvania boxing commission changed the official decision to a draw, and in the second, he beat Ettore by a decision in 15, following with his eight round knockout of Olin to defend the title, and his non-title win over Johnny Risko.

Critics remarked he rarely won a bout lasting exceeding 8 rounds. In subsequent fights he fought Ali well for 15 rounds and Holmes for 11.

After he fought around a dozen fights ( orthodox stance ), he came to Bangkok to fight at Lumpinee Stadium in 1978.

Conn's career was basically over after this fight, but he still fought two more fights, winning both by knockout in round nine.

Historically, Mexican and Puerto Rican boxers have fought many important fights against each other.

Tunney fought some 68 official professional fights, losing only one, to Harry Greb, while fighting as a light heavyweight.

He fought nine times in 1965, but lost three of four fights against top contenders ( Luis Manuel Rodríguez, Dick Tiger, and Harry Scott ).

Cervantes fought 21 world title fights, keeping the 140 pounds title for almost 8 years.

He fought two times more for the FECARBOX WBC title, winning both fights shortly before retiring.

The Red Army advance was coordinated with the movement of the German forces and met little resistance from the Polish forces ( such as Battle of Szack fought by the Border Defence Corps or Korpus Ochrony Pogranicza ), who were ordered to avoid engagement into the armed fights with the Soviets although some fighting between Soviet and Polish units took place.

What proved to be one of the most controversial fights in boxing history ( because few were able to see the knockout punch, the fight therefore became known as the Phantom Punch Fight ) was also the world title fight that attracted the smallest number of live spectators in boxing history, fought in Lewiston, before a crowd of 2, 434 people.