This high number of awards for bravery has been interpreted as a reaction to the earlier defeat at the Battle of Isandlwana-the extolling of the victory at Rorke's Drift drawing the public's attention away from the great defeat at Isandlwana and the fact that Lord Chelmsford and Bartle Frere had instigated the war without the approval of Her Majesty's Government.

Her victory won her the respect and admiration of her peers, among them her own sister Joan Fontaine, who later commented, " Hollywood owes Olivia a great deal ".

Her victory is celebrated annually in the festivals of Navaratri and Durga Puja.

Her victory also raised some eyebrows, as she did not top any of the pageant's segments.

Her marriage with Octave is seen as a victory of women over a man who refuses to be conquered and whose aim is to subjugate and exploit women using their own senses.

Her victory denied a $ 2 million Triple Tiara bonus to the owners of Spoken Fur ( trained by Frankel ).

Her German Open victory, her first win at a Tier I tournament, was noteworthy as she beat Jennifer Capriati in a semifinal and Serena Williams in the final, the then number two and number five ranked players, respectively.

Her election victory in 1967 was a significant by-election in Scottish political history and began a surge of support for the SNP.

Her last victory came in 1962.

Her dramatic victory is widely regarded as one of the great comebacks in tennis history.

Her simple gravestone recognizes her contribution to the Union's victory.

Her tenure ended when, after being re-elected in a landslide victory in 1972, President Nixon resigned two years later amid the Watergate scandal.

Her victory in the downhill ski event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City was her first major triumph.

Her victory in receiving the divorce from her abuse helped to draw attention to the brutality and cruelty children face.

Her narrow victory in the election was announced on 4 July 2006 and she became the first ever Lord Speaker.

Her presence in the house of chiefs was hailed as a victory for women's rights in southern Africa.

Her design shows an athlete with hands clasped above the head in recognition of victory.

Her skills as a pilot and tactician are critical to the eventually defeat of the Robotech Masters by the Southern Cross human forces, although the human victory is a pyrrhic one.

Her victory, with 13, 932 votes over 1, 359 for party founder Basdeo Panday and 1, 072 for fellow challenger Ramesh Maharaj, MP representing Tabaquite, made Persad-Bissessar the first female leader of a major political party in Trinidad and Tobago.

Her Cork Mid by-election victory caused Taoiseach Seán Lemass to dissolve the 17th Dáil and call a general election.

Her bracket that year for ESPN accurately predicted 15th-seeded Coppin State's shocking victory over South Carolina in the first round, to this day one of the greatest upsets in the tourney's history.

Her party achieved a landslide victory reminiscent of the 1971 elections of Pakistan.

Her career stagnated after this surprising victory, and she didn't improve on her 1. 92-meter mark until 1978.

Her lone victory was over top-ranked Amélie Mauresmo 6 – 2, 6 – 2.

Her face was very thin, and burned by the sun until much of the skin was dead and peeling, the new skin under it red and angry.

Her blond hair was frowzy, her dress torn in several places, and her shoes were so completely worn out that they were practically no protection.

Her form was silhouetted and with the strong light I could see the outlines of her body, a body that an artist or anyone else would have admired.

Her mouth, which had been so much in my thoughts, was warm and moist and tender.

Her heart, her maternal feeling, in fact her being was too busy expressing itself, as quietly thrilled by this sight of her Nicolas curled asleep under a blanket, in a park like a scene from Poussin.

Her white blond hair was clean and brushed long straight down to her shoulders.

Her thick hair was the color and texture of charcoal.

Her laugh was hard.

Her face was pale but set and her dark eyes smoldered with blame for Ben.

Her stern was down and a sharp list helped us to cut loose the lifeboat which dropped heavily into the water.

Her name was L'Turu and she told me many things.

( Her account was later confirmed by the Scobee-Frazier Expedition from the University of Manitoba in 1951.

Her mother was a good manager and established a millinery business in Milwaukee.

Her name was Esther Peter.

Her brother Karl was a very gentle soul, her mother was a quiet woman who said little but who had hard, probing eyes.

Her mother, now dead, was my good friend and when she came to tell us about her plans and to show off her ring I had a sobering wish to say something meaningful to her, something her mother would wish said.

Her action was involuntary.

Her name was Mollie.

Her speech was barren of southernisms ; ;

Her quarters were on the right as you walked into the building, and her small front room was clogged with heavy furniture -- a big, round, oak dining table and chairs, a buffet, with a row of unclaimed letters inserted between the mirror and its frame.

Her hair was dyed, and her bloom was fading, and she must have been crowding forty, but she seemed to be one of those women who cling to the manners and graces of a pretty child of eight.

Her voice was ripe and full and her teeth flashed again in Sicilian brilliance before the warm curved lips met and her mouth settled in repose.