Almost nothing is said of Charles' spectacular victories, the central theme being the heroic loyalty of the Swedish people to their idolized king in misfortune and defeat.

Since the obvious is not always true, the Republican National Committee wisely analyzed its defeat of last autumn and finds that it occurred, as suspected, in the larger cities.

Death is not permanent defeat and disappearance ; ;

The feeling of individual inferiority, defeat, or humilation growing out of various social situations or individual deficiencies or failures is compensated for by communion in worship or prayer with a friendly, but all-victorious Father-God, as well as by sympathetic fellowship with others who share this faith, and by opportunities in religious acts for giving vent to emotions and energies.

To the extent, then, that declining U.S. prestige means that other nations will be tempted to place their bets on an ultimate American defeat, and will thus be more vulnerable to Soviet intimidation, there is reason for concern.

and to them it will seem insignificant that it is proposed to defeat such causes non-violently.

When Tarrou points out that " victories will never be lasting ," Rieux admits that he is involved in a " never ending defeat ," but this does not stop him from engaging in the struggle.

* 1776 – The Battle of Long Island: in what is now Brooklyn, New York, British forces under General William Howe defeat Americans under General George Washington.

* 1863 – American Civil War: following his defeat in the Battle of Gettysburg, General Robert E. Lee sends a letter of resignation to Confederate President Jefferson Davis ( which is refused upon receipt ).

* 1945 – World War II: Führerbunker: After learning that Soviet forces have taken Eberswalde without a fight, Adolf Hitler admits defeat in his underground bunker and states that suicide is his only recourse.

* 215 BC – A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene.

* 1471 – In England, the Yorkists under Edward IV defeat the Lancastrians under the Earl of Warwick at the Battle of Barnet ; the Earl is killed and Edward IV resumes the throne.

Upon receiving the evidence of al-Ala's defeat in al-Andalus, al-Mansur is said to have gasped, “ God be praised for placing a sea between us ”!

This is especially true of success in the face of almost certain defeat as Caesar experienced at Pharsalus.

The first option ( although it is debatable to what extent the Duke was committed to such an enterprise ) was a plan to transfer his forces from the Spanish Netherlands to northern Italy ; once there, he intended linking up with Prince Eugene in order to defeat the French and safeguard Savoy from being overrun.

The final tragedy described in Kings is the result of Israel's failure to uphold its part of the covenant: faithfulness to Yahweh brings success, economic, military and political, but unfaithfulness brings defeat and oppression.

Werner E. Lemke and Kathleen O ’ Connor point out “ Lamentations is probably the work of a survivor ( or survivors ) of the nation ’ s destruction who poured out sorrow, anger and dismay after the city ’ s traumatic defeat and occupation by the Babylonians.

The location of Boudica's defeat is unknown.

One of the viewpoint characters of Ian Watson's novel Oracle is an eyewitness to her defeat.

Following a protracted battle, the group is on the verge of defeat when Mu Bai arrives and outmaneuvers Fox.

Cryptanalysis is used to defeat cryptographic security systems and gain access to the contents of encrypted messages, even if the cryptographic key is unknown.

We have seen the cause of democracy, which is, in our view, the cause of civilisation and humanity, receive a terrible defeat ... The events of these last few days constitute one of the greatest diplomatic defeats that this country and France have ever sustained.

The governor from that province declared " it is harder to defeat a quilombo than the Dutch invaders.

In the religious movement of Brahma Kumaris, celibacy is also promoted for peace and to defeat power of lust and to prepare for life in forthcoming Heaven on earth for 2, 500 years when children will be created by the power of the mind even for householders to like holy brother and sister.

The hero generally participates in a cyclical journey or quest, faces adversaries that try to defeat him in his journey and returns home significantly transformed by his journey.

Superhero fiction is a genre characterized by beings with much higher than usual capability and prowess, generally with a desire or need to help the citizens of their chosen country or world by using his or her powers to defeat natural or superpowered threats.

The Mercians, who participated in Edwin's defeat in 633, seem to have presented an obstacle to Oswald's authority south of the Humber, although it has been generally thought that Oswald dominated Mercia to some degree after Heavenfield.

Sprint races are generally between 8 and 10 laps in length and focus on raw sprinting power and race tactics over a small number of laps to defeat opponents.

The Battle of Uhud is generally believed by scholars to be the first defeat for the Muslims, as they had incurred greater losses than the Meccans.

He is generally regarded as the most successful of the Stewart monarchs of Scotland, but his reign ended with the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Flodden Field, where he became the last monarch from not only Scotland, but also from all of Great Britain, to be killed in battle.

Similarly, the foremost purpose of such weapons has generally been to defeat armour or other defensive structures, whether stone castle walls, ship timbers, or modern tank armour.

Bluto is generally portrayed as of low intelligence, typically acting without thinking and utilizing brute force, which often signals his defeat at the hands of Popeye.

The scandal rocked the Conservative government, and was generally held to have been among the causes of its defeat by Labour at the 1964 election.

The British brig-sloop Speedy's ( 14 guns, 54 men ) defeat of the Spanish xebec-frigate El Gamo ( 32 guns, 319 men ) on 6 May 1801 is generally regarded as one of the most remarkable single-ship actions in naval history.

In a parliamentary system, the defeat of an appropriation bill in a parliamentary vote generally necessitates either a resignation of a government or the calling of a general election.

Historians generally view Niebuhr as a leader of the Romantic Era and symbol of German national spirit that emerged after the defeat at Jena.

His defeat in this race — which was not close — generally was seen as marking the end of his importance as a political figure, although he became a candidate on many occasions in the ensuing years.

This speech was generally viewed by the Gladstonian Liberals as having a decisive effect on their defeat.

Algerian Muslims rallied to the French side at the start of World War II as they had done in World War I. Nazi Germany's quick defeat of France, however, and the establishment of the collaborationist Vichy regime, to which the colons were generally sympathetic, not only increased the difficulties of the Muslims but also posed an ominous threat to the Jews in Algeria.

The Times, generally cool towards the revolutionaries of 1848 in general and Kossuth in particular, nevertheless reported that his speeches were ' clear ' and that a three-hour talk was not unusual for him ; and also, that if he was occasionally overcome by emotion when describing the defeat of Hungarian aspirations, ' it did not at all reduce his effectiveness '.

Last-minute party tactics aimed at securing votes in the Hong Kong Island geographical constituency ironically led to the defeat of another democratic camp candidate, Cyd Ho, causing further dissatisfaction among some supporters of the party and the democratic camp generally.

He captured a part of Caesar's fleet, although this was a generally insignificant as Caesar went on to decisively defeat Pompey at the Battle of Pharsalus.

It is attributed generally to the public awareness of ancient Egyptian monuments generated by Napoleon's conquest of Egypt and Admiral Nelson's defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of the Nile in 1798.

The player generally attacks enemies and blocks using a sword, although only the Dagger of Time can defeat humanoid enemies, with the exception of the final sword that is acquired in the game.

Players working as a team to defeat powerful monsters generally use LootShare, which shares the loot from killing monsters among all members of the team, and automatically tells everyone else on the team what the loot was, and who actually received it.

The cave is the source of the term Adullamites, which is used generally to refer to groups of political outsiders plotting their comeback or the overthrow of the status quo, especially after recent defeat.

The word trophy coined in English in 1550, was derived from the French trophée in 1513, " a prize of war ", from Old French trophee, from Latin trophaeum, monument to victory, variant of tropaeum, which in turn is the latinisation of the Greek τρόπαιον ( tropaion ), the neuter of τροπαῖος ( tropaios ), " of defeat " or " for defeat ", but generally " of a turning " or " of a change ", from τροπή ( tropē ), " a turn, a change " and that from the verb τρέπω ( trepo ), " to turn, to alter ".

Adam quickly kills Psycho-Pirate and, following a failed attempt to defeat Superboy-Prime ( which reveals that magic does not affect Superboy-Prime, as Adam's blows allegedly only ' tickled '), joins the heroes, ( although he is generally regarded as being on his own side by the other combatants ), in the Battle of Metropolis, destroying Amazo shortly after his arrival.