* 1944 – World War II: The Battle of Narva ends with a combined German – Estonian force successfully defending Narva, Estonia, from invading Soviet troops.

The weapon may be further used to bog down an advancing army making them more vulnerable to counter attack by the defending force.

On 11 June, Beatty and 150 men from Barfleur landed as part of a force of 2, 400 defending Tientsin from 15, 000 Chinese troops plus Boxers.

The second paragraph of Article 2 provides that death resulting from defending oneself or others, arresting a suspect or fugitive, or suppressing riots or insurrections, will not contravene the Article when the use of force involved is " no more than absolutely necessary ".

Although the Romans won a clear victory over the Carthaginian relief force at the Battle of Agrigentum, the Carthaginian army defending the city managed to escape.

Since many insurgents rely on the population for recruits, food, shelter, financing, and other materials, the counter-insurgent force must focus its efforts on providing physical and economic security for that population and defending it against insurgent attacks and propaganda.

It is a joint force tasked with defending Papua New Guinea and its territories against external attack, as well as having secondary functions including national-building and internal security tasks.

It is a joint force tasked with defending Papua New Guinea and its territories against external attack, as well as having secondary functions including national-building and internal security tasks.

Amalric withdrew his Templar garrison from Gaza to assist him in defending Darum, but Saladin evaded their force and fell on Gaza instead.

" Saladin aimed to counter this propaganda by ending the siege, claiming he was defending Islam from the Crusaders ; his army returned to Hama to engage a Crusader force there.

* 1991 – The current international treaty defending indigenous peoples, Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Convention, 1989, came into force.

#* Option 1: The player should create two in a row to force the opponent into defending, as long as it doesn't result in them creating a fork.

In October 1917, Lawrence, as part of a general effort to divert Turkish military resources away from the British advance before the Third Battle of Gaza, led a small force of Syrians and Arabians in defending Petra against a much larger combined force of Turks and Germans.

Although the pope's tiny army was incapable of defending the city, Pius IX ordered it to put up at least a token resistance to emphasize that Italy was acquiring Rome by force and not consent.

When naval gunfire was brought to bear against the strong-points defending the E-3 draw, a decision was made to try to force this exit with tanks.

The advance of the 18th RCT cleared away the last remnants of the force defending the E-1 draw.

On September 20, 1565, a Spanish force from the nearby Spanish settlement of St. Augustine attacked Fort Caroline, and killed nearly all the French soldiers defending it.

Stanley spent his remaining years defending himself and the expedition from criticism made principally in Britain of excessive force and mismanagement of the expedition's Rear Column commanded by Barttelot.

In the third round of the playoffs, the Islanders nearly did it again, rallying from another 3 – 0 deficit to force a seventh game against the defending Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers before the Flyers took the decisive seventh game at home and went on to win the Stanley Cup.

As a result, the German defence at Vimy Ridge relied largely on machine guns, which acted as force multipliers for the defending infantry.

The Council would establish a strong police force, while Israel would continue to carry the responsibility for defending against external threats.

The town was flattened by artillery and precision dive bombing and only 30 of the 3800-strong defending force were evacuated before the town fell.

A military is an organization authorized by its greater society to use lethal force, usually including use of weapons, in defending its country by combating actual or perceived threats.

The right of self-defense ( according to U. S. law ) ( also called, when it applies to the defense of another, alter ego defense, defense of others, defense of a third person ) is the right for civilians acting on their own behalf to engage in violence for the sake of defending one's own life or the lives of others, including the use of deadly force.

During the first siege, Ephrem credits Bishop Jacob as defending the city with his prayers.

The Qishla of Mecca was an Ottoman castle facing the Grand Mosque and defending the city from attack.

In Jûzjânî, there are several episodes in which the Mongols constructed hundreds of siege machines in order to surpass the number which the defending city possessed.

Managing to win a victory against the troops defending the city, then sailing back to Normandy " richly laden with booty ".

The Síndicos are in charge of watching and legally defending the city interests, as well as in charge of watching the City Treasury status and the municipal patrimony.

Lezo four of the ships went to the aid of the 500 soldiers defending Desnaux position with the head, but the Spanish eventually had to retire to the city, which was already beginning to be evacuated by civilians.

Those defending the city encountered Chinese troops fleeing from previous defeats such as the Battle of Shanghai, running from the advancing Japanese army.

The city is named for Jean Parisot de la Valette, who succeeded in defending the island from an Ottoman invasion in 1565.

However, his troops were defeated by the French army defending the city under the command of Duke of Guise and Metz remained French.

In 1944, the attack on the city by the U. S. Third Army under the command of General George S. Patton faced heavy resistance from the defending German forces.

Constantine faced the siege defending his city of 60, 000 people with an army only numbering 7, 000 men.

F. Tillman Durdin of the New York Times was extremely critical of the Chinese defending army, writing that the loss of the city “ was the most overwhelming defeat suffered by the Chinese and one of the most tragic debacles in the history of modern warfare.

Pelasgus fought alongside the Dardanians and other allies defending the walls of the city of Troy.

On the opposite side of the central square, a monument plaza features a Soviet T-34 tank, commemorating the Soviet victory in World War II, an eternal flame to those who fell defending the city in 1941 and liberating it in 1944, as well as several monuments dedicated to more recent conflicts, including the Soviet war in Afghanistan and the War of Transnistria.

Throughout the Middle Ages, the city was one of the staunchest supporters of the Counts of Flanders, defending them against insurrections from the South, and even from Ghent.

During this period, he made the acquaintance of Napoleon Bonaparte at the siege of Toulon ( his later clash with Napoleon made him downplay the latter's abilities as a soldier: he noted in his Memoirs that the siege had been carried out by 30, 000 men against a minor royalist defending force, whereas the real number was 12, 000 ; he also sought to minimize the share taken by Bonaparte in the capture of the city ).

The Battle of Legnica (), also known as the Battle of Liegnitz () or Battle of Wahlstatt (), was a battle between the Mongol Empire and the combined defending forces of European fighters that took place at Legnickie Pole ( Wahlstatt ) near the city of Legnica in the Silesia province of the Kingdom of Poland on 9 April 1241.

His " plan " for defending the city raised expectations doomed to disappointment ; the successive sorties made under pressure of public opinion were unsuccessful, and having declared in one of his proclamations that the governor of Paris would never capitulate, when capitulation became inevitable he resigned the governorship of Paris on 22 January 1871 to General Joseph Vinoy, retaining the presidency of the government until after the armistice in February.

Forty years later, during the pan-European War of the Grand Alliance, the city was again of key strategic importance, being one of the Jacobite strongholds defending the river-crossings into the confederate-held Province of Connacht following their being routed at the battle of the Boyne 1 July 1690.

Although they possessed superior weaponry they were greatly outnumbered by ARBiH soldiers who were defending the city.

Examples of the comic treatment of the characters are found during the battle of Orléans, where Joan is ludicrously depicted as defending the city from the entire English army single-handed, whilst Talbot stands by incredulously watching his soldiers flee one after another.

After the German forces defending the city were evacuated Soviet forces occupied the city on the night of 4-5 May, 1945.