Hoping to divert the French away, the English commander, Lord John Talbot, launched an attack from St. Pouair, on the northern end of Orleans, but it was held back by a French sortie.

Hoping to divert some of Soult's forces, the British general sent Hill with the 12, 600 men of the 2nd Division and Portuguese Division to attack St-Cyprien.

Hoping to put international pressure on Syria to spare Cohen's life, the Israelis approached many governments to press for clemency, and even appealed to the Soviet Union to intercede.

Hoping to lure Sherman northward, General John Bell Hood initiated maneuvers intended to cut Union supply lines in Tennessee.

Hoping to stall the Union attack, Green ordered Major Henry Raguet to attack the Union right with his battalion ; this attack was repulsed by frontal fire and a flank attack from the 1st New Mexico, and the Union right advanced after the retreating Confederates.

Hoping to take advantage of the departure of troops to Lower Canada in response to the Lower Canada Rebellion, Mackenzie had planned to seize a government arms cache in York on December 7.

Hoping to use the Julian Alps to their advantage, Arbogast and Eugenius planned to use them as the location for their series of ambushes that would, in theory, lead to the encirclement of Theodosius I and his troops.

Hoping to achieve a compromise with the state's party bosses, Hughes rejected the option of a direct primary in which voters could choose between declared candidates and instead proposed a complicated system of nominations by party committees.

Hoping to reconcile the West with the East, he offered to recognize Paulinus as Patriarch of Antioch.

Hoping to force him into respectability, Mrs. Chasen replaces Harold's beloved hearse with a Jaguar ( which he then converts to a miniature hearse ), and sets up several blind dates, or more accurately, " bride interviews " with young women.

Hoping to avoid the sack of Rome herself, Emperor Valentinian III sent three envoys, the high civilian officers Gennadius Avienus and Trigetius, as well as the Bishop of Rome Leo I, who met Attila at Mincio in the vicinity of Mantua, and obtained from him the promise that he would withdraw from Italy and negotiate peace with the emperor.

Hoping to create a vibrant community institution in a run-down neighborhood on Manhattan's west side, Freed developed a glass-coated structure with an intricate space frame of interconnected metal rods and spheres.

Hoping to crack the American market, they undertook a gruelling US-Canada tour which included numerous support spots with The Police.

Hoping to take advantage of Henry's absence at the siege of Thérouanne, he led an invading army southward into Northumbria, only to be killed, with many of his nobles and common soldiers, at the disastrous Battle of Flodden on 9 September 1513.

Hoping that Philadelphia would become more like an English rural town instead of a city, Penn laid out roads on a grid plan to keep houses and businesses spread far apart, with areas for gardens and orchards.

Hoping Taylor is still alive, he rides with her to Ape City, where he is shocked to discover the simian civilization.

Hoping to attain the distinctions, and the grandeur, which he sees in another, the assimilator attempts to rid himself of perceived shameful associations with his original society and culture.

Hoping for a rematch with Jack Johnson, Ketchel moved to the ranch of his friend, R. P.

Hoping to bring attention to the plight of the nation's impoverished, they constructed huts in the nation's capital, precipitating a showdown with the police.

Hoping to recoup some capital by a more conventional venture, the company sent two ships from the Clyde, the Speedy Return and the Continent, to the Guinea coast laden with trade goods.

Trolls took images of her disfigured body they found on the internet and used them to torture the girl ’ s grieving parents by sending them photos with subject lines like “ Hey, Daddy, I ’ m still alive .” Hoping that they would click on them.

Hoping to restore the league's credibility with fans, a new ownership group featuring Bruce McNall, hockey player Wayne Gretzky and actor John Candy purchased the Toronto Argonauts in 1991 and lured American college standout Rocket Ismail to Canada with a four-year, $ 26. 2 million contract which made him the highest paid player in football history at that time.

Hoping to be reconciled with Wellington, he approached the Duke's railway carriage and shook his hand.

Hoping that thou wilt publish this, that it may go well with thee, I have been, am and will be the worst spirit that ever existed either in fact or realm of fancy.

Hoping for a fair battle with his long-time rival, Amuro Ray ( who was piloting an inferior mobile suit ), Char secretly allowed the psycoframe technology to be leaked to the RX-93 Nu Gundam production team — also belonging to Anaheim Electronics.

Hoping to revive commerce raiding, the Imperial Navy equipped the impounded three-masted sailing ship Pass of Balmaha ( 1571 tons ) with two 105 mm guns hidden behind hinged gunwales, several machine guns, and two carefully hidden 500 HP auxiliary engines.

Hoping to make amends with his patroness, King Jayaprakash Malla left the palace in search of the young girl who was possessed by Taleju's spirit.

Hoping to avoid the eventual establishment of separate German republics – which was underways with the Bizone – he was, however, disappointed by his western colleagues ( among them his long-time fellow party member Reinhold Maier, then minister-president of Württemberg-Baden ).

Hoping to revive the cause of the demoralised Covenanters after their recent defeats, he resumed his field-preaching after reporting in code to McWard, “ I was received with more affection and joy than ever before .” On 8 December he wrote again in code to Rotterdam,

Hoping to emulate General Lee, the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ( ANV ) launches a massive invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania in August, targeting the northern de facto capital of Philadelphia.

Hoping to enhance her reputation as a serious actress, she left Hollywood in 1937 to do summer stock in Westchester, New York.

Hoping to profit from the use of nickel in coins, Wharton in 1863 sold his interest in zinc and started the manufacture of nickel at Camden, New Jersey, taking over a nickel mine and refining works at Nickel Mines, Pennsylvania.

Hoping to make their way to legal sanctuary in Colorado, the men took temporary refuge in New Albuquerque after killing several men to avenge the murder of Wyatt ’ s brother Morgan.

Hoping to impress his boss as well as an attractive woman, Shelly Thomas, Assistant District Attorney Larry Kramer aggressively prosecutes the case, opening with an unsuccessful bid to set McCoy's bail at $ 250, 000.

Hoping to prove himself, he set a goal of playing all 80 games for the Flames.

Hoping to gain American recognition of his own regime, Mao suggested that the Americans set up B – 29 bases in northern China like those in Chiang Kai Shek ’ s area of control in southern China.

Hoping to set a trap for Black Mask, he held a masquerade ball at Wayne Manor, knowing that Sionis would not be able to resist attending.

Hoping that he would be able to trace the origin of the Magyar ethnic group, he set out for the East in 1820, and after much hardship along the way, arrived in Ladakh.

Hoping to send for help, they try to bribe Watkins, but when they realize he is only leading them on, they throw him off the balcony to his death.

Hoping to throw off suspicion, Hawkeye made the villains reinvent their costumed identities, thus creating a new team of Thunderbolts, and Smithers joined the group as Blackheath.

Hoping to use the soldiers aboard to drive off the French ship, Captain Stewart turned to meet her.

Hoping to give Captain Marvel more time to hold off the Spectre ( which gives them more time to defeat Eclipso ), Enchantress siphons magical energy first from herself ; then from mystics around the world including heroes such as Alan Scott, Zatanna, The Phantom Stranger ( in mouse form ); villains like Blackbriar Thorn ; and finally, ordinary mortals with little magic power, adding to Captain Marvel's own magical power.