Ironically, South America's two greatest victims of war and annexation in the previous century were ready to face each other in another bout of bloody combat, this time over a piece of apparently worthless, desolate wilderness.

Ironically, given the intervention of the Hungarian guards during the war, that win came over Hungary.

Ironically, Brand, a genuine decorated veteran, portrays a phony war hero, a coward who obtained his prize trophy ( a Japanese soldier's sword ) by murdering a Japanese officer after he had surrendered.

Ironically, it was now Van Buren who was reluctant to drop Johnson from the ticket, fearing that dropping the Democrats ' own war hero would split the party and cost him votes to Harrison.

Ironically, he was probably more eager to wage war than they were, but he took no account of the fact that the IRA was not a national army and could not operate on the same scale, with the same inattention to casualties.

Ironically, in 1782 the war began to turn in Britain's favour again, through naval victories, owing largely to policies adopted by Lord North and the Earl of Sandwich.

Ironically, Hewes was not only one of the few people in favor of a war against Britain but was one of the few Quakers in Congress.

Ironically, the elimination of the caudillo problem and the choosing of Eleazar López Contreras as his last minister of war and marine paved the way to the emergence of modern democracy ; see Generation of 1928.

Ironically, Wa had a good trade relationship with Shou Lung, whom the Waans were once at war with, and anyone from Wa was granted Shou citizenship if they could prove that they had Shou ancestry, since many Shou soldiers remained in Wa and intermarried with the locals after the Omi War.

A long series of Shakespeare adaptations were the first done of the Bard's works in the U. S. The 1915 feature The Battle Cry of Peace ( written and directed by Blackton ) was one of the great propaganda films of World War I. Ironically, after America declared war, the film was modified for re-release because it was seen as not being sufficiently pro-war, thus it also earns a place in the history of censorship.

Ironically, this lawless situation created by samurai encroachments on land, at the height of the war, caused security problems for all landed interests from petty samurai to the kokujin, and provided further impetus among local samurai to seek intermediary ties to the shugo lords in the form of vassalage.

Ironically, before the war, Marlowe had been a railroad building engineer.

Ironically, the regiment continued to bear his name throughout the war and fought in some of the most prominent battles of the Army of Northern Virginia.

Ironically he died shortly after the formal entry of the US into the war before the issue of his status could be dealt with.

Ironically, the main beneficiaries of this war were the Siamese.

Ironically, less than three weeks after the medal was first authorized, the United States was attacked at Pearl Harbor which led to another full-scale war with Germany, now allied with Japan.

Ironically, Wu Qi was from the same state ( Wei ) as Shang Yang, whose legalistic reforms turned Qin into an invincible war machine at this stage.

Ironically, the declaration of war on September 1, 1939 came while the Contadoureans were assembled for their annual reunion.

Ironically, the existing problems of overpopulation, environmental pollution, and arms races were solved by this one-man war.

Ironically, the one municipal service that prospered during the war years was public transit ; employers had to stagger work hours in order to avoid overcrowding the streetcars.

Ironically, Fairfax's father had hired George Washington to survey this land ( giving the general a familiarity with the area that must have proven useful during the war if not in the disposition of the spoils after the war ).

Ironically, the one municipal service that prospered during the war years was public transit ; employers had to stagger work hours in order to avoid overcrowding the streetcars.

Ironically the most successful Schnellbomber of the war was the bomber version of the British de Havilland Mosquito.

Ironically, Jordan himself would eventually be responsible for destroying the incarnation of the Corps that he had helped create.

Ironically, World War II helped Queen's stay in the top league a little longer as at the end of 1938 / 39 season, the club were relegated.

Ironically the threatening letters actually helped the British and French at the United Nations, since they ensured that all of NATO ( including the United States ) was committed to defend the UK and France from a Soviet attack.

Only after weeks of debate did he come to see that a new document was necessary .< ref name =" Jared Ingersoll, Military History "></ span ></ font ></ ref > Ironically, his major contribution to the cause of constitutional government came not during the Convention, but later during a lengthy and distinguished legal career when he helped define many of the principles enunciated at Philadelphia.

Ironically, the very efforts to exterminate the Baali due to their foul practices helped unleash their infernal Earthbound masters, paving the way for the wars in the Demon: The Fallen plotlines.

Ironically his status as a professional officer — he did not join the Communist Party until 1930 — may have helped him avoid Stalin's suspicions.

Ironically, although they did not do much to advance the cause of Irish independence, the 1866 raids and the inept efforts of Canadian colonial troops to repulse them helped to galvanize support for the Confederation of Canada in 1867.

Ironically, just as Desjardins had helped bring the NDP into government in 1969, his decision to leave the legislature in 1988 played a major role in the party's unexpected fall from power.

Ironically James Peale painted a version of " Battle of Princeton " which shows in the background a very indistinct portrait of Mercer being helped from the ground.

Ironically it was a small leakage of preferences from the Communist Party candidate Max Julius that helped Killen retain his seat -- he received 93 votes on Communist preferences, which, had they gone instead to the Labor candidate, would have caused him to lose by 56 votes.

Ironically, this helped the Port of Long Beach surpass the Port of Los Angeles as the leading port in the United States for a time in the 1980s and 1990s, since the deeper seafloor meant that Long Beach could accommodate ships with deeper drafts than could Los Angeles.

Ironically, Deathwing helped with the release of Alexstrasza, yet was not concerned due to the fact that the " Demon Soul " has drained the other Aspects powers.

Ironically, the network switch actually helped WBAK.

Ironically it was local rivals Batley who helped Dewsbury gain election to the Northern Union.

Ironically, the Hartford Whalers moved its affiliation to Springfield the next season, where the seven remaining players from the disastrous 1990 Binghamton season helped the Indians to their seventh and final Calder Cup championship.

Ironically, this highly irregular policy ( along with the subsequent fame of Frank Frazetta ) has led to the misconception that his strip was " ghosted " by other hands.

Ironically, the great anti-imperialist rebel was now identified with the head of the British Empire, and her statue stood guard over the city she razed to the ground.

Ironically, the rise of infantry in the early 16th century coincided with the " golden age " of heavy cavalry ; a French or Spanish army at the beginning of the century could have up to half its numbers made up of various kinds of light and heavy cavalry, whereas in earlier medieval and later 17th century armies the proportion of cavalry was seldom more than a quarter.

Ironically, although the ID tags include religion as a way of ensuring that religious needs will be met, some personnel have them reissued without religious affiliation listed — or keep two sets, one with the designation and one without — out of fear that identification as a member of a particular religion could increase the danger to their welfare or their lives if they fell into enemy hands.

Ironically, the answer to the outdated mentor may be digital collaboration with worldwide mentor webs ; composed of individuals with creative ideas for the classroom.

Ironically, one aspect of American society that the Americo-Liberians recreated was a cultural and racial caste system — however, in this case with themselves at the top instead of the bottom.

South Africa also voted against the resolution, arguing that since there were no peace and security concerns raised by its neighbours, the question did not belong in the Security Council when there were other more appropriate bodies to represent it, adding, " Ironically, should the Security Council adopt resolution ... the Human Rights Council would not be able to address the situation in Myanmar while the Council remains seized with the matter.

Ironically, it had been Bryce, following orders from Grossberg, who fought a hacking battle of sorts ( a la the opening scene to Hackers ) with Theora Jones that led to Edison hitting his head on a traffic barrier and falling unconscious.

Ironically it was preparations for this concert, rather than historical interest, that brought about the first detailed post-Cold War survey of the area with a view to determining what, if anything, was left of Hitler's bunker and any other underground installations.

" Ironically ( because, it appears, no one had noticed his allusion ) Sonata No. 7 received a Stalin Prize ( Second Class ), and No. 8 a Stalin Prize First Class, even though the works have been subsequently interpreted as representing Prokofiev " venting his anger and frustration with the Soviet regime.

Ironically, although Portugal introduced Christianity and the customs related to Catholic practice to Brazil, the country has begun to adopt some aspects of Brazilian-style Carnival celebrations, in particular those of Rio de Janeiro with sumptuous parades, samba and other Brazilian musical elements.

Ironically, only Prost was able to agree terms with Williams for 1993, leaving a seat free for Patrese had he remained with the team.

Ironically, Groucho used an even more risqué line in introducing Chico's piano sequence: " Signor Ravelli's first selection will be, ' Somewhere My Love Lies Sleeping ', with a male chorus.

Ironically, Burton got along well with Churchill when he met him at a play in London, and kept a bust of him on his mantelpiece.

The winners of that truce were Hill and Morgan, who immediately formed the Northern Securities Company with the aim of tying together their three major rail lines ( Ironically, the Burlington Route, Northern Pacific, and Great Northern would later merge in 1970 to form the Burlington Northern Railroad ).

( Ironically, this album was praised by critics as more mature with Newton-John addressing topics such as AIDS, the environment and single-parent households.

Ironically Gongsun Zan was the commander tasked with suppressing the rebellion of Zhang Chun and Zhang Ju.

Ironically, his newly discovered poems sparked a renewed interest in Pindar's work, with whom he was compared so unfavourably that " the students of Pindaric poetry almost succeeded in burying Bacchylides all over again.

Ironically, Mission Santa Cruz ( though ultimately ignored by the marauders ) was ignominiously sacked and vandalized by local residents who were entrusted with securing the church's valuables.

Ironically, in 1970 ABC's Roone Arledge had asked via telephone about Buck's interests in becoming the first television play-by-play announcer for Monday Night Football, but because of personal animosity surrounding his previous stint with the network, Buck wouldn't return their phone call.

Ironically the very fear which motivated airline deregulation legislation, bankruptcy, has now been repeatedly visited upon it with effects equal to the Penn Central Railroad incident.

Ironically, historian Derek Brown notes that if the battle is seen as part of the War of the Grand Alliance, Pope Alexander VIII was an ally of William and an enemy to James ; the Papal States were part of the Grand Alliance with a shared hostility to Louis XIV of France, who at the time was attempting to establish dominance in Europe and to whom James was an ally.

Ironically, as with the speculations about Sauvé's standing in protocol vis-a-vis Mulroney, the Governor General herself was accused of elevating her position above its traditional place ; she was criticised for her own presidentialisation of the viceregal post, with pundits at the time saying she occupied " Republican Hall ".