While the legion was in battle formation, the Pilus Prior was given command of the entire cohort.

Prior to the battle with the Fomorians, he coupled with the goddess of war, the Mórrígan, on Samhain in exchange for a plan of battle.

Prior to waging war against Artaxerxes, Cyrus proposed that the enemy was the Pisidians, and so the Greeks were unaware that they were to battle against the larger army of King Artaxerxes II.

The remains of some of his soldiers were found in the nearby village of Cleeve Prior after fleeing from the battle of Evesham.

Prior to the Russo-Japanese War, countries constructed their battleships with mixed batteries of mainly 152 mm ( 6-inch ), 203 mm ( 8-inch ), 254 mm ( 10-inch ) and 305 mm ( 12-inch ) guns, with the intent that these battleships fight on the battle line in a close-quarter, decisive fleet action.

Prior to the battle, Germany had regarded Britain as a naval power and discounted her as a military force to be reckoned with, believing Germany's major enemies were France and Russia.

Prior to the battle, the Neapolitan army – defeated in earlier engagements – was rebuilt in Capua under marshal Giosuè Ritucci.

Prior to this battle, Black Hawk had not been committed to war.

Prior to Ipsus, he had never before lost a battle.

Prior to the battle, Richard is visited by the ghosts of his victims, all of whom tell him to " Despair and die!

Prior to the battle, the Flemish militia had either been ordered to take no prisoners or did not care for the military custom of asking for a ransom for captured knights or nobles ;

Prior to the battle, isolated fighting around Lone Pine had begun early in the Gallipoli campaign.

Prior to the battle, the Muslims and Meccans had fought several smaller skirmishes in late 623 and early 624, as the Muslim ghazawāt ( prophet-led battles ) had become more frequent.

Prior to the battle, Bishop Ronan blessed the troops.

Prior to the battle, there were other indirect encounters between some of the combatants, and the military might of China had been projected beyond the harsh continental climate and the dry, desolate, and difficult terrain of the Tarim Basin, much of which consists of the Taklamakan Desert, as early as the Han Dynasty, when Emperor Wu of Han sent military expeditions to seize horses which got as far as the Ferghana.

* Prior to a naval battle with King Eumenes II of Pergamon, Hannibal sent a herald with a message for the opposing commander.

Prior to the battle, Confederate troops under the command of Brig.

Prior to becoming count, he was defeated by Guy of Namur at the battle on the island of Duiveland in 1304.

Prior to the battle, the Athenian commander, Alcibiades, left his helmsman, Antiochus, in command of the Athenian fleet, which was blockading the Spartan fleet in Ephesus.

Prior to the battle some of Agesilaus's army were disturbed by an omen witnessed some days before, when the sun had appeared crescent shaped.

Prior to the battle, the Senones, a single tribe of Gaul, traversed the Appennines searching for new land to settle.

Prior to battle, Azhag would lay out his plan of attack, speaking in a decidedly un-Orcy voice heavy with the weight of centuries, then bellow at his ladz to get moving.

Prior to the battle, Willoughby placed Company 101 of 82 Bru Montagnard tribesmen, on the northeastern flank of the camp, with the 3rd Combat Reconnaissance Platoon positioned just behind it.

Prior to the final battle in the episode " Chosen ", Robin expresses concern that Faith views men as mere sex objects, and pledges to surprise her if they survive.

Prior to the outbreak of World War I in 1914 detachable black or white plumes were worn with the pickehaube in full dress by German generals, staff officers, dragoon regiments, infantry of the Prussian Guard and a number of line infantry regiments as a special distinction.

Prior to the 1960s and 70s, hospital emergency departments were generally staffed by physicians on staff at the hospital on a rotating basis, among them general surgeons, internists, psychiatrists, and dermatologists.

Prior to the 1950s, the various stages of the recording and marketing process had been carried out by different professionals within the industry – A & R managers found potential new artists and signed them to their labels ; professional songwriters created new material ; publishing agents sold these songs to the A & R people ; staff engineers carried out the task of making the recordings in company-owned studios.

Prior to World War II, Army Ordnance received reports from various branches ( infantry, armor, artillery, supply ) that the full-size M1 rifle was unsuitable as issued for an increasing number of soldiers with specialized training ( mortar crews, Rangers, Paratroopers, Machine gun crews, Radiomen, Tankers, Artillerymen, Forward observers, Signals troops, Engineers, Headquarters staff etc.

Prior to this, antivirus solutions developed at IBM were intended for staff use only.

Prior to the matter being resolved the BBC requested the assistance of their own staff members to fill-in as audience members for this and other music shows.

Prior to his appearance, Clinton's campaign staff had conducted an intense debate about how far he should go in distancing himself from Jackson, who was unpopular with moderate voters.

Prior to the establishment of the UK Statistics Authority, the statistical work of ONS, since June 2000, was scrutinized by the Statistics Commission, an independent body with its own chairman and small staff.

Prior to recent renovations, the attendant-operated lift service was only open from 7am to 7pm on weekdays and Saturdays, 10am-5. 30pm on Sundays, with no service on Christmas Day or Boxing Day ; staff shortages and other problems meant that even during these times the lifts were often unavailable.

Prior to the formal closure in 2009, FEER died many deaths — in 1992 when Bowring was forced to resign as editor ; in 2001 when it was merged with the Asian Wall Street Journal ; in 2004 when it ceased as a weekly and was published as a monthly after being downsized to a staff of two.

The House version of the legislation included a separate open-source office, at the suggestion of Larry Prior, a Marine Reservist familiar with the MCIC experience and then serving on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence staff.

Prior to ShareReactor being closed down, there was a staff of about twenty administrators and thirty-five forum moderators, a significant amount compared to when ShareReactor reopened.

Prior to becoming host of Meet the Press, Russert worked as a special counsel, and later as chief of staff, to U. S. Senator Daniel Moynihan, a Democrat from New York.

Prior to the credit crisis the company had focused on developing its own staff and most appointments including the Chief Executive, were made internally.

Prior to becoming " on-air " talent, both Matt C and Lewis worked on 99X's promotional staff.

Prior to Young's arrival on the forward base called Hancock Station, Honor had become romantically entangled with his former executive officer stationed there as engineering staff and whom Young blamed in part for troubles he'd experienced after trying to stick it to Honor in the first book.

Prior to assuming the Presidency of NRB, Dr. Wright served as the founding Executive Director of the Center for Christian Statesmanship, a spiritually-based outreach to members of Congress and their staff.

Prior to the creation of the chief of staff position, the office was headed by the Prime Minister's Principal Secretary, a position which is now second in command to the chief of staff.

Prior to his appointment with AURA, Dr. Smith served 14 years as a professional staff member in various capacities on the House Committee on Science.

Prior to 1884, each Tipstaff had his own staff, which he retained when he retired.

Prior to his election he worked on the SNP staff in Holyrood.

Prior to the transfer, all staff and equipment was stored in a military outpost.

Prior to the 1996 season he joined the coaching staff at South Carolina.

Prior to this time, the General Assembly had never had its own independent staff, or even its own offices, frequently working out of hotel rooms.