Realising his tactical mistake had contributed to Tallard's defeat in the centre, Clérambault deserted Blenheim and the 27 battalions defending the village, and reportedly drowned in the Danube while attempting to make his escape.

Realising that they had insufficient stores for the voyage he set about hunting wild pigs and otherwise acquiring additional food.

Realising the War of 1812 had ruined his import business but that a market for domestic finished cloth was emerging in America, he memorised the design of textile machines, and on his return to the United States, he set up the Boston Manufacturing Company.

Realising that the assaults could destabilise his realm on the eve of his departure on crusade, Richard ordered the execution of those responsible for the most egregious murders and persecutions, including rioters who had accidentally burned down Christian homes.

Realising that he had no hope of holding Jerusalem even if he took it, Richard ordered a retreat.

Realising the battle had become futile, Nebogatov was unwilling to sacrifice the lives of his sailors simply to save his own honour.

Realising that Henry III had been right and that there was no prospect of a Protestant king succeeding in resolutely Catholic Paris, Henry agreed to convert, reputedly stating " Paris vaut bien une messe " (" Paris is well worth a Mass ").

Realising that his bluff had been called, Reynolds was forced to go before Dáil Éireann and indicate that if he had known ' then ' what he ' knew now ' about the incompetent handling of the case by the AG's office he would not have appointed Whelehan to the judicial post.

Realising that the countercoup had failed, Constantine fled Greece on board the royal plane, taking his family and hapless premier with him.

Realising the importance of some type of recognition, on November 9, 1789, Lord Dorchester, the governor of Quebec and Governor General of British North America, declared " that it was his Wish to put the mark of Honour upon the Families who had adhered to the Unity of the Empire ".

Realising what he had done, he went to see his friend Stephany.

Realising that the man carrying the ladder had been killed crossing the beach and the ladder left behind, they looked for another way to cross.

Realising that they had now definitely been compromised the patrol withdrew from their position.

Realising that they had little chance of success the leaders of the society wound down the Friends of the People and radical activity became the preserve of secret organisations such as the United Irishmen and the United Scotsmen.

Realising that the finances of the family were now in terminal decline and recognising that neither he nor his brother had any children to carry on the line, William Lowry entered into negotiations with the National Trust in 1956 with a view to handing over the house.

Realising their potential as a source of available phosphate once they had been treated with sulphuric acid, he patented an extraction process and set about finding new sources.

Realising the need to seize the initiative, he ignored orders from Berlin and the colony's governor, Heinrich Schnee, who had insisted on neutrality for German East Africa.

Realising the importance of B Company's previous position to a planned counter-offensive, two hours after their withdrawal, Ferguson order Laughlin to re-occupy the position which they had just vacated.

Realising his error, he pulled his pistol, aiming it at Fraser who was poised to take him prisoner as he had Chandler.

Realising that his " good time " friends had left him during his 11 months in jail, Cornfeld began to seriously start thinking about his life and decided for the first time that he wanted a wife and children.

Realising that they had failed to subvert an officer with the British party, the North Koreans now made a series of concerted efforts to persuade Lieutenant WATERS to save himself by joining the camp.

Realising he had no choice, Aenarion assembled his armies to defend Caledor on the Isle of the Dead.

Realising Ridwan had been defeated, Yaghi-Siyan retreated inside the city.

Realising that she has no future in the tombs Arha renounces her role as priestess and reverts to calling herself by her original name Tenar.

Realising her error at last, McGruder wasted no time in tendering her resignation and she entrusted Judge Hershey – along with SJS Chief Niles and Psi Division Chief Shenker – with the job of running the Justice Department until a new chief judge could be elected.

Realising that this was by no means enough, he wrote to Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru, imploring him to write to the Central Government in Delhi recommending a research grant.

Realising that Taranto harbour was no longer safe, the Italians relocated the undamaged ships to ports further away.

Realising the seriousness of these charges ( especially the fifth charge which carried a charge of 20 years imprisonment ), one of the defendants, Fred Jackson, defended himself arguing that by virtue of the political ideals it was impossible for Trotskyists to do anything deliberately to assist Nazi Germany, leading to no guilty verdicts on the fifth charge.

Realising that he could not hope to outrun the fast British ships, Spee decided to engage them with his armoured cruisers alone, to give the light cruisers a chance to escape.

Realising the Austrians would soon attempt to remove him, Murat gave the Rimini Proclamation in a hope to save his kingdom by allying himself with Italian nationalists.

Realising that the time alloted for the campaign was drawing to a close, and reasoning that if he departed without defeating the enemies of Tegea, Theban influence in the Peloponnesus would be destroyed, he decided to stake everything on a pitched battle.

Realising that they might be sacked and replaced with African workers who were paid less, they also demanded a closed shop.

Realising that the creature died from eating some of the fungus, the Doctor also discovers the cure for Jones.

Realising that the ship also contained nanogenes, the Doctor deduces that the transformations are caused by nanogenes who have used Jamie's dead body in a gas mask as a template for all humans.

Realising Spain was not willing to cede control of the island the British left in 1833 but Beecroft effectively continued in the role of acting governor, even holding a court of justice, although at this point he was also agent of a trading company.

Realising the importance of being able to attract the wealthy traders and merchants from Surat to Bombay, he set up Panchayats based on each community, something that expanded access of justice and governance to not only the wealthy but also the poorest within each community.

Realising that the company could not meet this level of demand, Brewster requested permission from Carpenter on 17 May 1818 for the device to be made by other manufacturers, to which he agreed.

Realising that a treaty in English could be neither understood, debated or agreed to by Māori, Hobson instructed missionary Henry Williams and his son Edward to translate the document into Māori and this was done overnight on 4 February.

Realising the importance of possession of the guns, he gathered troops of Fitzgibbon's and other nearby companies to charge the guns before they could reload.

Realising that frogman-type diving ( i. e. what is now called scuba diving ) could do many sorts of underwater work that the old-type heavy standard diving gear was unsuitable for, he and some associates got hold of war-surplus frogman's kit and set up a popular public show displaying frogman techniques in a big aquarium tank in Belle Vue Zoo in Manchester in England.

Realising the war was lost, the Shadows seeded hundreds of worlds across the galaxy with their ships so their forces couldn't be wiped out in a single attack, as even the Vorlons could never find them all.

Realising that the fire could not be controlled, the captain gave the order to abandon aircraft.

Realising that they could not muster a fighting-force that could match the colonial army, and after having voiced their opposition to becoming either subjects to the Crown in the Cape Colony or servants in the Free State, they were forcibly removed into exile in 1863.

Realising that some quick money could be made from their albeit terrible music, Del convinces the band that having him as their manager they will go on to become a big success.

Realising that Anderson's absence in Switzerland meant that Anderson could not have been an accomplice, Knight considered Walter Sickert a much more likely culprit than Anderson, and suggested that he was the " third man " to participate in the crimes.

Realising that the gang could not elude the police forever, Moondyne Joe formulated a plan to escape the colony by travelling overland to the colony of South Australia.

Realising that he could not outrun Duperré, Meriton decided to turn his ships about and engage the French frigates.

Realising that the war could not be won as long as Bhishma were standing, Krishna suggested the strategy of placing a woman in the field to face him.

Realising that " there was a spider's web-like network of roads and paths that could be combined to form a route around Kerry ", he began devising the trail that would become the Kerry Way.