* 1212 — The Battle of Las Navas de Tolosa in Iberia sees the beginning of a rapid Christian reconquest of the southern half of the Iberian peninsula, mainly from 1230 – 1248, with the defeat of Moorish forces.

On the nuclear attacks on Japan in WWII, he adhered to the view that " there was even less sign of a crack in Japan's determination to fight to the end with that of Nazi Germany, which is why nuclear arms were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to ensure a rapid Japanese surrender ", though believed there was an ancillary political, non-military reason for the bombings: " perhaps the thought that it would prevent America's ally the USSR from establishing a claim to a major part in Japan's defeat was not absent from the minds of the US government either.

When his successor, Maximilian III Joseph, hesitated over peace proposals, the Austrians launched a rapid campaign, culminating in April with the Franco-Bavarian defeat at the decisive Battle of Pfaffenhofen.

However, in the Italian War of 1859, French forces were able to defeat the longer range of Austrian rifle muskets by aggressive skirmishing and rapid bayonet assaults at close quarters combat.

The defeat of the Beiyang Fleet at the Battle of Yalu River was a major propaganda victory for Japan, with many major European newspapers, including the London Times, Le Temps and Sankt-Peterburgskie Vedomosti providing front page coverage and crediting the Japanese victory to its rapid assimilation of western methods technology.

But, thanks to the orderly fashion in which his own subordinate squadron-commanders dealt with the crisis, especially the third-in-command François-Joseph Paul, Comte de Grasse-Tilly's rapid closing-up of the battle-line, de Guichen managed to extricate himself from a difficult situation and, instead turn the Battle of Martiniquea narrow defeat to a drawn battle, although his and Marquis de Bouillé's objective to attack and seize Jamaica were cancelled.

Leo Frankowski wrote the Conrad Stargard series in which a 20th century Pole arrives in 13th century Poland and by rapid industrialization manages to defeat the Mongol invasion and annihilate the Teutonic Knights.

His domestic policy was distinguished by the defeat of terrorist groups sponsored by Russia, the strengthening of the rule of law, and rapid economic and educational growth, leading to progressive social and cultural change, and development of a modern army capable of protecting Bulgaria's independence.

Despite its complete defeat and occupation by Burma, Siam made a rapid recovery.

The rapid Allied defeat in the Pacific caused many Australians to fear that the Japanese would invade the Australian mainland.

Hushai's advice helped to ensure Absalom's rapid defeat.

This resulted in the rapid defeat of the Foundation fleets, the fall of Terminus to the Mule, the quick fall of the trader-world Haven, and eventually all Independent Traders.

This concept has been applied to Digital Rights Management ( DRM ), where, due to the rapid spread of information on the Internet, it only takes one individual's defeat of a DRM scheme to render the method obsolete.

The defeat of Allied troops at Jitra by Japanese forces, supported by tanks moving south from Thailand on 11 December 1941 and the rapid advance of the Japanese inland from their Kota Bharu beachhead on the north-east coast of Malaya overwhelmed the northern defences.

The result was Tang's complete falling out of favor with Chiang, who reportedly angrily shouted: " No wonder our defeat was so rapid in Shanghai and the southeastern coast — he ( Tang Enbo ) was already prepared to flee!

Takafusa Nakamura, a leading economic historian, described Ikeda as " the single most important figure in Japan's rapid growth.

Imperial Japan's rapid industrialization and militarization under the slogan led to its emergence as a world power, eventually culminating in its membership in the Axis alliance and the conquest of a large part of the Asia-Pacific region.

Major themes in Natsume's works include ordinary people fighting against economic hardship, the conflict between duty and desire ( a traditional Japanese theme ; see giri ), loyalty and group mentality versus freedom and individuality, personal isolation and estrangement, the rapid industrialization of Japan and its social consequences, contempt of Japan's aping of Western culture, and a pessimistic view of human nature.

Japan's education system played a central part in Japan's recovery and rapid economic growth in the decades following the end of World War II.

This continued through the beginning stages of Japan's post-World War II rapid economic growth period, leading Fukushima Prefecture to lag behind the country as a whole in industrial and economic development.

It was concluded that the property possesses outstanding universal value ; the property clearly attests the intensive introduction of Western technology, which served as the driving force for Japan's rapid industrialization in a dramatically brief period and its own industrial modernisation processes.

Access to both were important factors in Japan's rapid industrial development.

Under subsequent Meiji leadership, this foundation would facilitate Japan's rapid transition from feudal society to modern nation which paid very close attention to Western science, technology and educational methods.

Raden experienced rapid growth through Japan's Azuchi-Momoyama period ( 1568 – 1600 ), when Japan's borders were still open to the outside world, until the early 17th century, before the isolationism instituted by the Seclusion laws of the Edo period ( 1600 – 1867 ).

The futures of Japan's health and welfare systems are being shaped by the rapid aging of the population ( see Elderly people in Japan ).

In an unexpectedly brilliant and rapid campaign, the Army of Thessaly seized the city.

In Operation Desert Shield during the buildup phase of the 1st Gulf War, the U. S. Army were concerned about the lack of mobility, protection and firepower offered by existing rapid deployment ( i. e. airborne ) formations ; and also about the slowness of deploying regular armored units.

The rapid progress of the initial German air and land attacks into the Soviet Union made Red Army logistical support difficult, because many depots, and most of the USSR's industrial manufacturing base lay in the country's invaded western half, obliging their reestablishment east of the Ural Mountains.

On 5 December, the Soviet Army began a counter-offensive in front of Moscow, ending the prospect of a rapid conquest of the Soviet Union.

Equally important to the advance of Third Army columns in northern France was the rapid advance of the supply echelons.

Patton's rapid drive through the Lorraine demonstrated his keen appreciation for the technological advantages of the U. S. Army.

Soviet leader Joseph Stalin was apparently an admirer, stating that the Red Army could neither have planned nor executed Patton's rapid armored advance across France.

From 1948 to 1949, Stapp headed research project MX981 at Muroc Army Air Field ( later renamed Edwards Air Force Base ) for the purpose of testing the human tolerance for g-forces during rapid deceleration.

Then he would rapidly shift his army southeast and cross the Rappahannock River to Fredericksburg, hoping that Robert E. Lee would sit still, unclear as to Burnside's intentions, while the Union Army made a rapid movement against Richmond, south along the Richmond, Fredericksburg and Potomac Railroad from Fredericksburg.

In 1941 the United States Army sought more and better training centers for the rapid development of its armored and infantry forces.

* Black Panther ( Hac Bao ) Company, the rapid reaction force of the 1st Division of the Army of the Republic of Vietnam

The rapid retreat of the German Nineteenth Army resulted in swift gains for the Allied forces and the Dragoon force met up with southern thrusts from Operation Overlord in mid-September, near Dijon.

His career was noted for his rapid rise to major general and his close association with Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, who transferred Sheridan from command of an infantry division in the Western Theater to lead the Cavalry Corps of the Army of the Potomac in the East.

The XVIII Airborne Corps is the corps of the United States Army designed for rapid deployment anywhere in the world.

These factors, including the formation of the New People's Army, an armed revolt that called for the redistribution of wealth and land reform in the Philippines, and a bloody Muslim separatist movement in the southern island of Mindanao led by the Moro National Liberation Front, contributed to the rapid rise of civil discontent and unrest in the Philippines.

In an unexpectedly brilliant and rapid campaign, the Army of Thessaly seized the city.

The airport was renmed South Plains Army Airfield and a rapid period of construction was begun to convert the civil airport into a military training airfield.

As demonstrated by the Israeli Army under fire from Soviet-armed Arab states, responding to the distinctive smoke puff of a missile launch with rapid manoeuvres and immediate counter-fire minimizes their accuracy, as very few ATGM gunners maintain their concentration on a fast-moving tank for the entire flight time of the missile while under suppressing fire.

Once the IV Army Corps's offensive started, it made rapid progress.

In the rapid expansion of the United States Army during World War I he rose rapidly in rank, promoted to 1st lieutenant on May 15 and captain on August 5, 1917.

Clark's rapid rise through general officer ranks after a 24-year career as a relatively obscure officer has been attributed by a U. S. Army biography in part to his professional relationship to General George Marshall and friendship with Dwight Eisenhower.

In January 1964, units of the Ugandan Army mutinied, demanding higher pay and more rapid promotions.

* The 50px II Army Corps, based at Veroia, which groups all the rapid reaction forces of the army

Current organization of the 75th Ranger Regiment. At the end of the Vietnam War, division and brigade commanders saw that the U. S. Army needed an elite, light infantry capable of rapid deployment.

He also claimed that the rapid advance of the Red Army had surprised the Germans, who had planned to transport the POWs by train.