A Parliamentarian attempt to send a relieving force under Lieutenant General Middleton was defeated at Bridgwater in Somerset.

Maguire then laid siege to it and defeated a relieving force at the Battle of the Ford of the Bicuits at Drumane Bridge.

A British and Portuguese army, commanded by Marshal Beresford, endeavoured to retake it and on May 16, 1811 defeated a relieving force at Albuera.

The arrival of a Thessalian army under Jason of Pherae persuaded a relieving Spartan force under Archidamus not to heap folly on folly and to withdraw instead, while the Thebans were persuaded not to continue the attack on the surviving Spartans.

The city surrendered on 26 June, just as a relieving force under the Prince of Coburg arrived to raise the siege.

Dunkirk was besieged promptly and in great force, and when Don Juan of Austria and Condé appeared with the relieving army from Fumes, Turenne advanced boldly to meet them.

While Hopton's Cornish infantry defended Devizes, Maurice was to collect a relieving force from Oxford.

Early on the morning of 13 July, Wilmot's relieving force reached Roughridge Hill, north east of Devizes, and fired two rounds from their guns as a signal to the besieged.

However, Hopton and a relieving force from Oxford inflicted a crushing defeat upon Waller's army at the Battle of Roundway Down ( 13 July 1643 ).

The relieving force led by the 50th ( Northumbrian ) Infantry Division, which was short of transport, had their own problems trying to reach the parachute brigade and were still away when they halted for the night.

He was, however successful in having the Austrian occupation force withdrawn ( 1827 ) therefore relieving a large financial burden on the Treasury.

There was also no sign of Henry Clinton's relieving force, which arrived in the Chesapeake Bay on 24 October, far too late to affect the outcome.

Following further delays as Beresford's two divisions regrouped, the relieving force were ordered to hurry to Badajoz on 15 March.

The town was involved in the revolt of Madog ap Llywelyn in 1294-95 ; the castle was captured in the autumn, and on 11 November 1294 a relieving force was defeated by the Welsh rebels.

The 7th Division's 18th Brigade had arrived two days earlier and together with a number of British artillery and armoured regiments and an Indian cavalry regiment, they were placed under the command of Major General John Lavarack and ordered to hold the port for at least two months while a relieving force from Egypt was organised.

During Operation Market Garden, the British 1st Airborne Division parachuted to capture the Arnhem bridge but due to a compilation of problems and delays of the relieving force soon found themselves surrounded and outnumbered by the German army.

The Belgians did destroy one of the key bridges, preventing it from being used by the Germans but also preventing a relieving force from aiding the fortress.

The lieutenant and his men joined the relieving force and took further part in fighting during which he was again wounded.

In the spring of 199, Zhang Yan, leader of the Heishan bandits, joined with Gongsun Xu to lead the relieving force advancing in 3 columns.

In a letter to William Lenthall, Speaker of the English House of Commons, written shortly after the storming of the town, Cromwell explained why he did not fully invest the town — an action that would have left his divided command vulnerable to an attack by a relieving force and a simultaneous sortie by the garrison — but rather concentrated his troops on the south side of Drogheda for a swift assault.

However, by now von Saß's force in the easterly pocket lacked the resources for a westward breakout to link up with the relieving force.

Middle East Command also later sent a relieving force from Trans-Jordan.

The Hōjō tried a risky tactic, coordinating a night attack between the garrison and the relieving force.

A new bridge link with Romania is scheduled for completion in 2012, relieving road and railroad congestion in that direction.

The use of celery seed in pills for relieving pain was described by Aulus Cornelius Celsus around 30 AD.

It may only be possible to reduce the size of the mass, thus relieving symptoms and also allowing time for other treatments to work.

In addition to the treatment of psychiatric disabilities, there is a place for hypnotism in the production of anesthesia or analgesia for surgical and dental operations, and in suitable subjects it is an effective method of relieving pain in childbirth without altering the normal course of labor.

Manuscripts of Pseudo-Apuleius's fifth-century work from the tenth and eleventh centuries refer to the use of wild poppy Papaver agreste or Papaver rhoeas ( identified as Papaver silvaticum ) instead of Papaver somniferum for inducing sleep and relieving pain.

Leo required this revenue to pay for the ongoing Arab war, while Gregory needed it to provide local foodstuffs for the city of Rome, thereby relieving Rome on its reliance upon the long-distance supply of grain.

Under the so-called Gilbert's Act of 1782 Kidderminster Union was established for the purpose of relieving the indigent poor.

According to some versions, Medea and Jason stopped on her aunt Circe's island so that she could be cleansed after the murder of her brother, relieving her of blame for the deed.

The effect of the British operation here was felt in Flanders, General Von Kuhl wrote later that it was a costly defeat and " wrecked " the plan for relieving divisions which had been " fought-out " in Flanders.

* Contributing to obtaining redress for and relieving the needs of such children

The stent allows for easier passage of the stone by relieving obstruction and through passive dilatation of the ureter.

" He faulted Metropolis for its premise that automation created drudgery rather than relieving it, wondered who was buying the machines ' output if not the workers, and found parts of the story derivative of Shelley's Frankenstein, Karel Čapek's robot stories, and his own The Sleeper Awakes.

Although generally effective in the short term for relieving symptoms, corticosteroid treatments do not appear to have a significant impact on long-term recovery.

As emperor, he is best known for completing the Colosseum and for his generosity in relieving the suffering caused by two disasters, the Mount Vesuvius eruption of 79 and a fire in Rome in 80.

There is no known cure for eczema ; therefore, treatments aim to control the symptoms by reducing inflammation and relieving itching.

Hospitals have also reformed their approach to birthing by adding private birthing areas, often with a hot tub ( which is good for relieving pain without medication ).

A backscratcher ( occasionally known as a scratch-back ) is a tool used, as the name would suggest, for relieving itches for areas that cannot easily be reached just by one's own hands, typically the back.

A simple method for relieving common and mild car sickness is chewing.

Emperor Constantius II helped the Salaminians not only for the reconstruction of their city but also he helped them by relieving them from paying taxes for a short period and thus the new city, rebuilt on a smaller scale, was named Constantia.

Toll roads may be built to allow some users to travel faster from one location to another -- relieving traffic congestion and speeding up traffic for those who can afford it.