He fought several battles of attrition against Lee through the Overland Campaign to seize Richmond, though in the face of fierce resistance he altered his plans and led the Siege of Petersburg which nearly finished off the rest of Lee's army.

He deployed the rest of the army on his left together with his auxiliary troops.

But seeing that Pompey's army was not advancing, Caesar's men, without orders, stopped to rest and regroup before continuing the charge.

Eugene compromised: leaving 12, 000 troops behind guarding the Lines of Stollhofen, he marched off with the rest of his army to forestall Tallard.

There are many variations of this theory, but perhaps the most prevalent is that the cavalry was re-embarked on the ships, and was to be sent by sea to attack ( undefended ) Athens in the rear, whilst the rest of the Persians pinned down the Athenian army at Marathon.

The rest of the Greek army advanced up to the Struma River valley, defeating the Bulgarian army in the battles of Doiran and Mt.

Philip's army contained about 2, 000 knights ( 750 were from the royal demesne ) and 2, 000 mounted sergeants with the rest being infantry.

The parachute division ( Division des Troupes Aéroportées Renforcées de Choc, DITRAC ) operated semi-independently from the rest of the army.

The Greek division, surprised by the presence of the Ottoman Corps, isolated from the rest of Greek army and outnumbered by the now counterattacking Ottomans centered on Bitola, was forced to retreat.

Contrary to America's policy which restrained armament ( limited equipment was provided for infantry and police forces ) to South Korea, Stalin extensively armed Kim Il Sung's North Korean army and air forces with military equipment ( to include T-34 / 85 tanks ) and " advisors " far in excess of those required for defensive purposes ) in order to facilitate Kim's ( a former Soviet Officer ) aim of conquering the rest of the Korean peninsula.

When the rest of the Crusader army did not follow, the Templars, including their Grand Master, were surrounded and beheaded.

It was thought that calling the conscripts ' militiamen ' would make this more acceptable, as it would render them distinct from the rest of the army.

Otho had owed his own success to the resentment felt by the Praetorian guards and the rest of the army at Galba's refusal to pay the promised gold to the ones who supported his accession to the throne.

After this battle, when the Caliph barely escaped with his guard and the rest of the army was destroyed, King Ramiro obtained 12 years of peace, but had to give González the independence of Castile as a payment for his help in the battle.

Sennacherib split his army and had one part attack the stationed enemy at Kish while he and the rest of the army proceeded to capture the city Cutha.

After that was done the king returned swiftly to aid the rest of his army.

To accomplish this, Sennacherib had obtained Phoenician and Syrian boats which sailed with the rest of his army down the Tigris to the sea.

The 40 Carthaginian and Iberian vessels were severely defeated by the 55 Roman and Massalian ships in the second naval engagement of the war with about 3 / 4 of the fleet captured or sunk and the rest beaching their ships with the army on the shore.

The rest of the army burned the camp and sailed for Tenedos.

However, Caesar's army was surrounded by the rest of Gaul, and Vercingetorix had summoned his Gallic allies to attack the besieging Romans, so Caesar built another outer fortification against the expected relief armies ( resulting in a doughnut-shaped fortification ).

Napoleon sends part of his army, under Grouchy and Gerard, to pursue Blücher and directs the rest of his forces against Wellington.

After defeating Harald Hardrada and Tostig, Harold left much of his army in the north, including Morcar and Edwin, and marched the rest south to deal with the threatened Norman invasion.

As for the rest, we must remain in this condition of waiting.

He was consecrated in September 885 without waiting for the imperial confirmation ; but when Charles the Fat found with what unanimity he had been elected he let the matter rest.

Word comes of another strike 40 miles south of Rumson and the rest of the town packs up to leave except for Jennifer, who is waiting for Julio to return, and Ben, who suddenly realizes that Rumson is indeed his town.

When a wemic must be still for a time, telling stories around a fire, pausing for a meal, waiting for a friend, or just to take a brief rest, the Wemic commonly assumes a posture in which his hindquarters rest on the ground as his front legs remain straight and his forepaws stay flat on the earth.

In particular, he based his novel upon the legend of " The Wizard of Alderley Edge ", a story which revolved around a king and his sleeping knights who rest beneath the hill, waiting for the day when they must awake to save the land.

According to the rest of the story, Simonides was celebrating the same victory with Scopas and his relatives at a banquet when he received word that two young men were waiting outside to see him.

Just before daybreak at the depth of the dark and rain, the waiting women and all the rest of the wakefull town heard the great crash as the booms burst, and the cry of the whistle signaled the men's defeat.

Stewart escapes with the cage to the rest of his team and a waiting jeep, leaving his guide behind and the natives in hot pursuit.

While waiting at his Mediterranean rendezvous point for the rest of his squadron — and its commander — to arrive, he carries out a series of raids against the French along the south coast of Spain.

After sentence was passed, he begged the Queen's mercy for his five sons, the eldest of whom was condemned with him, the rest waiting for their trials.

The following day he left the tour without a word to anyone, leaving the rest of the band waiting for him at the venue for that night's scheduled performance.

Again the storming party stalled while waiting for ladders, and the rest of Shields ' men halted in the face of Mexican artillery.

This causes a problem because, while they are waiting, they are not participating in the rest of the game, thus making it harder for other players to find conflicts or-in a team-based game such as Battlefield 1942-disadvantaging their team.

Raphael Holinshed's story is that a part of the Scottish army returned to Scotland, and the rest stayed at Ford waiting for Norham to surrender and debating their next move.

* Wallenda's quote was used in the Movie Rounders " Like Papa Wallenda said, ' Life is on the wire, the rest is just waiting.

It has been revealed that one of the reasons for his abrasive and impatient personality is that it seems to him that the rest of the world is moving in slow motion and that he is constantly waiting for it to catch up.

It is reported that KMOX in St. Louis and KDKA in Pittsburgh are not included in the 50 radio station sale, however some companies like RBC Capital Markets said CBS Radio is a " melting icecube " and that CBS Corporation would be better off selling the entire radio unit rather than " waiting a couple of years and selling the rest for less.

Membership packs with floor plans were distributed and before the club opened 2, 500 memberships had been sold at $ 150 each for the first 700 members and for $ 250 for the rest, with a waiting list established.

The plot device of having Bender's head being lost for many years on Earth while the rest of the crew returns to their own time also alludes to " Time's Arrow ", a Star Trek: The Next Generation episode, and to the robot Marvin from The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series, who is left waiting for his masters for millions of years until the end of the Universe.

Outside the studio while waiting for the rest of his bandmates to arrive, Bomer had a skateboarding accident that looked to be a broken wrist.

They follow Chameleon to the Mediterranean Coasts where the rest of the Sinister Six is waiting for Chameleon.

Kara buries her dead husband, and, not wanting anything again as much as she wanted him, she spends the rest of her life waiting for Desire's sister, Death.

Climbers may often execute the rest step spontaneously, if waiting either for the next step of a climber who is a step or two ahead, or for the energy to continue.