The alternative to this is that if a conservative candidate is nominated the national committee will have to appeal to the trusts for their campaign funds, and in doing this will incur obligations which would make a Democratic victory absolutely fruitless.

Sherman felt that his own part in the campaign was skillful and well executed but that the slowness of a part of his army robbed him of the larger fruits of victory.

When the Gothic campaign ended in Roman victory at the Battle of Naissus in September, Gallienus ' successor Claudius II Gothicus turned north to deal with the Alemanni, who were swarming over all Italy north of the Po River.

* 1809 – Two Austrian army corps in Bavaria are defeated by a First French Empire army led by Napoleon I of France at the Battle of Abensberg on the second day of a four day campaign that ended in a French victory.

On the same day the Austrian main army is defeated by a First French Empire Corps led by Louis-Nicolas Davout at the Battle of Teugen-Hausen in Bavaria, part of a four day campaign that ended in a French victory.

In spite of the overwhelming British victory in the climactic battle, the campaign has sometimes been considered a strategic success for France.

However, defeat at the Battle of Salamis would be the turning point in the campaign, and the next year the expedition was ended by the decisive Greek victory at the Battle of Plataea.

Domitian's supposed victory was much scorned by ancient authors, who described the campaign as " uncalled for ", and a " mock triumph ".

But when, in early 1915, the Allies asked for Greek help in the Dardanelles campaign, offering Cyprus in exchange, their diverging views became apparent: Constantine had been educated in Germany, was married to Sophia of Prussia, sister of Kaiser Wilhelm, and was convinced of the Central Powers ' victory.

* 1862 – American Civil War: Stonewall Jackson concludes his successful Shenandoah Valley Campaign with a victory in the Battle of Port Republic ; his tactics during the campaign are now studied by militaries around the world.

His first campaign against the French marshal Guebriant was uneventful, but his second ( 1643 ) in which Baron Franz von Mercy was his commander-in-chief, ended with the victory of Tuttlingen, a surprise on a large scale, in which Werth naturally played the leading part.

However, to solidify his position in the eyes of the eastern army, he needed to lead its soldiers to victory and a campaign against the Persians offered such an opportunity.

John died of dysentery contracted whilst on campaign in eastern England during late 1216 ; supporters of his son Henry III went on to achieve victory over Louis and the rebel barons the following year.

John's successful 1202 campaign, which culminated in the victory of the battle of Mirebeau ; red arrows indicate the movement of John's forces, blue those of Philip II's forces and light blue those of Philip's Breton and Lusignan allies

On 28th February 1985, Chernenko appeared once more on television to receive parliamentary credentials and read out a brief statement on his electoral victory: the election campaign is over and now it is time to carry out the tasks set for us by the voters and the Communists who have spoken out.

However, as the campaign proceeded, it became apparent that Lenihan's victory was by no means a foregone conclusion, and that Robinson was a serious contender.

He headed the SDP campaign of 2003, which led to victory for the SDP ; however, the Center Party gained more seats, which marked the end for the succession of the cabinets of the SDP and the National Coalition Party.

The campaign of 1799 ended in disaster, but friend and foe alike confessed that the most decisive victory could not have more conspicuously proved the talents of this distinguished officer.

Daniel Ortega and Enrique Bolaños of the Constitutional Liberal Party ( PLC ) ran neck-and-neck in the polls for much of the campaign, but in the end the PLC won a clear victory.

* September – Battle of Aranzueque: Liberal victory for the forces loyal to Queen Isabel II of Spain, end of the Carlist campaign known as the Expedición Real – The First Carlist War.

* February – The Chinese Han Dynasty launches a major campaign against the Xiongnu, whom they confront in the Battle of Yiwulu in the Kumul oasis, an ultimate Han military victory led by General Dou Gu ( d. 88 ).

The result was a victory for the No campaign, with 55 percent of voters rejecting the treaty on a turnout of 69 percent, dealing a devastating blow to Chirac and the UMP party, as well as to part of the center-left which had supported the TCE.

His campaign manager Austin again relied on Garfield's appointees to man their stations in the district, resulting in a unanimous party nomination, and an election victory with 60 % of the vote.

Indications as late as the top of the sixth were that the Birds were to end their victory draught as they coasted along with a 3-to-o advantage.

In some places, Camus makes the allegory explicit, as when he refers to the plague in terms that describe an enemy in war: " the epidemic was in retreat all along the line ; victory was won and the enemy was abandoning his positions.

Atahualpa's final victory over Huáscar in the days just before the Spanish conquerors arrived resulted in large part from the loyalty of two of Huayna Capac's best generals, who were based in Quito along with Atahualpa.

This was the high water mark of Roman territory in Britain: shortly after his victory, Agricola was recalled from Britain back to Rome, and the Romans retired to a more defensible line along the Forth-Clyde isthmus, freeing soldiers badly needed along other frontiers.

In other international issues, Beria ( along with Mikoyan ) correctly foresaw the victory of Mao Zedong in the Chinese Civil War and greatly helped the communist success by letting the Communist Party of China use Soviet-occupied Manchuria as a staging area and arranging huge weapons shipments to the People's Liberation Army, mainly from the recently-captured equipment of the Japanese Kwantung Army.

His close friend George Stigler explained, " As is customary in science, he did not win a full victory, in part because research was directed along different lines by the theory of rational expectations, a newer approach developed by Robert Lucas, also at the University of Chicago.

The Lithuanian victory in the Battle of Saule temporarily stabilized the northern front, but the Christian orders continued to make gains along the Baltic coast, founding the city of Klaipėda ( Memel ).

The Apartheid system enacted a nation-wide social policy " separate development " with the National Party victory in 1948, following the " colour bar "- discriminatory legislation dating back to the beginning of the Union of South Africa and the Boer republics before which, while repressive to black South Africans along with other minorities, had not gone nearly so far.

They would go on to win the AFC West, ( their 4th straight division title, only Oakland with five straight 1972 – 1976 is better ), along the way blowing out the Denver Broncos with a convincing 32 – 3 victory at Denver and defeating every NFC East team.

After a 38-26 victory over the Raiders in week 17, the Chargers finished at 8-8 and in a numerical tie for first place in the AFC West along with Oakland and Denver.

His victory allows the construction of fortifications ( Limes ) along the Rhine-frontier.

The decisive Greek victory at Plataea put an end to the Greco-Persian War along with Persian ambition of expanding into Europe.

The " bulwark of Christianity " and other slogans put forward by the papal envoy Giuliano Cesarini, together with much more reasonable but only verbal promises of Venetian and papal fleets blockading the Dardanelles Straits, along with an enticing vision of a promise of victory in this glorious crusade carried for the glory of God and against the Turks, persuaded Władysław to engage his freshly victorious forces ( long campaign ) for another season of war, thus breaching the ten-year truce with the aggressive and still powerful Ottoman Empire.

Offa won an important victory over Cynewulf at the Battle of Bensington ( in Oxfordshire ) in 779, reconquering some of the land along the Thames.

This victory effectively chokes off the movement of trade along the Silk Road to China and means that the Hellenic kingdom of Bactria is doomed.

Following this victory, Conon and Pharnabazus sail along the coast of Ionia, expelling Spartan governors and garrisons from the cities, although they fail to reduce the Spartan bases at Abydos and Sestos.

When the king had caught fire at their words, all leaped up from their couches and passed the word along to form a victory procession komon in honour of Dionysius.

After the battle, along with Fremantle, he was among those who celebrated the victory with Nelson.

William C. Davis credits Johnston with the majority of the tactical decisions that led to the victory, judging that " Beauregard acted chiefly as a dime novel general, leading the charge of an individual regiment, riding along the line to cheer the troops, accepting the huzzas of the soldiers and complementing them in turn.

The Union troops barely crossed the Saline River, when they did, they burned the pontoon bridge and resulted in a victory in retreated as the Union marched back to Union controlled Little Rock via Prattsville and Old Belfast along the Old Camden Road.

During the Civil War, Gen. Frederick Steele and his troops marched back to Little Rock along the Old Camden Road after a small victory over Confederate forces at the Battle of Jenkins Ferry.

Establishing his headquarters in Philippopolis in Thrace, he pushed the Carpi across the Danube and chased them back into Dacia, so that by the summer of 246, he claimed victory against them, along with the title " Carpicus Maximus ".

In 1987 and 1988, Ailes was credited ( along with Lee Atwater ) with guiding George H. W. Bush to victory in the Republican primaries and the later come-from-behind victory over Michael Dukakis.