Their thunderous charges could break the lines of most infantry formations, making them a valuable asset to all medieval armies.

Their armies entered the Iberian peninsula on several occasions ( 1086, 1088, 1093 ) and defeated King Alfonso at the Battle of Sagrajas in 1086, but initially their purpose was to unite all the Taifas into a single Almoravid Caliphate.

Their armies, which together totaled about 19 legions, marched to meet Brutus and Gaius Cassius Longinus.

Their strategic capabilities have ensured that Airborne forces are still a part of armies today with the U. S. 82nd Airborne Division and Russian Airborne forces being the largest formations of paratroopers in the world.

Their discipline, ferocity and the force with which they hurled their javelins made them formidable against heavy cavalry of the Angevin armies.

Their armies, as fielded in the tabletop and computer games, usually have the advantages of speed and technology, composed of highly specialised units that have turned specific, the Craftworld Eldar ( often simply called Eldar ), and the Dark Eldar.

Their armies entered the Miami Valley wilderness to drive out the Shawnee and Miami during the Northwest Indian War.

Their armies pushed all the way south to the Yangtze but through continued warfare and treaties of diplomacy this boundary with the Han Chinese Southern Song Dynasty was eventually stabilised along the Huai River.

Their tough armour means that they do not have to be manoeuvred as carefully as units of other armies ( such as the frail Eldar ).

Their use never altogether ceased and in modern armies mounted cuirassiers, armed as in earlier days with breast and back plates, have in some degree emulated the martial splendour of the body armour of the era of medieval chivalry.

Their evidence is based on Callisthenes ' accounts of the measurements of the battlefield and distances marched by both side's armies in the prelude to the battle and distance given by Diodorus after the battle.

Their forces in the North China Plain had been destroyed in the field by the imperial armies during the summer, their strongholds were besieged and captured, and the three Zhang brothers were dead.

Their soldiers were battle-hardened, most of them having served in the Roman armies.

Their armies were mostly soldiers of Iberian or European origin.

Their armies launched a joint surprise attack on the Jewish Yom Kippur holiday ( the most sacred Jewish day of all in which each Jew must atone for his sins, pray and avoid eating and drinking ) – the Syrian forces attacking fortifications in the Golan Heights and the Egyptian forces attacking fortifications around the Suez Canal and on the Sinai Peninsula.

Their last military commander, Tecún Umán, led the K ' iche ' armies against the combined forces of Pedro de Alvarado and their Kaqchikel allies, in an epic battle in the valley of Xelajú ( Quetzaltenango ).

Their most famous use in the West was by the Greek general Pyrrhus of Epirus and in significant numbers by the armies of Carthage, including briefly by Hannibal.

Their armies usually have the advantages of speed, though they are often lacking in resilience.

Their armies reflect this, with their vehicles emphasising speed over armour protection.

Their warriors generally are also lightly armoured compared to those of most other armies, but are able to move faster.

Their value as a heavy striking force during the Napoleonic Wars ensured that the French, Russian and Prussian armies continued to use cuirassier regiments throughout the 19th century.

Their command structure had also been damaged: many of their European officers, including Colonel Pohlmann and Major Dupont, surrendered to the Company – which had offered amnesty to Europeans in the service of the Maratha armies – or deserted and sought employment with other native chieftains.

Their strong blow increased their stature in the eyes of the French and British forces, but again demonstrated the critical role of artillery during World War I and the difficulty of supplying the massive World War I armies while they were on the move.

Their armies met outside of Ankara, at the Battle of Ankara, in 1402.

Their conversations were, almost invariably, accompanied by the same gestures -- arms and pointed forefingers darting toward each other in arclike semicircular motions.

Their heads were in the air sniffing.

Their writings assume more than dramatic or patriotic interest because of their conviction that the struggle in which they were involved was neither selfish nor parochial but, rather, as Washington in his last wartime circular reminded his fellow countrymen, that `` with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved ''.

Their President, Jefferson Davis, interpreted their Constitution to mean that it `` admits of no coerced association '', but this remained so doubtful that `` there were frequent demands that the right to secede be put into the Constitution ''.

Their books found no less willing readers outside than inside the South, even while memories of the war were still sharp.

Their ham butts, cured in oak-log smoke, were also esteemed when roasted or boiled, and served with this original sauce:

Their two boys were `` well adjusted '' and, like their parents, always did the right thing at the right time and damn the consequences.

Their old errors of judgment were equated, in the curious logic of the time, with present treasonous intent.

Their props were two stepladders, a chair and a palm fan.

Their cars weren't small enough, they didn't have the power, they were old-fashioned.

Their meditations were approaching a violent cusp that would shape Martian art for many millennia.

Their skins were exposed to harmful ultraviolet rays that had previously been absorbed by the water.

Their raids throughout the three parts of Gaul were traumatic: Gregory of Tours ( died ca 594 ) mentions their destructive force at the time of Valerian and Gallienus ( 253 – 260 ), when the Alemanni assembled under their " king ", whom he calls Chrocus, who " by the advice, it is said, of his wicked mother, and overran the whole of the Gauls, and destroyed from their foundations all the temples which had been built in ancient times.

Their most famous battle against Rome took place in Argentoratum ( Strasbourg ), in 357, where they were defeated by Julian, later Emperor of Rome, and their king Chnodomarius was taken prisoner to Rome.

Their territories were small and mostly strung along the Rhine ( although a few were in the hinterland ).

Their children were born at various places throughout the Roman Empire and Agrippina acquired a well-deserved reputation for successful childbearing.

Their houses, scattered throughout Lombardy and Venetia, were united into a congregation by St Pius V, under the Rule of St Augustine with a mother-house, residence of the prioress general, at Pavia.

Their aunt tried to teach the girls how to run a household, but their minds were more inclined to literature.

Their return was blocked, and they resolved to march on Athens, where the Long Walls were not yet completed, winning a victory at the Battle of Tanagra.

Their answers to the problem were similar, with the United States developing the M56 Scorpion and the Soviet Union developing the ASU-57, both essentially air-droppable light anti-tank guns.

Their turretless construction bears similarity to later tank destroyers and they were used as an anti-tank component of the reconnaissance units.

Their best finish of this period was under the management of Englishman Jesse Carver, when in 1954 – 55 they finished as runners-up, after Udinese who originally finished second were relegated for corruption.

Their duties at first were simply ministerial.

Their offices were compatible with other offices, i. e. they can hold two benefices or offices at one and the same time, some conferred by the Cardinal Vice-Chancellor, others by the Holy Father.