Like the historical Absalom, Absalom Kumalo was at odds with his father, the two fighting a moral and ethical battle of sorts over the course of some of the novel's most important events.

Ambrosius Aurelianus, ; called Aurelius Ambrosius in the Historia Regum Britanniae and elsewhere, was a war leader of the Romano-British who won an important battle against the Anglo-Saxons in the 5th century, according to Gildas.

A few kilometers to the north of Alcobaça is located the Monastery of Batalha, another wondrous gothic building constructed in memory of a different important battle, that of Aljubarrota.

A few kilometers to the north of Alcobaça is another wondrous building constructed in memory of a different important battle, that of Aljubarrota in 1385, when Dom João I defeated the Castilians and ensuring two hundred years of independence from the Castilian invaders.

Although the poet maintains the theme of possessions as important even in death, the glory of battle is challenged by the vicious nature of war.

In the Middle Ages it was considered important to settle on a suitable name for a battle which could be used by the chroniclers.

As the game grew in popularity, it came under the ban of king and parliament, both fearing it might jeopardise the practice of archery, then so important in battle.

The theological bias is seen in the way it judges each king of Israel on the basis of whether he recognises the authority of the temple in Jerusalem ( none do, and therefore all are " evil "), and each king of Judah on the basis of whether he destroys the " high places " ( rivals to the Temple in Jerusalem ); it gives only passing mention to important and successful kings like Omri and Jeroboam II and totally ignores one of the most significant events in ancient Israel's history, the battle of Qarqar.

For Philippe Contamine, " the battle of Bouvines was both important and high profile consequences ".

In a letter dated 22 February 1500 to Oluf Stigsøn, King John describes the battle, but does not mention the loss of an important flag.

The state of battle trance, which can be induced by rhythmic drumming, singing, dancing, body painting, and the use of certain substances, allowed them to lose their individuality, obtain collective identity, and to fight together as a unit without feeling fear and pain, neglecting their personal safety for the evolutionarily more important reason.

Possibly the most important feature of the battle, however, was that the Australians had captured Signals Intercept Company 621.

This battle involved a complex set of alliances from three important states, the Kingdoms of France and England and the Holy Roman Empire.

Despite having received no military education, Julian proved to be an able military commander, obtaining an battle of Strasbourg | important victory in Gaul and leading a Roman army under the walls of the Sassanid Empire's capital.

It ended with two pages of important dates in American history, beginning with Columbus's in 1492 and ending with the battle of Yorktown in 1781.

The result was a series of revolts against Portuguese rule of which the battle of Mbwila and the revolt led by Kimpa Vita ( Tchimpa Vita ) were the most important.

Other important products include the Altay main battle tank, TF-2000 class AAW frigate, Milgem class corvette, TAI Anka UAV, Aselsan İzci UGV, T-155 Fırtına self-propelled howitzer, J-600T missile, T-129 attack helicopter, Roketsan UMTAS anti-tank missile, Roketsan Cirit laser-guided rocket, Panter Howitzer, ACV-300, Otokar Cobra and Akrep, FNSS Pars 6x6 and 8x8 APC, Nurol Ejder 6x6 APC, TOROS artillery rocket system, Bayraktar Mini UAV, ASELPOD, and SOM cruise missile.

In his return to England, Rooke won an important naval battle, the Battle of Vigo Bay, which resulted in the complete destruction of the Spanish treasure fleet but marginal financial gain as most the treasure had already been unloaded ashore.

William of Poitiers claimed that the battle was won mainly through William's efforts, but earlier accounts claim that King Henry's men and leadership also played an important part.

An important part of Clovis ' legacy is that he locally succeeded to the power of the Romans in 486 by beating the Gallo-Roman ruler Syagrius in the battle of Soissons.

Otto II himself escaped the battle unharmed but many important imperial officials were among the battle's casualties.

The battle was an important victory for the rebel cause, as it reduced Burgoyne's army in size by almost 1, 000 men, led his Indian support to largely abandon him, and deprived him of needed supplies, all factors that contributed to Burgoyne's eventual surrender at Saratoga.

So Spidey decides to slack off again, by claiming he has a " really important battle to fight " ( later claiming that his opponent is Doc Ock on three separate occasions ).

Apulia was an important area for the ancient Romans, who conquered it during the course of wars against the Samnites and against Pyrrhus in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC but also suffered a crushing defeat here in the battle of Cannae against Hannibal.

This may have had background in an important battle in 1716 that was fought in the town square in Moss in which Norwegian troops commanded by Vincent Budde prevailed over invading Swedish forces, sent by Charles XII to capture Akershus Fortress.

Taking into account the broad spectrum of the hypertensive population, one might expect that an effective treatment with ACE inhibitors, in particular with perindopril, would result in an important gain of lives saved.

Abel had sent most of his work to Berlin to be published in Crelles Journal, but he had saved what he regarded his most important work for the French Academy of Sciences, a theorem on addition of algebraic differentials.

By Amundsen's own estimation, the doctor for the expedition, American Frederick Cook, probably saved the crew from scurvy by hunting for animals and feeding the crew fresh meat, an important lesson for Amundsen's future expeditions.

However, it was the arrival of the railway in the 19th century which saved the city by making it an important nodal point.

Another important field of collecting that is also big business is memorabilia, which includes collectables related to a person, organization, event or media, including t-shirts, posters, and numerous other collectables marketed to fans ; but also includes ephemera from historical, media, or entertainment events, items that were meant to be thrown away but were saved by fans and accumulated by collectors.

Modernly significant pit bulls are: Weela, who saved thirty-one people, twenty-nine dogs, three horses and one cat ; Popsicle, a five-month-old puppy originally found nearly dead in a freezer, who grew to become one of the nation's most important police dogs ; Norton, who was placed in the Purina Animal Hall of Fame after he rescued his owner from a severe reaction to a spider bite ; Titan, who rescued his owner's wife, who would have died from an aneurysm and D-Boy, who took three bullets to save his family from an intruder with a gun.

His most important military achievement was the defeat of the Etruscans and Carthaginians at the Battle of Cumae ( 474 BC ), by which he saved the Greeks of Campania from Etruscan domination.

Under that doctrine, a provision which is, in pith and substance, outside the competence of its enacting body will be saved where it is an important part of a broader legislative scheme that is within the competence of the enacting body.

Working in the acting business is hard, but “ what probably saved me Foster is that I ’ ve always felt it was important to live ; to experience the day ; to experience the hurt, the pain, the love, and come your next role, you ’ re so much more vital ”.

Surprisingly, the most important of the agents, Mo Xiong ( 莫雄 ), was actually never a communist, but his contribution eventually saved the Communist Party of China and the Chinese Red Army.

He saved this for more important people and more important incidents.

This foresight saved much important historical material from destruction when the offices were burnt out in an air raid.

Thanks to saved Antique ager, adjusted municipal structure and a new strategic position, it became the most important city between the Kvarner islands and Kaštela Bay.

To make this sudden flood of important Mormon documents seem plausible, Hofmann explained that he relied on a network of tipsters, had methodically tracked down modern descendants of early Mormons, and had mined collections of nineteenth-century letters that had been saved by collectors for their postmarks rather than for their contents.

" She saved her money and made plans to work on her own, accepting important side projects.

The routes pass through many sparsely-populated areas, but the routes are more direct than the current Tōkaidō Shinkansen route, and time saved through a more direct route was a more important criterion to JR Central than having stations at intermediate population centers.

On 1 July 2008, twenty five years after the High Court decision that saved the Franklin River an anniversary dinner was held at Hobart's Grand Chancellor Hotel where former Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke stated that the campaign to protect the Franklin River had important lessons for the struggle against global warming: " And as you look at the arguments and the positions of political parties today you see a complete replication of what we experienced back there in 1983.

He prepared an important report on the teak forests of Tenasserim, and this saved them from destruction by reckless felling.

University students saved what was, for them, the most important item within the Rotunda — a life-size likeness of Mr. Jefferson carved from marble that was given to the University by Alexander Galt in 1861 ; the students also rescued a portion of the books of the University library from the Dome Room, as well as various scientific instruments from the classrooms in the Annex.

Nevertheless, several important franchises fall into this category-Star Trek, for instance, was nearly cancelled early on but saved by a barrage of letters from its loyal fan community, and has since gone on to become a multibillion-dollar empire spanning several series and almost a dozen films.

He made several important saves and demonstrated great positional sense to keep the score 0 – 0 after extra time, and then crucially saved Paul Scholes ' shot in the penalty shootout, which Arsenal won 5 – 4.

On two separate occasions, armed with rifle and grenades, he personally led assault parties which drove back the enemy and saved important situations.

He saved penalties during games against Portsmouth, Arsenal and Wigan Athletic, and played an important part in Stoke's good run in the Premier League, which brought them to 10th place in December.