The stunning, reversal and unexpected Polish victory crippled the Red Army.

In a stunning landslide defeat, where ABC news had been predicting a 16 point Sandinista victory, the FSLN lost to the National Opposition Union by 14 points in elections on February 25, 1990.

Through the remainder of the 13th century, French control over Flanders steadily increased until 1302 when an attempt at total annexation by Philip IV met a stunning defeat when Count Guy ( who had the support of the guilds and craftsmen ) rallied the townspeople and humiliated the French knights at the Battle of the Golden Spurs.

More recent historians, such as Donald Kagan and R. J. Buck, have tended to support this analysis, pointing to the role that Thrasybulus played in crafting Athenian strategy in all these battles, and specifically to the decisive action he took at Cyzicus, which saved Alcibiades's force from being swamped, and turned a potential Athenian defeat into a stunning victory.

However, the corrupt and disorganised war effort, the stunning loss of life suffered by the Italian army, especially at the great defeat of Caporetto, and the economic depression that followed the war turned the King against what he perceived as an inefficient political bourgeoisie.

In his native land, Schmeling was regarded as a hero and promoted by the Nazi propaganda machine as a perfect example of German supremacy over the rest of the world by virtue of his stunning defeat of the current champion, Louis.

Although he served throughout the war, usually with distinction, Hooker is best remembered for his stunning defeat by Confederate General Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Chancellorsville in 1863.

The imperial army suffered its most stunning defeat, losing a thousand men, many of whom drowned.

The defeat of the Relugas conspirators in the wake of this stunning victory was later referred to as " one of the most delicious comedies in British political history ".

This stunning defeat of Italian forces did not go unnoticed and soon the Deutsches Afrikakorps, commanded by Erwin Rommel were sent in to reinforce them.

On June 4, a small British army inflicted a stunning defeat on the French in the Battle of Maida, in Calabria.

This stunning defeat, with only one year left to run on the patent, destroyed Selden's income stream.

In 1921, the Spanish army suffered a stunning defeat in Morocco at the Battle of Annual, which discredited the military's North African policies.

British fears over Russian expansion, however, subsided following Russia's stunning defeat in the Russo-Japanese War in 1905.

* 21 March – 28 March-Regional elections held, in which the government of Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin suffers a stunning and unprecedented defeat.

The capture of Charleston, South Carolina in 1780 not only marked a stunning defeat for American forces, but also signaled the end of the first phase in a new British war strategy.

The most stunning defeat was that of U. S. Sen. George S. McGovern ( D-S. D.

The Alliance was crucial in enabling Chōshū to withstand a punitive expedition mounted by the Tokugawa shogunate in the summer of 1866, which led to a stunning defeat for the Tokugawa armies.

He lost his next fight to Joe Bugner, surrendering all his titles in a stunning first round knockout and retired after his next fight, a fifth round defeat to big hitting Kallie Knoetze in the Ellis Park Tennis Stadium in Johannesburg.

After a stunning knockout defeat to club-fighter Willie Tiger in 1967, Fernandez announced his retirement.

Following the stunning Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run on July 21, the Union commander at Hoke's Run, General Robert Patterson, was assigned popular blame without participating while the Confederate commander at Hoke's Run was assigned glory for his actions during the first major battle of the War ; thereafter, the two commanders and two engagements, one a brief skirmish and the other a major battle, cannot be uncoupled in retroanalysis.

It marked the first significant victory for the army since the stunning defeat of General George Custer at Battle of Little Bighorn in June.

The defeat was stunning.

Trailing 1 – 0 Manchester scored two goals in stoppage time, condemning Bayern to a stunning defeat.

What Haydn did not know when he wrote the Mass, but what he and his audience heard ( perhaps on the very day of the first performance September 15 ), was that on Aug. 1, Napoleon had been dealt a stunning defeat in the Battle of the Nile by British forces led by Admiral Horatio Nelson.

With the maturation of quarterback Doug Williams and future 4-time Pro Bowl tight end Jimmie Giles, the first 1000-yard rushing season from running back Ricky Bell, and a smothering, league-leading defense led by future NFL Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon, the Bucs kicked off the season with five consecutive victories, a stunning performance that landed them on the cover of Sports Illustrated.

In the process, he led his team to a stunning 19-1 regular season record and a berth in the state playoffs.

By January 26 Shirazi issued another fatwa repealing the first and permitting tobacco use, " and Iranians began smoking again .” The fatwa has been called a " stunning " demonstration of the power of the marja ’- i taqlid, and the protest itself has been cited as one of the issues that led to the Constitutional Revolution a few years later.

He led Canada to win their round robin group with a victory over Spain and a stunning 83 – 75 win over favoured Yugoslavia when he scored 26 points with eight rebounds and eight assists.

" The album has led to extensive coverage for the band in the West in the heavy metal media online as well as in print, such as interviews with Terrorizer and Metal Hammer ; the latter praised their " rich, doomy sound " and called Sudden Death Syndrome a " stunning, heartfelt metal album.

Despite his stunning performance his coaches were upset at what they considered an irresponsible move and this likely led to Garrincha not being picked for Brazil's first two matches of the 1958 tournament.

A. Hoen & Co., led by German immigrant August Hoen, were a prominent lithography house now known primarily for its stunning E. T.

On 19 August 1992, Ingraham led the Free National Movement to a stunning 32 – 17 victory over the Progressive Liberal Party, and thus ended the 25-year hold on power of Prime Minister Sir Lynden Pindling.

The U. S. team led 68-54 at halftime, but Oscar Schmidt led Brazil to a stunning comeback, finishing with 46 points as Brazil won 120 – 115.

His stunning performances and shows in this period led him to receive invitations to dance for the Royal families of Monaco and Denmark plus Prime Minister of Germany, Finland and Russia.

Gary Armstrong led Scotland to the 1999 Five Nations Championship, playing his eighth Test as captain as Scotland grasped pole position with their stunning 36-22 victory against France.

In 1976, the West All-Stars, led by Chris Evert and Betty Stove, capped an incredible comeback when they defeated Billie Jean King and Evonne Goolagong in a super tiebreaker, 5-4, giving the West a stunning 28-27 overtime victory at the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum.

In the second round of the 2010 Division 6 playoff games, after a stunning 17-3 first half deficit, the Bruins overcame arch rival Robinson ( and the referees ) with a 24-23 victory on their road to another Northern Region Championship Game led by Michael Nebrich.

The belief that this was unnecessarily cruel and painful to the animal being slaughtered led to the compulsory adoption of stunning methods in many countries.

It contains a famous and visually stunning church, the building of which, led by Fray Alonso de Buenaventura, started in 1640 and took 60 years to complete.

Such stunning performances from the 20 year old led to comparisons with the great Richards, but for some reason the selectors seemed to pigeon-hole him as a One Day player, and he found himself in and out of the side, and being shunted up and down the batting order.