Though his plan was tactically sound, landing further up the coast and marching the militia army on the city, the troops were ill-equipped, ill-disciplined and ill-trained.

Though Sengoku battles continued to rage as they had for the previous century, growing larger and more tactically complex, it was at this time that the many " warring states " began to be united, first under Oda Nobunaga, then under Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and finally by Tokugawa Ieyasu.

Though the Tanquetazo was an abject failure, it showed that tactically, it would be a relatively simple thing to stage a full-blown coup.

Though the new Apocalypse was defeated, Cyclops seemed lost forever.

Though the Jets were viewed as the inferior team, Joe Namath publicly guaranteed New York's victory ; his prediction became immortalized as the Jets defeated the Colts 16 – 7.

Though Bermuda has been classified as a self-governed colony since 1620, internal self-government was bolstered by the establishment of a formal constitution in 1968, and the introduction of universal adult suffrage ; debate about independence has ensued, although a 1995 independence referendum was soundly defeated.

Though they defeated the defending Stanley Cup Champion Oilers in Game 1 by a score of 4 – 1 at home, Edmonton won the next four games and the series.

Though he was not actually defeated, his death in the pass, while on his way back to Toledo, occurred in circumstances which showed that no man could be what he claimed to be — " king of the men of the two religions.

Though his methods are questioned, Britain's Field Marshal Haig was ultimately proved correct in his grand strategic vision: " We cannot hope to win until we have defeated the German Army.

Though defeated on election day, the matter went to court, which led to the creation of the present-day Renville County in 1910.

Though the government deployed soldiers to swiftly suppress violence, it was the practical problems in sustaining an indefinite stoppage that ultimately defeated the strikers.

Though defeated at Mogilev ( 23 July 1812 ), Bagration led his forces to join the 1st army at Smolensk under Barclay de Tolly, to whom he ceded overall command of both armies on 2 August.

Though Napoleon was defeated at Waterloo and his vassal territories like the Grand Duchy of Berg were erased from the European map, the representatives assembled at the Congress of Vienna consented to yet more uses of the title by restored dukes and princes, especially for several of those in the lands that had constituted the Holy Roman Empire.

Though he was defeated in his initial conflict against Gryme.

Though defeated by Archduke Charles at the First Battle of Zurich, he triumphed over the Russians under Alexander Korsakov at the Second Battle of Zurich in September.

Though they were technically part of the Holy Roman Empire, they had become de facto independent when the Swiss defeated Emperor Maximillian in 1499.

Though repeatedly defeated in these campaigns by the Allies under Wellington, many of his soldiers were raw conscripts, while the Allies could count greater numbers of veterans among their ranks.

Though repeatedly defeated by Wellington in 1813 – 1814, he conducted a clever defense against one of history's greatest commanders.

Though defeated, the Decembrists did effect some change on the regime.

Though successful in stopping Hopton's second advance at Cheriton in March 1644, he was defeated by Charles I in the war of manoeuvre which ended with the action of Cropredy Bridge ( June 1644 ), and at the Second Battle of Newbury in October his tactical success at the village of Speen led to nothing.

Though this originally began in the Spanish-controlled area in the north of the country, it reached the French-controlled area until a coalition of France and Spain finally defeated the rebels in 1925.

Though he was outwitted and defeated by Cao Cao, Yuan Shao's decisions might not have been so foolish as numerous traditional historians and commentators have said.

Though the Algonquins were defeated, they were never destroyed.

Though defeated and compelled to surrender his castles, Bigod kept his lands and his earldom, and lived at peace with Henry II until his death reportedly in 1177 in Palestine.

Though the bill was initially defeated, it resurfaced repeatedly in different forms until, in 1836, the Pennsylvania common-school system was inaugurated as an indirect result of his efforts.

Though Angle won thanks to McMahon's biased officiating, Triple H defeated him the next night to regain his title shot.

Though returned as a Unionist, his political action was not to be dictated by party considerations, and he gravitated towards Liberalism ; but he played no prominent part in parliament and at the election of 1906 was defeated.

Though Americans usually lived in groups segregated by national origin or religious belief, they liked to work and shop in the noise and vitality of downtown.

Though Nancy was a controversial First Lady, 56 percent of Americans had a favorable opinion of her when her husband left office on January 20, 1989, with 18 percent having an unfavorable opinion and the balance not giving an opinion.

Though less than 3 % of Native Americans owned slaves, divisions grew among the Native Americans over slavery.

Though less than 3 % of Native Americans owned slaves, bondage created destructive cleavages among those who were slaveholders.

Though their schools were segregated and underfunded, as were services, due to a lack of political representation, African Americans were able to create their own communities.

Though produced in Denmark, these Horace stories were written by Americans: Stefan Petrucha, Sarah Kinney, and Don Markstein.

Though Native Americans comprise less than 1 % of the city ’ s population, they doubled between the 2000 and 2010 Census, and combined with West New York ’ s Native Americans, comprise 38 % of the county ’ s Native American population.

Though Native Americans comprise less than 1 % of the city ’ s population, they doubled in the 2000s, and combined with Union City ’ s Native American ’ s comprise 38 % of the county ’ s Native American population.

Though Levit did not consider himself to be a racist, he was bowing to the prevailing attitudes of many European Americans during the 1950s, considering housing and racial relations entirely separate matters.

Though both Jackson and Commodore Patterson reported that the retreating forces had spiked their cannon, leaving no guns to turn on the Americans ' main defense line, this is contradicted by Major Mitchell's diary which makes it clear this was not so, as he states he had " Commenced cleaning enemy's guns to form a battery to enfilade their lines on the left bank ".

Though it had never been a full critical success relative to other Rodgers and Hammerstein productions such as South Pacific and The King and I, it inspired another generation of Asian Americans to re-imagine the musical.

Though the bill granted Native Americans citizenship it did not grant them the right to vote and Zitkala-Ša continued to work for civil rights and better access to health care and education for Native Americans up until her death in 1938.

Though he managed to complete all the courses easily, a lack of qualified teachers meant that Baker was first sent to a school in England for more training and then back to France to teach Americans what he had learned in England, in an attempt to create pilots as quickly as possible.

Though the American loss was 673 ; the British loss was 575, but along with the Army's success under Brigadier General Horatio Gates at Saratoga on October 17 when John Burgoyne surrendered, the battle led to the official recognition of the Americans by France, which formed an alliance with the Americans afterward.

Though the Americans won a clear victory, it did not have decisive strategic results as York was a less important objective in military terms than Kingston, where the British armed vessels on Lake Ontario were based.

According to GRU defector Kalanbe, " Though most Americans do not realize it, America is penetrated by Russian military intelligence to the extent that arms caches lie in wait for use by Russian special forces ".

Though Faubus later lost general popularity as a result of his stand against desegregation, at the time he was included among the " Ten Men in the World Most Admired by Americans ", according to Gallup's most admired man and woman poll for 1958.

Though a Spanish counterattack on San Juan was quickly broken up, the Americans on Kettle Hill faced a more serious attack from some 600 Spanish regulars.

Though the Americans demanded that the Italian authorities extradite Abu Abbas of the PLO, Craxi stood firm on the grounds that the crime had been perpetrated on Italian territory, on which the Italian Republic had sole jurisdiction.

Though these Mormon women were poor in material goods, they felt the need of Native Americans exceeded their own.