Three Greek cavalry regiments ( two mounted and one partially mechanised ) played an important role in the Italian defeat in this difficult terrain.

Initially, Saladin attempted to organize his men into battle order, but as his bodyguards were being killed, he saw that defeat was inevitable and so with a small remnant of his troops mounted a swift camel, riding all the way to the territories of Egypt.

Despite the military defeat suffered by the Republicans and a loss of manpower and weaponry that would severely hamper Republican forces for the rest of the revolution, the battle and defence mounted by the Indonesians galvanised the nation in support of independence and helped garner international attention.

Rusk testified: " Colt's Repeating Arms are the most efficient weapons in the world and the only weapon which has enabled the frontiersman to defeat the mounted Indian in his own peculiar mode of warfare.

Almost completely immune to the 3. 7 cm KwK 36 and howitzer-like, short barreled 7. 5 cm KwK 37 guns mounted respectively on the early Panzer III and Panzer IV tanks fielded by the invading Nazi forces ; until better guns were developed by the Germans it was often the case that the only way to defeat a KV was with a point-blank shot to the rear.

After the defeat of Serbian rebel forces, the Turkish commander of Niš ordered that the heads of the killed Serbs were to be mounted on a tower to serve as a warning.

As with the Soviets tank crews in Berlin in 1945, who attached bedsprings to the outside of their turrets to reduce the damage done by German panzerfausts, some of the Russian armour was fitted quickly with a cage of wire mesh mounted some 25 – 30 centimetres away from the hull armour to defeat the shaped charges of the Chechen RPGs.

Thereafter, the British Empire mounted forces were on the offensive, pushing the German and Ottoman army back many miles across the Sinai Peninsula and reversing in a most emphatic manner the defeat suffered at Katia three months earlier.

Public disaffection had mounted resulting in their electoral defeat by Danny Williams and the Tories.

Captain Lanoe Hawker of the Royal Flying Corps, however, had mounted his Lewis gun just forward of the cockpit to fire forwards and outwards, on the left side of his aircraft's fuselage at about a 30 ° angle, on his Scout C, with serial number 1611, and with this aircraft on 25 July 1915, managed to defeat three German two seat observation aircraft to earn the first Victoria Cross awarded to a British aviator.

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.

The Angels never mounted a comeback, and Boston won 8 – 1 to win the series four games to three, providing another bitter defeat for the Angels.

* Tentakill: A biped creature of unknown origins and species ( if even applicable ), it was first seen in the episode Sir Sharkalot as Paradigm's newest tactile weapon, harnessed with mounted laser cannons and buzz saw cutters and despite that, it was shown defeat.

These new volunteers served as a “ new face, untainted by defeat and accusations of defeatism … to breathe life back into the campaigns and restore hope at home .” Other changes enacted by the British immediately following the Black Week disaster were the mobilization of two more divisions, the calling up of the army reserves, raising a force of mounted cavalry for better mobility, and most importantly by sending volunteers from home overseas which added more than one hundred thousands additional troops by the end of the war.

While Eudes faded into history after his horrific defeat at Bordeaux, the Battle of Toulouse carries macrohistorical importance as it bought time for Martel to prepare for the greater invasion mounted by Abd al Rahman in 732.

Even after his defeat, rebellions continued to be mounted until at least 1870, notably that of Cheikh Mokrani ; again, a religious motivation was notable in most, though not all, of these.

While Al-Mansur was away in Africa, the Christians mounted the largest army of that period, of over 300, 000 men, to defeat Al-Mansur.

The team mounted a good campaign in the Copa do Brasil, but fell through at the Round of 16 after a 2-0 defeat to Bahia.

General Sir George Pomeroy Colley's communications with Newcastle were under constant harassment by mounted Boer patrols under Commander J D Weilbach after the Battle of Laing's Nek ( another British defeat ) and as a result the General made it his plan to clear a clean unmolested path along the Newcastle-Mount Prospect road in order to better protect the British supply line, and receive fresh reinforcements he needed to bolster his ranks.

In 1778, after a Sikh incursion into Delhi, Shah Alam ordered their defeat by appointing, the Mughal Grand Vizier, Majad-ud-Daula marched with 20, 000 Mughal troops against Sikh rebels into hostle territories, this action led to the defeat of the Mughal Army at Muzzaffargarh and later at Ghanaur, due to the mounted the casualties Shah Alam II reappointed Mirza Najaf Khan, who soon died of natural circumstances leaving the Mughal Empire weaker than ever.

After the doctor's defeat, the player is pursued by Sheriff Rockwood in another helicopter with a mounted mini-gun.

With defeat now inevitable, several hundred Croatian soldiers and civilians attempted to break out over the course of several days, as the JNA mounted its final offensive.

Against Eugene's advice Amadeus insisted on engaging the French at Staffarda and suffered a serious defeat – only Eugene's handling of the Savoyard cavalry in retreat saved his cousin from disaster.

Arguably Stuart's most famous campaign, Gettysburg, was marred when he was surprised by a Union cavalry attack at the Battle of Brandy Station and by his separation from Lee's army for an extended period, leaving Lee unaware of Union troop movements and arguably contributing to the Confederate defeat at the Battle of Gettysburg.

During the 1864 Overland Campaign, Union Maj. Gen. Philip Sheridan's cavalry launched an offensive to defeat Stuart, who was mortally wounded at the Battle of Yellow Tavern.

The infantry, including missile troops ( such as archers ), would typically be employed at the outset of the battle to break open infantry formations while the cavalry attempted to defeat its opposing number.

Heavy cavalry was the difference between victory and defeat in many key battles.

The besieged Gauls, facing starvation, eventually surrendered after their relief force met defeat against Caesar's auxiliary cavalry.

* August 1 – Battle of Minden: Anglo – Hanoverian forces under Ferdinand of Brunswick defeat the French army of the Duc de Broglie, but due to the disobedience of the English cavalry commander Lord George Sackville, the French are able to withdraw unmolested.

* September 24 – English Civil War – Battle of Rowton Heath: Parliamentarians defeat the Royalist cavalry.

The Mexican cavalry, experienced and feared, was something the Texians could not easily defeat.

The Battle of Stirling Bridge was a shattering defeat for the English: it showed that under certain circumstances infantry could be superior to cavalry.

However, by this time cavalry was far more effective and agile than the chariot, and the defeat of Darius III at the Battle of Gaugamela ( 331 BC ), where the army of Alexander simply opened their lines and let the chariots pass and attacked them from behind, marked the end of the era of chariot warfare.

It is also often stated that the defeat at Adrianople led to changes in the composition of the late Roman Army and an increase in the use of cavalry.

The Achaean League's army and cavalry under Philopoemen then defeat the Aetolians on the Elean frontier.

His courageous charge averted a disastrous defeat of the American cavalry and saved the life of Washington.

Cyrus wanted to place him in the center as the Greeks were his most capable unit, and were thereby most able to defeat the elite Persian cavalry and in the process kill the Great King, thereby gaining the Persian throne for Cyrus.

This was repealed quickly after Colonel James Garfield's Union brigade marched through Paintsville on its way to defeat the Confederate cavalry at the Battle of Middle Creek in Floyd County.

He deployed the legionaries in depth supported by javelin throwers, archers, and horse archers in the rear ranks to defeat the assault of the Alan cavalry using these combined arms tactics.

However, his reformed infantry had been dislodged from a strong defensive position by the Spanish infantry using its traditional methods and it was only his cavalry that had saved the Dutch from defeat.

Kienmayer covered his withdrawal with the O ' Reilly light cavalry, who gallantly managed to defeat five of six French cavalry regiments before they too had to retreat.

Seeing the defeat of his army from a stretcher in the rear, Charles ordered the army to retreat at 11: 00 a. m. By noon, the battle was over as Russian cavalry had mopped up the stragglers on the battlefield and returned to their own lines.

The Spanish infantry broke the Gardes Françaises regiment, but the superior French cavalry were able to defeat their counterparts and envelop the center.

The battle was actually no more than a very long cavalry pursuit and was a very costly defeat for Blücher's " Army of Silesia ", which lost as much as 10, 000 men, during this day.