Bligh promised that on the tour to Australia in 1882 – 83, which he was to captain, he would regain " the ashes ".

Their goal was to regain access to Eden by finding the correct formula for perfect living, following specific rules governing agriculture, diet, and reproduction.

Being the ever-wary politician, Abd al-Rahman acted quickly to regain Yemeni support, and rode to a Yemeni chief who was mounted on a mule named " Lightning ".

This compromise was a pragmatic measure to regain power, but also the result of the early successes of central planning and state ownership forming a cross-party consensus.

Later, however, the Sultan changed his orders and had Fakhr-al-Din and his family killed on 13 April 1635 in Istanbul, bringing an end to an era in the history of Lebanon, which would not regain its current boundaries until it was proclaimed a mandate state and republic in 1920.

At the Potsdam Conference, Germany was divided into four military occupation zones by the Allies and did not regain independence until 1949.

Communist successes in 1947 – 1948 enabled them to move freely over much of mainland Greece, but with extensive reorganization, the deportation of rural populations and American material support, the National Army was slowly able to regain control over most of the countryside.

These obstacles weakened the movement and it was not until the rise of the Internet that it began to regain momentum.

* 2001 – Simeon Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, the last Tsar of Bulgaria when he was a child, is sworn in as Prime Minister of Bulgaria, becoming the first monarch in history to regain political power through democratic election to a different office.

After James II was deposed in 1688 and replaced by his daughter Mary II, ruling jointly with her husband and first cousin ( James's nephew ) William III, the Stuarts lived in exile, occasionally attempting to regain the throne.

Finally, on 22 January 1555, the council announced the decision of the Swiss churches: the original Ordonnances were to be kept and the Consistory was to regain its official powers.

While the southern kingdom made no serious effort to militarily regain power over the north, there was a long-lasting boundary dispute, fighting over which lasted during the reigns of several kings on both sides before being finally settled.

Richard's policy on the continent was to attempt to regain the castles he had lost to Philip II whilst on crusade through steady, limited campaigns.

Israel was divided in accepting the money. The agreement was condemned by some Israelis as simply an expedient whereby Germany would buy off Jewish survivors to regain credibility on the international stage, and Adenauer was criticised for being too lenient towards politically compromised individuals whose past treatment of Jews was at best questionable.

Frederick's presence alone was sufficient to regain Jerusalem, Bethlehem, Nazareth, and a number of surrounding castles without a fight: these were recovered in February 1229, in return for a ten-year truce with the Ayyubids and freedom of worship for Jerusalem's Muslim inhabitants.

This Act was created to promote employment of older persons based on their ability rather than age ; to prohibit arbitrary age discrimination in employment ; to help employers and workers find ways of meeting problems arising from the impact of age on employment because in the face of rising productivity and affluence, older workers find themselves disadvantaged in their efforts to retain employment, and especially to regain employment when displaced from jobs ; the setting of arbitrary age limits regardless of potential for job performance has become a common practice, and certain otherwise desirable practices may work to the disadvantage of older persons ; the incidence of unemployment, especially long-term unemployment with resultant deterioration of skill, morale, and employer acceptability is, relative to the younger ages, high among older workers ; their numbers are great and growing ; and their employment problems grave ; and the existence in industries affecting commerce, of arbitrary discrimination in employment because of age, burdens commerce and the free flow of goods in commerce.

During the latter half of the century, there was a retrenchment movement in Mormonism in which Mormons became more conservative, attempting to regain their status as a " peculiar people ".

In 2009 Al-Fayed revealed that he was a supporter of Scottish independence from the United Kingdom, announcing to the Scots that " It's time for you to waken up and detach yourselves from the English and their terrible politicians ... whatever help is needed for Scotland to regain its independence, I will provide it ... when you Scots regain your freedom, I am ready to be your

An additional problem was a dynastic crisis: Mieszko II's brothers continue their attempts to regain power with the help of foreign forces.

The earliest clear description of the use of opium as a recreational drug in China came from Xu Boling, who wrote in 1483 that opium was " mainly used to aid masculinity, strengthen sperm and regain vigor ," and that it " enhances the art of alchemists, sex and court

Thinking to regain control on the island that had produced so much wealth, Napoleon sent more than 20, 000 troops beginning in 1802 to quell the slave revolt in Saint-Domingue, which quickly escalated into war for independence.

Riot police were sent from Bishkek, and managed to temporarily regain control of the building.

A fleet was sent against them led by Ketil Flatnose to regain control.

After several bungled attempts to regain the territory, Edward sent his wife, Isabella, to negotiate peace terms.

However, the Second Foundation has planned for this eventuality, and has sent 50 of its members to their deaths as martyrs in order to regain its anonymity.

New commands were sent every 20 minutes in the hopes that the spacecraft had drifted off course and could regain contact.

Go-Shirakawa planned to regain power, and secretly sent his son Prince Mochihito to deliver a message to the Minamoto in which Go-Shirakawa proclaimed the Taira as the enemy of the court and requested that the Minamotos fight against them.

On December 1, 1863, she was released, suffering from typhoid, and was then sent to Europe to regain her health.

Harald sent his cousin Ketil to regain control, but Ketil then declared himself King of the Isles.

Signals sent to the spinal cord allow quick reflex reactions to both the limbs and trunk to regain balance.

Antigonus sent his son Demetrius to regain control of Greece, and in 307 BC he took Athens, expelling the Demetrius of Phaleron, Cassander's governor, and proclaiming the city free again.

Unlike Human units, Robots does not regain HP over time and must be sent to a Repair Facility to regain fighting strength.

Subsequently France sent Lally-Tollendal to regain the French losses and chase the British out of India.

Napoleon was livid and sent two divisions of Massena's corps supported by some cavalry to regain the critical village.

Most English historians have assumed Van Wassenaer ( who on the 12 June had sent all of his silverware and other valuables home as to show how much confidence he had in himself ) made a sudden dash to the west, trying to regain the weather gage, and the English beat him to it.

His devotion to his studies there left him ill, and he was sent to Corbie in 1658 to regain his strength.

When James was deposed and fled to France, King Louis XIV of France ( already at war with William of Orange ) supported him with troops and money to help him regain his crown, though he stipulated that the French troops he sent to Ireland would have to be made good by the sending of the same number of Irish recruits to France.

In 1881, he was sent to Adelaide, South Australia, on the clipper ship City of Adelaide to regain his health.

He was sent – off in 36th minute of Liverpool's UEFA Cup second leg match against Marseille, which turned things around for Liverpool as they were eliminated from the competition, after which he struggled to regain his place.

Katsuhisa asked Tadayoshi for help to regain his position, and Tadayoshi sent his son Shimazu Takahisa to be adopted by Katsuhisa.

Collingood sent him to assist King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies to regain his capital of Naples from Napoleon's brother King Joseph, who had been given the kingdom of Naples.

Confederate General Robert E. Lee was sent to western Virginia by President Jefferson Davis to coordinate the various Confederate forces in the region and regain lost Confederate territory.

As a reward for their valour, an army was sent with them to regain their kingdom.