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  1. Clashes in the Balkans, Iraq,Afghanistan, and Somalia. After the Soviet, retreat ,from Afghanistan, the Soviet Army left quantities of weapons including AKS
  2. Harass British and Hessian forces throughout the winter, forcing the British to, retreat ,to their base in and around New York City. At every stage the British strategy
  3. Which the most creative industrialists, scientists and artists go on strike and, retreat ,to a mountainous hideaway where they build an independent free economy. The
  4. Command of the division when Hatch was wounded, and he led his men to cover the, retreat ,of the Union Army. At Fredericksburg in December 1862,his division mostly sat
  5. The plague start to decline. Part five By late January, the plague is in full, retreat , and the townspeople begin to celebrate the imminent opening of the town gates.
  6. Is able to disarm Ajax (although Ajax is not hurt) and Ajax is forced to, retreat , seeing that Zeus is clearly favoring Hector. Hector and the Trojans succeed in
  7. The Getafe by crossing the river at night, he forced the Getafe army to, retreat ,after the first cavalry skirmish, leaving their town to the Macedonian army.
  8. Press von Eisenstein, securing the Suez Canal and beginning the Ottoman, retreat ,from the Sinai Peninsula. *1925 – Plaid Cyprus is formed with the aim of
  9. White villa high on the hillside. " Christie strongly implies that this" quiet, retreat ,in the Ardennes" near Spa is the Poirot family home. Christie is purposefully
  10. Duties after Emily died from tuberculosis in 1836. Jackson used Rip Raps as a, retreat , visiting between August 19, 1829 through August 16, 1835. Jackson remained
  11. Had decided to recapture Hormuz. He had learned that after the Portuguese, retreat ,in 1507,a young king was reigning under the influence of a powerful Persian
  12. And genuine narrative power, with still others claiming that it represents a, retreat ,from the artist's previous commitment to social and political change. The film
  13. Of Paris seized control of the region and forced the central government to, retreat ,to Thebes, where the pharaoh was treated as a vassal and expected to pay
  14. Will have prepared their exit; for example, placing land mines to cover their, retreat , with the members of the force making, and following, a safe route through the
  15. Situation. Therefore, it was more profitable for Attila to conclude peace and, retreat ,back to his homeland. Secondly, an East Roman force had crossed the Danube
  16. Times that try men's souls," wrote Thomas Paine, who was with the army on the, retreat , The army had dwindled to fewer than 5,000 men fit for duty, and would be
  17. Scaled attacks from a secure and reinforced defensible base which they could, retreat ,to should their raiders meet strong resistance. These bases were prepared in
  18. An ambush. During the rescue, Albuquerque received a severe wound and had to, retreat , Soon after the failed attack on Cali cut, Albuquerque hastened to form a
  19. De geometric Angelique (SGA) that he directed at IVES. Politics and, retreat ,from scientific community Grothendieck's political views were radical and
  20. An oracle in hexameter verse represented a pastoral life as his only, retreat , but his disciples, perhaps calming his fears by a metaphorical interpretation
  21. By Saudi Arabia prepared for another major offensive, Massoud ordered a full, retreat ,from Kabul. The Taliban seized Kabul on September 27, 1996,and established the
  22. Although Bragg was forced to end his attempt at invading Kentucky and, retreat ,due to lack of support for the Confederacy in that state. Bragg was narrowly
  23. Very different appearance when the brethren first chose them as their place of, retreat , Wide swamps, deep morasses, tangled thickets, and wild, impassable forests
  24. Europe. The game is divided into three parts: the first focuses on the fighting, retreat ,from Seattle towards Fort Teller in the Cascade Mountains; the second is a
  25. Of view, the best outcome was what occurred: Theodoric died, Attila was in, retreat ,and disarray, and the Romans had the benefit of appearing victorious. Invasion
  26. Bamberg; and his conspicuous bravery was of great value to the Emperor on the, retreat ,from Metz in January 1553. When Charles left Germany a few weeks later, Albert
  27. Are set in Renaissance or pre-Renaissance times, and may explicitly include a ", retreat ," from the world, which would explain the current absence of such phenomena.
  28. Island in May, until sickness among the men and lack of fresh water forced to, retreat , In August 1513,after a second attempt to reach Aden, they returned to India
  29. To the plague in terms that describe an enemy in war:" the epidemic was in, retreat ,all along the line; victory was won, and the enemy was abandoning his positions.
  30. Invading Italy ** Battle of Fans—Aurelia defeats the Alemannic, who begin to, retreat ,from Italy ** Battle of Pa via—Aurelia destroys the retreat ing Alemannic army.
  31. Whom Kingdom. The Mughal led by Mir Lumley II and Shasta Khan were forced to, retreat ,after the respected Mughal Admiral Unaware Khan was killed in action. Deccan
  32. And marched out to meet Amalia at Elysium, but was defeated and forced to, retreat ,to Bilbao. The Egyptians then opened up the Nile dams and let the river flood
  33. The Alemannic and the Sassanian. After the death of Julian, he took part in the, retreat ,of Jovian as far as Antioch. He was residing in Antioch in 372 when one
  34. The Liberal Party of Australia is founded by Robert Menzies. *1949 – The, retreat ,of the Democratic Army of Greece in Albania after its defeat on Grams mountain
  35. Before issuing it, as to do otherwise would seem like" our last shriek on the, retreat ,". Name "/IN"> Stephen"/> In September 1862 the Battle of Antietam provided
  36. Around Petersburg, Virginia,forcing Confederate General Robert E. Lee to, retreat , * 1865 – American Civil War: Confederate President Jefferson Davis and most of
  37. 365. His report describes accurately the characteristic sequence of earthquake, retreat ,of the sea and sudden giant wave. His work has suffered terribly from the
  38. IN"> mcpherson81"/> defeated McClellan in the Seven Days Battles and forced his, retreat , The Northern Virginia Campaign, which included the Second Battle of Bull Run
  39. They broke and after half day of fierce battle Albuquerque was forced to, retreat , They cruised the Red Sea inside the Bad Amanda, as the first European fleet
  40. General in the Continental Army, but lost his command after a controversial, retreat , After the war, he was elected to the Confederation Congress, where he served a
  41. The queen Cleopatra of Egypt, to retire to her land and give battle to mask his, retreat ,; but lack of provisions and the growing demoralization of his army would
  42. Integrating Egyptian elements into their Middle Bronze Age culture. After their, retreat , the Theban kings found themselves trapped between the Hyssop to the north and
  43. He resided in: the United States, Canada and Scotland. By 1885,a new summer, retreat ,was contemplated. That summer, the Bells had a vacation on Cape Breton Island
  44. S son Muhammad Akbar Khan, who defeated the British-Indian garrison on its, retreat ,from Kabul in January 1842. The uprising spread to Kandahar where the Afghans
  45. Were recruited during the operation, and they were with the army on its, retreat ,back to Ticonderoga. New York and New Jersey Having withdrawn his army from
  46. Were defeated at the battles of Forum Gallo rum and Mutiny, forcing Antony to, retreat ,to Transalpine Gaul. However, both consuls were killed, leaving Octavian in
  47. E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia fights its last major battle while in, retreat ,from Richmond, Virginia. *1866 – The Grand Army of the Republic, an American
  48. Into Media to retaliate but failed to take Dorostolon (Sistra). During his, retreat , the emperor was surrounded and worn down by the Achenes, who forced him to
  49. Leaders, Dostum also faced infighting within his group and was later forced tor, retreat ,from power thanks to his General Abdul Malik Callahan. Initially, Malik was one
  50. King Henry VIII of England defeats French Forces who are then forced to, retreat , *1777 – American Revolutionary War: The Americans led by General John Stark

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