Sentence examples for defeat upon from inspiring English sources

We need conventional forces of sufficient size and strength to inflict military defeat upon an aggressor.

Back in April he hit a remarkable unbeaten 241 to inflict a solitary defeat upon Yorkshire, who are now champions.

Svyatoslav III, cousin of Igor and prince of Kiev, inflicted a severe defeat upon them in 1183.

They inflicted a crushing defeat upon the papal army, and on June 18 , 1053 they took the pope prisoner.

In 1086 Yūsuf crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and at Al-Zallāqah inflicted a crushing defeat upon the Christian forces.

Indeed, it was his cross for Mario Balotelli that inflicted defeat upon England at last summer's World Cup.

only to be defeated, upon arrival in Canada, by a British force half the size of his.

They are as sweet as honey only to be defeated, upon arrival in Canada, by a British force half the size of his.

It is a natural tendency of practically all people who send out armies on any mission to claim credit for the advantages gained, but to charge the defeats upon their leaders; and the Carthaginians were very ready to punish those who failed in any enterprise.

Czarniecki was defeated at the battle of Gołąb in mid-February 1656, but later inflicted serious defeats upon the Swedes, notably at the battle of Warka in April that year.

This contrasted with the Spanish experience in the Rif War of 1920 26, in which tribes with access to such weapons were able to inflict defeats upon the Spanish Army in the field, such as at the Battle of Annual.