Thus outflanked, Rosecrans would be forced either to fight to regain the city or to fall back across the Tennessee River to preserve his supply line.
But their 1967 defeats, and their failure to regain either the West Bank or the Golan Heights through war or diplomacy, weighed heavily on the shoulders of the two Arab leaders.
The result came as a shock to Democrats, who were left pondering the future of their party after not simply losing the presidency but also failing to regain a majority in either chamber of Congress.
While Republicans appear to be in a position to make strong gains in Congress, analysts say they appear unlikely to regain control of either the House or Senate, given the strong margins Democrats built in 2008.
What is needed is a direct and open assessment of the prospects of each distressed economy and what it will take for each of those economies to regain its footing, either within or outside the euro zone.
Wildcats led late in the third quarter, only for Hatters to respond with quick scores either side of the quarter break to regain control.
In this context it is evident the Sudanese have to regain the oilfields, either through an South Sudanese withdrawal because of international pressure, or through force.
She couldn't walk or talk for months following the procedure, and needed extensive therapy to regain even some of her facilities in either area.
In order to survive, Sharon will have to either regain the lead or, perhaps, take the "big bang" option, bolting Likud and isolating it as a bastion of the far right, while creating a centrist coalition led by the three "patriarchs" of Israeli politics: Sharon Shimon Peress, of Labor; and Tommy Lapid, of the secularist Shinui Party.
