But the feared attacks never materialized, and in December 1860 the members of the so-called Southwest Expedition returned to St . Louisas heroes, having successfully repelled the Jayhawker threat.
The Iranians had successfully repelled the Iraqi forces that had invaded their territory in 1980 and could have had a peace deal very much on their terms, but they wanted to take the war to Baghdad and bring down Saddam Hussein.
Lt Col Joe Kibet, an Amisom spokesman in Mogadishu, told the Guardian that the Ethiopian troops had successfully repelled the attack and, backed by local forces, had pursued their fleeing enemy.
It put the European pair three up, and two holes later they were earning the penultimate point of a day in which Europe had successfully repelled the anticipated US counter-attack.
Spokesman for the US-led coalition in Baghdad, Colonel Steve Warren, told Associated Press that majority of the attacks are on the outskirts of the city, and Iraqi government forces have "successfully repelled every attack" since they began.
In addition, Mr Kolomoisky offered - and on at least one occasion paid - significant financial rewards to Ukrainian troops who had successfully repelled attacks by separatists.
However, the latter was soon overthrown by the Mamluk generals who had successfully repelled a Crusader invasion of the Nile Delta.
The Americans, while losing the battle, had again stood against the British regulars with some success, as they had successfully repelled two assaults on Breed's Hill during the engagement.
Andriy Lysenko, a Ukrainian military spokesman, insisted that a Russian-backed rebel attack had been successfully repelled.
