Since earning the sobriquet "Stonewall" for his resolute defense at the First Battle of Bull Run in July 1861, Jackson had done nothing to add to his reputation.
Al-Mahdī's crowning victory was the capture of Khartoum, on January 26 , 1885 after a resolute defense by its commander, Major General Charles George Gordon, who, against al-Mahdī's express order, was killed in the final assault.
It was to be a game of contrasts with an explosive French attack up against Uruguay's gritty and resolute defense.
He was equally resolute in defense of abortion rights, even as most members of his church were starting to regard abortion as a national atrocity.
"A solemn obligation of the American president is to lead NATO, to remain resolute in defense of our allies and to convince potential adversaries that we will stand up for NATO without fear or reservation," the letter said.
Rotherham Council demonstrated a "resolute denial" of the child abuse that was taking place, the report found.
I think that Lee Bollinger has been eloquent, thoughtful and resolute in his defense of free expression.
It should continue to promote democracy, stand resolute in the defense of human rights and do what it can to stop indiscriminate violence of the sort unleashed by Syria's government.
Fractious Europe-hating Conservative backbenchers called for him to stand firm on Europe, to "show bulldog spirit," in a "resolute and uncompromising defense of British national interests," as one legislator, Andrew Rosindell, put it.
Missile defense, of course, is not just rocket science, as Graham, a tenacious military and foreign affairs reporter for The Washington Post, recounts with resolute evenhandedness; it has far-reaching military, diplomatic and economic ripples as well.
