Sentence examples for severely defeated from inspiring English sources

On July 1 , 1690 William severely defeated the Jacobites in the Battle of the Boyne.

The next year he captured Mantineia and severely defeated the Achaeans at Hecatombaeum, near Dyme.

He enacted some tough reforms and austerity measures but was severely defeated in a general election in February.

In 426 he unsuccessfully besieged the Corinthian colony of Leukas and was severely defeated in an attempted invasion of Aetolia.

Constantius rallied and, on Sept. 28, 351, severely defeated Magnentius at the Battle of Mursa (modern Osijek, Croatia).

They severely defeated a Carthaginian relief force and could not be permanently dislodged even by Hannibal himself.

Assuming supreme command the following year, Howe transferred his forces southward and captured the strategic port city of New York, severely defeating the Americans at the Battle of Long Island.

The pain and swelling subsided, which was good news for the Americans, who defeated a severely weakened Mexico team, 3-0, today to win the U.S. Cup.

Several dozen fighters capable of committing terror attacks may already be present on the continent, and more are expected to join them if the group is defeated or severely weakened in the Middle East, Europol's European Counter Terrorism Center said in a report on militant tactics.

Lanoue, who was shooting in Huntington Beach State Park near Murrells Inlet when he captured the David-vs.-Goliath moment, told Caters that "the defeated alligator was severely annoyed and slowly slunk off back into the water".

Gracious in severely hurtful defeat at the hands of a team he described as the best Manchester United have faced during his time at the club, Sir Alex Ferguson searched for a sliver of light in the darkness.