Fearing that the Chinese would conspire against the colonials by candlelight, those inside the city walls were forbidden to light candles and were forced to surrender everything "down to the smallest kitchen knife".
Karr's lurch toward faith is narrated with her familiar irreverence and humor, but this tone does not preclude a more heartfelt expression of the value of faith: "I'd feared surrender would sand me down to nothing.
The Sky train came off the rails early on after Peter Kennaugh crashed dramatically and Richie Porte was dropped and never recovered, finishing more than 17min down to surrender second place overall.
The trapped forces eventually surrendered, a victory put down to the Vietminh's siege tactics, extraordinary logistical build-up and well protected artillery.
How can this description be reconciled with Grant's recollection that, when he sat down to write the surrender terms at Appomattox, he had no idea how to start?
That was important last week because the revamped defense surrendered 447 yards and 28 first downs to the Redskins before winning, 21-19.
Mr. Hill stepped out from the front-passenger seat and put his hands on the car as if to surrender and submit to a pat-down, but then fled on foot, Mr. Browne said.
Mr. Haradinaj, who had just served 100 days in office, agreed to step down and surrender to The Hague to face his first trial.
The Japanese, on the other hand, were required by the terms of the surrender to both lay down their arms and maintain order; a contradiction that some resolved by handing weapons to Japanese-trained Indonesians.
A 70-year-old retired Newark policeman fatally shot his 22-year-old granddaughter and three neighbors on his block here this afternoon, then put his pistol down and surrendered quietly to the police, the authorities said.
