When the Catholics conquer Protestant territory, the army Chaplain (an amusingly unctuous Michael Early) hastily changes his religious garb, and Mother switches flags.
3) The notorious white abolitionist John Brown, who in 1859 led an unsuccessful raid on the federal armory in Harpers Ferry, Va., charges clumsily into slave territory, ragtag army in tow.
Things don't seem to have progressed massively on Assad's side this week, as the rebel Free Syrian Army took control of more territory, including army bases in the north and east of the country, piling further pressure on Damascus.
He said that while he understood those who resist the idea of Israel's staying in the occupied territories, the army would have sent a clearer message by court-martialing Mr. Blanc to a longer jail term.
"You can simulate one to one what happens in the territories," an army official said, "how to use force, and if need be, helicopters; techniques for dealing with riots, arrests".
Austria withdrew from the territories the army had fought so hard to acquire, including the strategic river crossings at Hüningen and Kehl, as well as key cities further north.
Since then the rebels' campaign of ambushes and roadside bombs has cleared swaths of territory and forced army and militia convoys to avoid most roads.
In Kansas, Nebraska, and Colorado Territory, a large army expedition in 1867 had burned an abandoned village without engaging significant numbers of Indians.
As usual, Zardari asked for additional support, particularly to fund additional police in FATA and NWFP, which could hold territory after the army and the Frontier Corps moved out.
News of the rebel advance came as opposition fighters were forced to withdraw from several neighborhoods in the Damascus suburbs, ceding territory to the army after two weeks of fighting that had forced most residents to flee.
