7 sentences with “defeats”

The Romans suffered several defeats, but were rich and powerful enough at this time to persist in the war effort.

From a contemporary perspective, the fall of Rome seems to have less to do with divine intervention than with routine defeats and mounting threats.

As French forces suffered mounting defeats in Indochina, the United States intensified its commitment to prevent another Asian nation from becoming a communist state.

Instead, the guerrillas mastered the art of what is now called "asymmetric warfare", in which a weaker but determined force defeats a stronger one by reducing it over time.

In these stories, the various defeats of the Hebrew people were explained by internal corruption, often the result of the Hebrews turning away from the covenant and worshipping other gods.

When Rome was forced to cede territory to Persia in 363 AD after a series of military defeats, Roman writers were horrified that the loss of territory represented "abandonment" to the other civilisation and state.

The most effective support provided by Italy or Germany came from the German air force, the Luftwaffe, which used Spain as a training ground for real targets. The Loyalists had no means to fight the planes, so they suffered constant defeats and setbacks from German bombing raids.