Leuthen was the last battle Hostile_encounter at which Prince Charles commanded Control the Austrian Army , before his sister-in-law , Empress Maria Theresa , appointed Choosing him as governor of the Habsburg Netherlands and placed Placing Leopold Joseph von Daun in command Control of the army .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Cixi ( no relation to the reigning Empress at the time ) or Battle Hostile_encounter of Tzeki ( 慈溪之戰 ) was a victory Getting for Qing imperial forces Military_operation led Causation by American soldier of fortune Frederick Townsend Ward against Taiping Rebels in late Qing Dynasty China .

Henry 's attempts to install Change_of_leadership his daughter , the Empress Matilda , as his successor were unsuccessful and on Henry 's death in 1135 , his nephew Stephen of Blois seized the throne with the help of Stephen 's brother , Henry of Blois , the Bishop of Winchester .

Neither side was able to achieve Achieve a decisive advantage during the first years of the war ; the Empress came to control Control the south-west of England and much of the Thames Valley , while Stephen remained Presence in control of the south-east .

However , on the verge of being crowned queen , Empress Matilda was forced Request to retreat Escaping from London by hostile crowds ; shortly afterwards , Robert of Gloucester was captured Conquering at the rout of Winchester and the two sides agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to swap Exchange their respective captives .

Stephen then almost seized Matilda in 1142 during the Siege of Oxford , but the Empress escaped Escaping from Oxford Castle across the frozen River Thames to safety .

Empress Matilda 's husband , Geoffrey V of Anjou , conquered Conquering Normandy , but in England neither side could achieve Achieve victory .

In 1148 the Empress returned Arriving to Normandy , leaving Giving the campaigning in England to her young son Henry FitzEmpress .

The Abbasid prince sent Sending for a truce and detained Arrest the high-ranking Byzantine envoys , who included Cause_to_be_included Empress Irene 's chief minister , Staurakios .

The 8-day Blackpool Dance Festival is the world 's first and most famous annual ballroom dance competition Competition of international significance , held Hold in the Empress Ballroom at the Winter Gardens , Blackpool , England since 1920 .

It was in that month that the Empress of Russia died Death and her successor Paul , who detested the Zubovs and had other plans for the army , ordered Arranging the troops to retreat back to Russia .