Few of the occupying British , French , and Italian troops had been deployed Arranging or engaged Forming_relationships in combat .

Few gave Giving them a chance of regaining the Ashes and they lost Earnings_and_losses the series 4–1 to Lindsay Hassett 's Australian team , which had far greater reserves of talent .

Few died Death during combat , though many of disease .

Few stocks were pre-positioned , causing Causation food prices to rise Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale greatly .

Few of the British airmen were able to spot Know the battleship , and their attacks Attack did not inflict Causation any significant damage Damaging .

Between 27 November and 13 December , 30,000 United Nations Command Request troops ( later nicknamed Name_conferral `` The Chosin Few '' ) under the field command Control of Major General Oliver P. Smith were encircled and attacked Attack by about 120,000 Chinese troops under the command Control of Song Shilun , who had been ordered Request by Mao Zedong to destroy Destroying the UN forces .