The First Taiwan Strait Crisis ( also the Formosa Crisis , the 1954–1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis , the Offshore Islands Crisis , and the 1955 Taiwan Strait Crisis ) was a brief armed Bearing_arms conflict Hostile_encounter between the Communist People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) and the Nationalist Republic of China ( ROC ) in Taiwan .

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Severe disruption Preventing_or_letting occurred Presence on First Capital Connect Connect services Supply , c2c services Supply , First Great Western services Supply , National Express East Anglia and Eurostar services Supply from St Pancras International .

The rebellion is known Know by many names , including the Sepoy Mutiny , the Indian Mutiny , the Great Rebellion , the Revolt of 1857 , the Indian Insurrection , and the First War of Independence .

The battle followed closely the First Battle of Algeciras on 6 July , in which a French squadron anchored at the Spanish port of Algeciras was attacked Attack by a larger British squadron based at nearby Gibraltar .

It was a major conflict in the First War of Scottish Independence .

The Siege of Roses ( or Siege of Rosas ) began Process_start on 28 November 1794 and lasted Process_end until 4 February 1795 when the Spanish garrison abandoned GiveUp the port and the forces of the First French Republic took control .

The Second Battle of Artois ( or ) from was a battle on the Western Front during the First World War .

After capturing Conquering the Siegfried Line , the 9th Armored Division of the U.S. First Army had advanced Motion unexpectedly quickly towards the Rhine .

The 5 October 1910 revolution Reforming_a_system was the overthrow Change_of_leadership of the centuries-old Portuguese Monarchy and its replacement by the Portuguese First Republic .

After the revolution Reforming_a_system , a provisional government led by Teófilo Braga directed the fate of the country until the approval Ratification of the Constitution in 1911 that marked the beginning of the First Republic .

Earlier , in April 2004 , coalition forces fought Quarreling the First Battle of Fallujah in order to capture Conquering or kill Killing insurgent elements considered responsible for the deaths of a Blackwater Security team .

First held Hold on December 31 , 1907 , to welcome 1908 , the ball drop Motion_directional has been held Hold annually since , except in 1942 and 1943 in observance of wartime blackouts .

The initial advance into Romania , the First Jassy–Kishinev Offensive in April and May 1944 was a failure ; the second Offensive in August succeeded .

According to Human Rights Watch ( HRW ) , this was the most notorious civilian massacre of the First Chechen War .

Neither the president nor First Lady Michelle Obama were home at the time , although their youngest daughter , Sasha , and the first lady 's mother , Marian Shields Robinson , were .

First affecting the Philippines , Zeb dropped Placing torrential rainfall in Luzon , reaching in one day in La Trinidad , estimated as a one-in-1,147-year event .

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The First Sea Lord thought Coming_to_believe that the ease of Jervis ' victory over José de Córdoba y Ramos guaranteed Commitment a successful attack Attack on that southern harbour .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Route Coloniale 4 ( called Name_conferral Chiến dịch Biên giới [ `` Border Campaign Military_operation '' ] in Vietnam ) was a battle Hostile_encounter of the First Indochina War Military_operation .

RC4 in the First Indochina War Military_operation .

The Nivelle Offensive ( 16 April – 9 May 1917 ) , was a Franco-British operation on the Western Front in the First World War .

The French part of the offensive was intended to be strategically decisive by breaking Bodily_harm through the German defences on the Aisne front within with casualties expected to be around A preliminary attack was to be made by the French Third Army at St Quentin and the British First , Third and Fifth armies at Arras , to capture Conquering high ground and divert German reserves from the French fronts on the Aisne and in Champagne .

The British Third and First armies achieved Achieve the deepest advance since trench warfare began Process_start , along the Scarpe river in the Battle of Arras , which inflicted Causation many losses on the Germans , attracted reserves and captured Conquering Vimy Ridge to the north .

The term is avoided Preventing_or_letting by some historians , who either describe Statement the conflicts Hostile_encounter as merely a series of West Coast campaigns that took place between the Taranaki War ( 1860–1861 ) and Titokowaru 's War ( 1868–69 ) , or an extension of the First Taranaki War .

The conflict in Taranaki had its roots in the First Taranaki War , which had ended Process_end in March 1861 with an uneasy truce .

The battle Hostile_encounter was a rare French victory , lying Placing between the significant British victories at the Glorious First of June and the Battle Hostile_encounter of Groix , in the Royal Navy campaign Military_operation against the French fleet at Brest .

The First Battle of Bud Dajo , also known as the Moro Crater Massacre Killing , was a counter insurgency action fought Hostile_encounter by the United States Army against Moros in March 1906 , during the Moro Rebellion in the southwestern Philippines .

The crew consisted Forming_relationships of Captain John Benton , First Officer Tom R. Bennett , a flight engineer and 2 stewardesses .

The 2012–14 European Nations Cup First Division is the premier rugby union competition Competition below the Six Nations Championship Competition in Europe .

Liverpool 's win qualified Becoming_a_member Liverpool to play Competition in European competition Competition the following season , while Bolton would win Getting promotion to the Premier League following a 4–3 victory in the First Division play-off final Process_end .

British troops were fighting knee-deep in mud during First World War-style trench battles .

The Second Northern War ( 1655–60 , also First or Little Northern War ) was fought Hostile_encounter between Sweden and its adversaries the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth ( 1655–60 ) , the Moscow Tsardom ( 1656–58 ) , Brandenburg-Prussia ( 1657–60 ) , the Habsburg Monarchy ( 1657–60 ) and Denmark–Norway ( 1657–58 and 1658–60 ) .

The Gas attacks Attack at Wulverghem ( 30 April and 17 June 1916 ) were German cloud gas releases during the First World War on British troops in the municipality of Heuvelland , near Ypres in the Belgian province of West Flanders .

After victory Getting at First Battle Hostile_encounter of Bull Run , the Confederate States Army ( CSA ) established Creating a defensive Defending line from Centreville along the Occoquan River to the Potomac River .

The Hindenburg Line ( or Siegfried Position ) was a German defensive Defending position built during the winter of 1916–1917 on the Western Front during the First World War .

First Poles annihilated Killing the 60 horses strong night guard and then attacked Attack the reminder of the enemy 's command , the swiftness and confusion of the night attack Attack disallowed Preventing_or_letting Swedes and Brandenburgers to mount Connect their horses .

First to be charged was former NOPD police officer David Warren , a rookie at the time , who was convicted Legal_rulings and sentenced Legal_rulings to 25 years and 9 months in prison for shooting Use_firearm and killing Killing Glover .

Due to the inability of units of the British First Army to link Connect up with the Pont Du Fahs force , the 2nd Parachute Battalion , under Lieutenant Colonel John Frost , was forced Request to retreat Escaping over fifty miles towards the nearest Allied units ; it was attacked Attack several times during the retreat Escaping , and although it reached Arriving Allied lines safely it had taken Getting more than 250 casualties Catastrophe .

The operation was part of the Clearing the Channel Coast undertaken Action by the First Canadian Army , following the victory of Operation Overlord and the break-out from Normandy .

The Capture Conquering of Oppy Wood was an engagement Hostile_encounter on the Western Front of the First World War on 28 June 1917 .

A second attack Attack took place Process_start on 28 June , as part of a series of feints , intended to simulate a threat to the cities of Lens in the First Army area and Lille in the Second Army area .

The Second Battle of Passchendaele was the culminating attack during the Third Battle of Ypres of the First World War .

The Canadian Corps relieved Cure the exhausted II Anzac Corps , continuing the advance started Process_start with the First Battle of Passchendaele and ultimately capturing the village .

Given the close results in the First and Second Tests it is possible that England could have won had Bill Edrich or Jim Laker been brought over , or Denis Compton had been fully fit .

The Middlesex strokemaker had a chequered tour , averaging Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale 7.57 in the Tests and 92.11 in his other First Class matches Competition .

The Capture of Savannah , or sometimes the First Battle of Savannah ( because of a siege in 1779 ) , was an American Revolutionary War battle fought Hostile_encounter on December 29 , 1778 pitting local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units , holding the city , against a British invasion force under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell .

Shortly after the First Siege of Krujë , Murad II died Death in Edirne , only to be succeeded Change_of_leadership by his son Mehmed II .

First semi-final was played Competition between Islamabad Leopards and Lahore Lions while Karachi Dolphins and Rawalpindi Rams faced Hostile_encounter each other in the second semi-final Process_end .

The final match of the 1988–89 Football League season was contested Competition at Anfield between Liverpool and Arsenal , the top two teams in the First Division , on 26 May 1989 .