Lacking information , families of the victims Catastrophe engaged Participation in an angry and volatile meeting Social_event with newly elected Choosing President Vladimir Putin .

Lacking sufficient artillery , cavalry and supplies Supply to wage battle , Napoleon 's objective Aiming at Krasnoi was to collect Come_together his scattered Dispersal troops and to resume Process_start his retreat Escaping .

Lacking a unified strategy ( or army ) and fighting a defensive Defending campaign , from April onwards the army lost Earnings_and_losses cohesion and its special advantages .

Lacking the forces to effect an invasion of the Dutch colony , Pellew instead sought to isolate and blockade the Dutch squadron based at Batavia in preparation for raids specifically targeting the Dutch ships with his main force .

Lacking food and water , the 60 Portuguese garrison and its commander , João de Lisboa , agreed Agree_or_refuse_to_act to surrender Surrendering , only to be taken Conquering as captives .