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The expedition Traveling was widely hailed Judgment_communication on its return Arriving for achieving Achieve all its objectives .

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Moving Motion south and later east , it was named Name_conferral Osea on November 24 after achieving Achieve windspeeds equal to a Category 1 cyclone Catastrophe on the Australian tropical cyclone intensity scale .

Rather than fight the French , the Dutch withdrew from Belgium without achieving Achieve their objectives .

The United States successfully defended Defending their title , achieving Achieve their fourth World Cup championship by defeating Conquering Cuba in the final 10–5 .

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Linois raided Attack British shipping lanes and harbours across the region , achieving Achieve limited success against undefended merchant ships but repeatedly withdrawing Escaping in the face of determined opposition , most notably at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Pulo Aura in February 1804 .