In addition to civilian victims , the figure includes Cause_to_be_included 20 Croatian policemen , 15 Croatian National Guard ( `` Zbor narodne garde '' – ZNG ) troops and four civil defencemen who had been defending Defending the police station and water supply building in the village .

Despite their numerical advantage and the wide dispersal of British forces Request defending Defending against their invasion attempt , the Americans , who were stationed Being_in_operation in Lewiston , New York , were unable to get Getting the bulk of their invasion force across the Niagara River due to the work of British artillery and reluctance on the part of the undertrained and inexperienced American militia .

Valencia were the defending Defending champions , but were eliminated Removing by Steaua București in the Round of 32 after dropping Motion out of the UEFA Champions League Group Stage .

stan wawrinka was the defending Defending champion in men 's singles but lost Earnings_and_losses to four-time australian open champion novak djokovic in the semi-finals .

Martina Hingis and Leander Paes teamed up Cause_to_amalgamate to win Getting the mixed doubles title , it was the second for Hingis and third for Paes , over the defending champions Kristina Mladenovic and Daniel Nestor .

Tournament hosts Gabon and defending champions Ivory Coast were both eliminated Removing in the group stage after failing Earnings_and_losses to win Getting any of their three group games .

Both Roger Federer and Serena Williams were unsuccessful in defending Defending their 2007 titles ; Federer losing Earnings_and_losses to Novak Djokovic in the semi-finals and Williams losing Earnings_and_losses in the quarter-finals to Jelena Jankovic .

Sandra Spuzich , age 29 , won her only major title , a stroke ahead of runner-up Carol Mann , the defending champion .

The last year defending Defending champions Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk were eliminated Removing in the first round of the competition Competition ( 1/16 of final ) by PFC CSKA Moscow on away goal rule ( 1:1 , 2:2 ) .

The Kolkata Knight Riders were the defending champions , having won the 2012 season .

Japan came into the tournament Competition as defending Defending champions .

The Royal Perth Yacht Club was the defending club and the organiser Arranging of the defence series .

Eight European countries hosted Social_event the tournament and 22 nations competed Competition , including defending Defending champions the United States .

As the defending champions , Santos begin Process_start their participation in the semifinals .

Brazil were the defending Defending champions who got Getting knocked out Competition by Paraguay in the quarter final after failing Earnings_and_losses to convert any of the penalties .

Meanwhile , on their right the Battle Hostile_encounter of Nablus began Process_start with an attack Attack by the XX Corps in the Judean Hills against the Asia Corps and sections of the Seventh Army defending Defending Nablus , during the afternoon of 19 September once it became Becoming apparent the Battle of Sharon was succeeding , while Chaytor 's Force held Defending the extreme right flank in the Jordan Valley against the Fourth Ottoman Army and began Process_start their attacks Attack northwards in the Jordan Valley to capture Conquering the Jisr ed Damieh bridge .

having cut this line of retreat Escaping , chaytor 's force Military_operation proceeded Self_motion eastwards to attack Attack and capture Conquering es salt , before riding Self_motion on to attack Attack and capture Conquering the ottoman rearguard of the fourth army defending Defending amman .

Zambia were the defending champions , but were eliminated Removing in the group stage .

The participating teams were Liverpool , Manchester City and Manchester United of England ; Milan , Inter Milan and Roma of Italy ; Olympiacos of Greece ; and defending champions Real Madrid of Spain .

in reality austin needed spinal surgery to repair damage suffered Bodily_harm by a botched tombstone piledriver delivered Sending by the late owen hart 27 months earlier at summerslam 1997 the undercard included Cause_to_be_included the new age outlaws defending Defending wwf tag team championship against al snow and mankind , chyna defending Defending the intercontinental championship against chris jericho , three four-on-four survivor series elimination match ( including a handicap match involving Participation big show ) and event also featured the wwf in-ring debut Process_start of olympic gold medalist kurt angle .

in reality austin needed spinal surgery to repair damage suffered Bodily_harm by a botched tombstone piledriver delivered Sending by the late owen hart 27 months earlier at summerslam 1997 the undercard included Cause_to_be_included the new age outlaws defending Defending wwf tag team championship against al snow and mankind , chyna defending Defending the intercontinental championship against chris jericho , three four-on-four survivor series elimination match ( including a handicap match involving Participation big show ) and event also featured the wwf in-ring debut Process_start of olympic gold medalist kurt angle .

In the singles competition , Petr Korda and Martina Hingis were the defending champions .

In the women 's singles , two-time defending champion Martina Hingis successfully defended Defending her title , defeating Conquering another surprise finalist in Frenchwoman Amélie Mauresmo .

In doubles , the defending champions were Jonas Björkman and Jacco Eltingh for the men 's , Martina Hingis and Mirjana Lučić for the women 's , and Venus Williams and Justin Gimelstob for the mixed .

Real Madrid were the defending Defending champions , but were eliminated Removing by eventual winners Bayern Munich in the semi-finals Competition .

The Battle Military_operation of Rastatt ( 5 July 1796 ) saw part of a Republican French army under Jean Victor Marie Moreau clash Hostile_encounter with elements of the Habsburg army under Maximilian Anton Karl , Count Baillet de Latour which were defending Defending the line of the Murg River .

The defending champions were the Vancouver Whitecaps FC .

American and South Vietnamese intelligence reports Reporting had indicated Statement that an imminent communist offensive during the Tet New Year festival was likely , and in response Response the Australians and New Zealanders were deployed Arranging away from their base in Phuoc Tuy Province to bolster American and South Vietnamese forces defending the Long Binh–Bien Hoa complex north-east of Saigon .

although he had surrendered Surrendering his ship , linois was widely praised Judgment_communication for his actions in defending Defending his ship against such heavy odds .

The West Indies were the defending champions .

The Russian soldiers defending Defending the town refused Agree_or_refuse_to_act to fight Hostile_encounter and fled Escaping from the advancing German troops .

Bayern then beat Competition Basel , Marseille and Real Madrid to reach Achieve the final , while Chelsea knocked out Napoli , Benfica and defending champions Barcelona .

The land-based divisions , which were not on the boats from Akune , had traversed Motion_directional the volcanic valleys defending the city with the help Assistance of local monks .

The Chilean triumph eliminated Killing the first defensive Defending line guarding Lima , and almost obliterated Killing the Peruvian army defending Defending it .

Each match Competition featured six competitors Competition : the defending Defending champion and five challengers Competition .

The defending champion was Internazionale , which was eliminated Conquering in the first round by Boavista .

He stopped Preventing_or_letting four-time defending Defending champion Walter Hagen in the quarterfinals , ending Process_end his winning streak at 22 matches .

Rafael Nadal was the defending Defending champion in the men 's event ; however , on 18 August , the Spaniard announced Expressing_publicly his withdrawal Removing from the event after failing Earnings_and_losses to recover Recovering from a wrist injury Bodily_harm , while Serena Williams was the two-time defending Defending champion in the women 's event .

Rafael Nadal was the defending Defending champion in the men 's event ; however , on 18 August , the Spaniard announced Expressing_publicly his withdrawal Removing from the event after failing Earnings_and_losses to recover Recovering from a wrist injury Bodily_harm , while Serena Williams was the two-time defending Defending champion in the women 's event .

Singapore came Motion into the tournament Competition as defending champions .

Roger Federer and Serena Williams were the defending champions in singles events , but neither was able to repeat their success : Federer was eliminated Removing in the second round by Sergiy Stakhovsky , and Williams lost Competition in the fourth round to Sabine Lisicki .

This marked Recording the first time since 1927 that both defending champions were eliminated Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale before the quarterfinals Competition .

Andy Murray and Serena Williams were the defending Defending champions in the singles events Competition .