Pondicherry 's defenses were strong , but the garrison was too small to effectively man the walls , and although a French frigate squadron was stationed Placing at the distant Île de France , it was unable to effectively protect Defending the French Indian coast .

When coalition forces fought Quarreling into the center of the city , the Iraqi government requested Request that the city 's control be transferred Giving to an Iraqi-run local security force , which then began Process_start stockpiling weapons and building complex defenses across the city through mid-2004 .

Crown Prince Fusu and General Meng Tian were stationed Placing at a garrison in Suide and soon began Process_start with the construction of the walled defenses Defending , which would be connected Connect with the old walls from the Qin , Yan , and Zhao states .

These rapid advances on the Eastern Front destroyed Destroying additional veteran German combat units and severely limited Limiting German Führer Adolf Hitler 's ability to reinforce his Rhine defenses .

Two months later , the Allies took advantage of Japan 's resulting strategic vulnerability in the South Pacific and launched Military_operation the Guadalcanal Campaign ; this , along with the New Guinea Campaign , eventually broke Destroying Japanese defenses Defending in the South Pacific and was a significant contributing Causation factor to Japan 's ultimate surrender Surrendering in World War II .

japanese forces Causation used the area to regroup from attacks Attack against u.s. forces Causation on the island , to launch further attacks Attack on the u.s. defenses that guarded Patrolling the allied airfield ( called Name_conferral henderson field ) located at lunga point on guadalcanal , as a base to defend Defending against allied attacks Attack directed Aiming at japanese troop and supply Supply encampments between point cruz and cape esperance on western guadalcanal , and as a location for watching and reporting Reporting on allied activity around henderson field .

The Marine attacks Attack were intended to `` mop-up '' Japanese stragglers retreating Escaping towards the Matanikau from the recent Battle of Edson 's Ridge , to disrupt Destroying Japanese attempts to use the Matanikau area as a base for attacks Attack on the Marine Lunga defenses , and to destroy Destroying any Japanese forces Causation in the area .

The second action forced Motion the Japanese to retreat Escaping from their positions east of the Matanikau and hindered Preventing_or_letting Japanese preparations for their planned Arranging major offensive on the U.S. Lunga defenses set for later in October 1942 that resulted in Causation the Battle for Henderson Field .

American estimates of Truk 's defenses and its role as a stronghold of the Japanese Navy led Causation newspapers and military men to call Name_conferral it the `` Gibraltar of the Pacific '' , or to compare Statement it with Pearl Harbor .

They were tasked Motion with clearing Removing anti-tank defenses for the armor , but they became Becoming pinned Placing down by heavy Egyptian fire Use_firearm .

The Egyptians attempted to restore Recovering their defenses to their initial dispositions with an armored attack Attack on October 17 .

Despite the weakening economy , taxes were still imposed Action at their earlier high rates to support Supporting Granada 's extensive defenses Defending and large army .

After landing near Savannah on December 23 , Campbell assessed Testing the American defenses , which were comparatively weak , and decided Deciding to attack without waiting for Prevost .

The British destroyed Destroying military defenses in the area , including supplies that had been cached by the Continental Army in anticipation of an assault on British-occupied Newport , Rhode Island .

The battle Hostile_encounter damaged Damaging the prestige of Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi government , who began Process_start extensively improving defenses Defending for the threatened major city of Basra .

In the course of four hours , a series of blunders in planning and communication had caused Causation Lee 's forces to launch Process_start three failed frontal infantry assaults Attack across hundreds of yards of open ground , unsupported by Confederate artillery , charging Imposing_obligation toward firmly entrenched Union infantry and artillery defenses .

After weeks of preparation , on July 30 , Union forces Causation exploded Attack a mine in Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside 's IX Corps sector , blowing Attack a gap in the Confederate defenses of Petersburg , Virginia .

The attack Attack was the largest of the war and represented an attempt to strike Attack Iraqi defenses Defending a serious blow .

This combination Cause_to_amalgamate proved fatal for the bases ' defenses , culminating Self_motion in a decisive French defeat Conquering at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu .

In the wake of the defeat Conquering , many experienced German units were left severely depleted Expend_resource of men and equipment , as survivors retreated Escaping to the defenses of the Siegfried Line .

The defenses were largely obsolete and 7,000 of the 23,000-strong French garrison were National Guard militiamen .

The Germans dug Motion their way closer to the fortress through trench parallels and destroyed Destroying specific sections of the defenses with concentrated bombardments .

In a step that probably shortened Change_event_time the siege , Cornwallis decided Deciding to abandon GiveUp parts of his outer defenses , and the besiegers successfully stormed Attack two of his redoubts .

Japan 's military Military_operation and civil defenses were unable to stop Preventing_or_letting the Allied attacks Attack .

The slim defenses Defending of the most important position , Maryland Heights , first encountered Hostile_encounter the approaching Arriving Confederates on September 12 , but only brief skirmishing Hostile_encounter ensued Coming_to_be .

After the defenses Defending were thoroughly riddled by heavy bombardment from the besiegers , the French defenders capitulated Surrendering and withdrew Escaping on 9 January 1797 .

By late December , the completed Process_end Austrian batteries connected Connect with the captured Arrest French fortification called Statement `` Bonnet de Prêtre '' ; from these positions , the Austrians bombarded Attack the French defenses Defending with enfilade fire .

In spite of the settlement , Goryeo continued to communicate Communication with Song , having strengthened Cause_change_of_strength its defenses by building Building fortresses in the newly gained Getting northern territories .

As the engagement Hostile_encounter began Process_start , Habsburg numerical superiority overwhelmed Destroying French defenses Defending .

This broke Destroying into the heart of the German defenses Defending in the Liri valley against strong opposition and drew Motion in German theater reserves , reducing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale pressure on the Anzio beachhead .

The object of `` Diadem '' was to break Bodily_harm the German defenses on the Gustav Line ( the western half of the Winter Line ) and open Openness up the Liri Valley , the main route to Rome .

Trochu turned Becoming over command Control of the Paris defenses to Joseph Vinoy who surrendered Surrendering the city 10 days later .

In coordination with the Chinese capture Conquering of Seoul on the western front , the North Korean Korean People 's Army ( KPA ) attempted to capture Wonju in an effort to destabilize the UN defenses along the central and the eastern fronts .

After a joint Collaboration Chinese People 's Volunteer Army ( PVA ) and KPA assault breached the UN defenses at Chuncheon on New Year 's Eve of 1951 , KPA V Corps attacked Attack US X Corps at Wonju while KPA II Corps harassed US X Corps ' rear by engaging in guerrilla warfare .

The prisoners thereafter set up intricate defenses Defending to prevent Preventing_or_letting the incursion Attack of the authorities into their newly won territory .

Reinforcements Cause_change_of_strength , including the US Army 's 27th and 23rd Infantry Regiments were committed Commitment to bolster Cause_change_of_strength the ROK defenses .

The Allies in the meantime concentrated Aiming on solidifying Cause_change_of_strength their defenses in Greece .

They reportedly succeeded in this with government forces being sent Sending from Idlib , Hama and Aleppo to bolster Cause_change_of_strength defenses .

After this , the English started Process_start shelling the city and its defenses during 4 hours , seriously damaging Málaga Cathedral .

The Italian Chief of the general staff general , Luigi Cadorna , had ordered Arranging the construction of fortified defenses around the Monte Grappa summit in order to make the mountain range an impregnable fortress .

On December 31 , 1950 , the Chinese 13th Army attacked Attack the Republic of Korea Army ( ROK ) 's 1st , 2nd , 5th and 6th Infantry Divisions along the 38th Parallel , breaching Damaging UN defenses Defending at the Imjin River , Hantan River , Gapyeong and Chuncheon in the process .

Governor Carleton had escaped Escaping from Montreal to Quebec , the Americans ' next objective , and last-minute reinforcements arrived Arriving to bolster Cause_change_of_strength the city 's limited Limiting defenses before the attacking Attack force 's arrival .

Afterwards , the Allied army was divided , with the main arm advancing Cause_to_make_progress by land to engage Participation Rosas ' main defenses and the other launching Process_start a seaborne assault directed at Buenos Aires .

In addition to the natural defenses Defending of the river and mountains , bastions were created Creating at Oslavia and Podgora .