The Confederates fought Hostile_encounter a successful delaying Change_event_time action at the Battle Hostile_encounter of Salem Church and by May 4 had driven Motion back Sedgwick 's men to Banks ' Ford , surrounding Surrounding them on three sides .

In Ireland on 5 February Dublin Airport was closed Process_end for a period to allow Preventing_or_letting snow to be cleared from the runways , delaying Change_event_time flights .

This was completed Process_end by early December , and was followed by an advance Cause_to_make_progress by Australian forces along the coast through Lakona to Fortification Point , overcoming Conquering strong Japanese forces fighting Hostile_encounter delaying Change_event_time actions .

Entire swaths of countryside were isolated Preventing_or_letting for days , delaying both reconnaissance and relief efforts .

The large ship of the line was initially only attacked Attack by `` Penelope '' , which manoeuvered Hold around `` Guillaume Tell '' 's stern , causing Causation severe damage and delaying Change_event_time the French ship sufficiently for Berry to bring Bringing his squadron into action .

The Japanese regarded the New Britain Campaign as a delaying action , and kept Temporary_stay their forces concentrated Aiming around Rabaul in expectation of a ground assault Attack which never came Action .

From 28 to 31 May , in the Siege of Lille , the remaining Temporary_stay 40,000 men of the once-formidable French First Army fought Hostile_encounter a delaying Change_event_time action against seven German divisions , including three armoured divisions .

The Germans fought Hostile_encounter a series of delaying actions , retired to the Trasimene Line , and then to the Gothic Line ( identified Check on German maps as the `` Green '' Line ) , north of the Arno River .

Villaret however , claimed Statement strategic success Earnings_and_losses as his delaying Change_event_time tactics had bought Supply enough time for the convoy Patrolling to reach Arriving France safely .

Power outages Destroying also occurred Presence across the island , delaying Change_event_time residents access Having_or_lacking_access to information pertaining to Kalunde .

The importance of the putsch and subsequent invasion in delaying Operation Barbarossa , the Axis invasion of the Soviet Union , is disputed Quarreling but most scholars now consider that it had no significant impact Influence on the eventual outcome of that campaign .