Scipio 's foothold in Africa was all but assured , and with the Carthaginian general Hannibal soon returning Arriving from Italy , the Battle Hostile_encounter of Zama would soon follow .

although the british east india company had established Building a presence in india as far back as 1612 , and earlier administered Control the factory areas established Building for trading purposes , its victory in the battle of plassey in 1757 marked Recording the beginning Process_start of its firm foothold in eastern india .

`` after assad and after establishing Building or strengthening Cause_change_of_strength their foothold in syria they are going to move and deflect their effort and attack israel , '' an israeli official told Telling the associated press in january 2014 .

Norfolk was the last significant foothold of British authority in Virginia ; after raiding Attack Virginia 's coastal areas for a time , its last Royal Governor , Lord Dunmore , left Departing for good in August 1776 .

Iran managed to maintain their foothold in Al-Faw against several Iraqi counter-offensives , including Republican Guard assaults and chemical attacks Attack , for another month despite heavy casualties until a stalemate was reached Achieve .

The Allies failed to accomplish Achieve their objectives for the first day , but gained Getting a tenuous foothold that they gradually expanded Expansion when they captured Conquering the port at Cherbourg on 26 June and the city of Caen on 21 July .

The battle Military_operation was fought Hostile_encounter as the result of an American attempt Influence to establish Creating a foothold on the Canadian side of the Niagara River before campaigning Military_operation ended Process_end with the onset of winter .

In late September , the British gained Getting a footing in the redoubt , during the Battle of Thiepval Ridge Attack and counter-attack followed until 14 October , when troops of the 39th Division , captured Conquering the last German foothold in the redoubt and repulsed Defending German counter-attacks from The site of the redoubt lies between the Thiepval Memorial and the Ulster Tower .

The failure of Operation Market Garden to form Coming_to_be a foothold over the Rhine ended Process_end Allied hopes of finishing the war by Christmas 1944 .

Egypt 's initial war objective was to use Using its military to seize a foothold on the east bank of the Suez Canal and use this to negotiate the return of the rest of Sinai .

although the british managed Control to gain Getting a foothold ashore , their plans were in disarray .