In June 2003 , the European Union began Process_start Operation Artemis , sending Sending a French-led peacekeeping force to Ituri .

The EU force managed to take control Control of the regional capital of Bunia .

a united nations emergency force was deployed Arranging along the border , but there was no demilitarization agreement .

The Egyptians were caught Self_motion by surprise , and nearly the entire Egyptian air force was destroyed Destroying with few Israeli losses , giving the Israelis air supremacy .

Three of the four SEALs were killed Killing , and a quick reaction force helicopter sent Sending in for their aid was shot down Use_firearm with a rocket-propelled grenade fired Use_firearm from an RPG-7 , killing Killing all eight U.S. Navy SEALs and all eight U.S. Army Special Operations aviators on board .

The massacre caused Causation a re-evaluation by the British Army of its military role against civilians to `` minimal force whenever possible '' , although later British actions during the Mau Mau insurgencies in Kenya have led Causation historian Huw Bennett to note Know that the new policy was not always carried out Military_operation .

In a bitterly contested running engagement Hostile_encounter , `` Junon '' was badly damaged Damaging and suffered heavy casualties Bodily_harm before surrendering Surrendering to the numerically superior British force .

the taliban forces are fighting Hostile_encounter against the afghan government , formerly led Causation by president hamid karzai , now led Causation by president ashraf ghani , and against the us-led international security assistance force ( isaf ) .

operation steel tiger was a covert u.s. 2nd air division , later seventh air force and u.s. navy task force 77 aerial interdiction effort targeted Aiming against the infiltration of people 's army of vietnam ( pavn ) men and material moving Motion south from the democratic republic of vietnam ( drv or north vietnam ) through southeastern laos to support Supporting their military effort in the republic of vietnam ( south vietnam ) during the vietnam war .

operation steel tiger was a covert u.s. 2nd air division , later seventh air force and u.s. navy task force 77 aerial interdiction effort targeted Aiming against the infiltration of people 's army of vietnam ( pavn ) men and material moving Motion south from the democratic republic of vietnam ( drv or north vietnam ) through southeastern laos to support Supporting their military effort in the republic of vietnam ( south vietnam ) during the vietnam war .

the operation was initiated Process_start by the 2nd air division on 3 april 1965 , continued under the direction of the seventh air force when that headquarters was created Creating on 1 april 1966 , and had a subsidiary operation code-named operation tiger hound .

It was fought Hostile_encounter between the citizens of Athens , aided Assistance by Plataea , and a Persian force commanded by Datis and Artaphernes .

The first Persian invasion was a response Response to Athenian involvement in the Ionian Revolt , when Athens and Eretria had sent Sending a force to support the cities of Ionia in their attempt to overthrow Removing Persian rule .

In 490 BC , he sent Sending a naval task force under Datis and Artaphernes across the Aegean , to subjugate the Cyclades , and then to make punitive attacks Attack on Athens and Eretria .

The Persian force then sailed Motion for Attica , landing in the bay near the town of Marathon .

The Athenians , joined Cause_to_amalgamate by a small force from Plataea , marched to Marathon , and succeeded in blocking Hindering the two exits from the plain of Marathon .

The defeat at Marathon marked Recording the end of the first Persian invasion of Greece , and the Persian force retreated Escaping to Asia .

When a Dutch force of 300 soldiers returned Arriving from the interior to help Assistance their garrison of Luanda , they also surrendered Surrendering to the Portuguese , but their allied warriors of the Queen Ndjinga fought Hostile_encounter a battle against the Portuguese and were defeated Conquering as well .

Then , Salvador Correia de Sa sent Sending a force to Benguela where the Dutch garrison surrendered Surrendering .

The Batavian operation did however force Request the cancellation Removing of a planned British invasion of Île de France .

the capitulation Surrendering of saldanha bay was the surrender Surrendering in 1796 to the british royal navy of a dutch expeditionary force sent Sending to recapture Conquering the dutch cape colony .

It therefore sent Sending an expeditionary force that landed Arriving at Simon 's Town in June 1795 and forced the surrender Surrendering of the colony in a short campaign .

the batavian government , not yet aware Perception_active of the capture Conquering of the cape colony , but worried by rumors of the loss Earnings_and_losses of this and other colonies of the dutch east india company ( which was about to be nationalized Reforming_a_system by the batavian republic , because it was virtually bankrupt ) , in november 1795 decided Deciding to send Sending an expeditionary force to the dutch east indies by way of the cape , and if necessary recapture Conquering the colony .

This force comprised Forming_relationships three ships of the line and six smaller vessels , all under the command Control of Rear-Admiral Engelbertus Lucas .

On 15 August 1796 Elphinstone 's larger fleet discovered Know Lucas 's force and trapped it in the bay .

the ships of the captured batavian force were taken Conquering into the royal navy , joining Becoming_a_member the squadron at the cape ; elphinstone was later made baron keith in recognition of his achievements .

This prevented Preventing_or_letting Masséna from sending Sending reinforcements to quell an uprising that had started Process_start in Calabria as well as allowing Preventing_or_letting the British to land an expeditionary force and score a victory at the Battle of Maida .

On 4 November , a large Soviet force invaded Attack Budapest and other regions of the country .

In the news , social media has been heralded Judgment_communication as the driving force behind the swift spread Dispersal of revolution Change_of_leadership throughout the world , as new protests appear Coming_to_be in response Response to success stories shared Communication from those taking place Process_start in other countries ( see Howard , 2011 ) .

British reinforcements were hastily despatched Sending to the area but the French were blockading Besieging Île Bourbon in force and the arriving Arriving reinforcements were in constant danger of attack by more powerful French units .

The Siege of Almeida took place Process_start in August 1762 when a Spanish force besieged Besieging and captured Conquering the city of Almeida from its Portuguese defenders during the Seven Years ' War .

The force that captured Conquering Almeida was part of a major Franco-Spanish offensive to overrun Portugal .

A northern pincer invaded Attack Portugal from Galicia crossing Motion_directional the Douro and threatening Warning Porto while the southern force crossed Motion_directional the border from Ciudad Rodrigo and preceded Process_start towards the major Portuguese fortification of Almeida .

This was the only frigate action of the war in which there was no preponderance of force on either side .

Santa Anna led a larger force to San Antonio de Béxar ( or Béxar ) , where his troops defeated Conquering the Texian garrison in the Battle of the Alamo , killing Killing almost all of the defenders .

On April 21 , Houston 's army staged Self_motion a surprise assault Attack on Santa Anna and his vanguard force at the Battle of San Jacinto .

Units were committed Commitment piecemeal , attacks Attack were frontal , infantry failed to protect Defending exposed Reveal_secret artillery , tactical intelligence was minimal , and neither commander was able to employ Employment his whole force effectively .

the battle Hostile_encounter of britain ( , literally `` the air battle Hostile_encounter for england '' ) was a military campaign Military_operation of the second world war Military_operation , in which the royal air force ( raf ) defended Defending the united kingdom ( uk ) against large-scale attacks Attack by nazi germany 's air force , the luftwaffe .

the battle Hostile_encounter of britain ( , literally `` the air battle Hostile_encounter for england '' ) was a military campaign Military_operation of the second world war Military_operation , in which the royal air force ( raf ) defended Defending the united kingdom ( uk ) against large-scale attacks Attack by nazi germany 's air force , the luftwaffe .

Historian Stephen Bungay cited Statement Germany 's failure to destroy Destroying Britain 's air defences to force an armistice Sign_agreement ( or even outright surrender ) as the first major German defeat Conquering in World War Military_operation II and a crucial turning point in the conflict Hostile_encounter .

With limited battle-ready units to draw on in the wake of Rommel 's recent successes , on 15 May Brigadier William Gott attacked Attack in three columns with a mixed infantry and armoured force .

the battle Hostile_encounter of le unk was the last big attack Attack by the fourth army of the british expeditionary force Causation ( bef ) in the 1916 battle Hostile_encounter of the somme in france , during the first world war Military_operation .

After a number of assaults were repelled Defending , a Spanish relief force under Juan del Águila attempted to relieve Cure the garrison , but it was delayed Change_event_time by French cavalry and could not reach Arriving the garrison in time .

The relief Assistance force the Mughal 's could assemble Come_together proved Convincing too small to raise Creating the siege Besieging , so after a 45-day siege Besieging the city fell Conquering on 22 June followed Self_motion shortly after by Zamindawar .

Once captured Conquering , the bridges had to be held Defending against any counter-attack until the assault force was relieved Cure by commandos and infantry advancing Cause_to_make_progress from the British landing zone .

The PVA/KPA force Control subsequently turned Change west , advancing Cause_to_make_progress between the Taeryong and Chongchon rivers and threatening Warning the rear of the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade by cutting Bodily_harm the Pakchon–Sinanju road .

The offensive employed Employment a single infantry brigade as the main attacking force , supported Supporting by a bridging unit and a handful of tanks and armoured personnel carriers .

the main target Aiming of the strike Attack was the tuwaitha nuclear research Research center near baghdad , which was the site of the osirak nuclear reactor that was attacked Attack by the iranian air force in 1980 and again by the israeli air force in 1981 , along with many other military sites across the city .

the main target Aiming of the strike Attack was the tuwaitha nuclear research Research center near baghdad , which was the site of the osirak nuclear reactor that was attacked Attack by the iranian air force in 1980 and again by the israeli air force in 1981 , along with many other military sites across the city .

on friday , 24 june 1994 , a united states air force ( usaf ) boeing b-52 stratofortress crashed Catastrophe at fairchild air force base , washington , united states , after its pilot , lieutenant colonel arthur `` bud '' holland , maneuvered Hold the bomber beyond its operational limits and lost Earnings_and_losses control Control .