In 2017 , on average one Ukrainian soldier died Death in combat every three days , with the number of Russian and separatist troops remaining Presence in the region estimated at 6,000 and 40,000 respectively .

British troops had been stationed Placing in the Province of Massachusetts Bay since 1768 in order to support Supporting crown-appointed officials and to enforce Action unpopular Parliamentary legislation .

The crowd eventually dispersed Dispersal after Acting Governor Thomas Hutchinson promised Commitment an inquiry Criminal_investigation , but they re-formed the next day , prompting Causation withdrawal Escaping of the troops to Castle Island .

Argentine troops killed Killing more than 1,000 Mapuche and displaced Hold over 15,000 more from their traditional lands .

while at first , kurdish militants , primarily of the democratic party Social_event of iranian kurdistan , made Earnings_and_losses some territorial gains Earnings_and_losses in the area of mahabad and ousted Change_of_leadership the iranian troops from the region , a large scale offensive in spring 1980 by the iranian revolutionary guard reversed Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale the course of the conflict Violence .

operation diesel was a raid by 700 british troops from the royal marines 45 commando , 42 commando , and the 3 commando brigade 's reconnaissance force , as well as armoured infantry and close reconnaissance from 1st battalion princess of wales 's royal regiment ( 1 unk ) on a taliban drug factory and arms stronghold in the upper sangin valley in helmand province , afghanistan on february 7 , 2009 .

Within 20 minutes two waves of RAF Chinooks , Royal Navy Sea Kings , Lynx and American Sea Stallions delivered Military_operation 500 troops from 45 Commando Royal Marines and both British and Afghan special forces into three landing zones half-a-mile from enemy positions .

In August 2012 UN investigators released Publishing a report Reporting which stated Statement that it was likely that Syrian troops and Shabiha militia were responsible for the massacre Killing , concluding Coming_to_believe that : `` On the basis of available evidence , the commission has a reasonable basis to believe that the perpetrators of the deliberate killing Killing of civilians , at both the Abdulrazzak and Al-Sayed family locations , were aligned to the Government .

After the surrender Surrendering of tens of thousands of American troops during the Battle of Bataan , many were sent Sending to the Cabanatuan prison camp after the Bataan Death March .

Hundreds of Japanese troops were killed Killing in the 30-minute coordinated attack Attack ; the Americans suffered Confronting_problem minimal casualties .

1,500 British troops were involved Cause_to_be_included , supported Supporting by Danish , Estonian and Afghan forces in the pre-Christmas offensive , commencing on 7 December 2008 with a night attack on Taliban defences in a village south of the operational area .

British troops were fighting knee-deep in mud during First World War-style trench battles .

The Gas attacks Attack at Wulverghem ( 30 April and 17 June 1916 ) were German cloud gas releases during the First World War on British troops in the municipality of Heuvelland , near Ypres in the Belgian province of West Flanders .

The gas used Using at Wulverghem was a mixture of chlorine and phosgene , which had been used Using against British troops on 19 December 1915 in the phosgene attack Attack at Wieltje , north-east of Ypres .

By April 1916 , British troops had PH helmets and some specialist troops like machine-gunners , were equipped Supply with box respirators .

By April 1916 , British troops had PH helmets and some specialist troops like machine-gunners , were equipped Supply with box respirators .

Bennett points out that the military Military_operation term air assault Attack refers specifically to moving Motion troops into an area .

The advance Cause_to_make_progress of the 103rd Brigade was over ground with a fold , which meant that the disastrous attack Attack by the preceding Process_start brigades could not be seen Perception_active as the brigade advanced Cause_to_make_progress to be engaged Participation by artillery and machine-gun fire Use_firearm , which inflicted Bodily_harm before the troops had reached Arriving the British front line .

Several months later 70,000 Turkish troops led Bringing by Ahmet Pasha crossed Motion_directional the Danube river to assault Attack the Russians , encamping Placing across from Ruse , around Slobozia .

Zass in Little Wallachia and O'Rourke in Belgrade , covered Hiding_objects his right wing , the left guarded Patrolling by troops , located on the Lower Danube and Slobozia .

On the night of 2 November 1811 a separate Russian cavalry detachment secretly crossed Motion_directional the Danube and assaulted Attack the east-bank Turkish troops , slew 9,000 troops and captured Conquering the remaining ones with all the Turks ' provisions .

On the night of 2 November 1811 a separate Russian cavalry detachment secretly crossed Motion_directional the Danube and assaulted Attack the east-bank Turkish troops , slew 9,000 troops and captured Conquering the remaining ones with all the Turks ' provisions .

The Russian casualties Catastrophe were low , about 25 cavalrymen and nine Cossack troops killed Killing in action .

His troops , except for personal household guards , were local farmers and villagers of the Essex Fyrd militia .

The Viking commander requested Request that Byrhtnoth allow Preventing_or_letting his troops onto the shore for formal battle .

As a man with troops and weapons , it might be that Byrhtnoth had to allow Preventing_or_letting the Vikings ashore to protect Preventing_or_letting others .

The uprising Change_of_leadership began Process_start in St. John ’ s Town of Dalry , where troops were beating Bodily_harm an elderly man who had defaulted Commerce_pay on a fine Rewards_and_punishments for not attending Participation government-approved church services Rite .

The troops were interrupted Hindering by four covenanters and then supported Supporting by the local populace , who disarmed Removing the soldiers .

robert mcclellan of unk led the rising Change_of_leadership ; he gathered Come_together some men in dalry , led them to unk , where after a skirmish Hostile_encounter with other troops , he raised Bringing more men .

The bulk of the troops and funds for the war Hostile_encounter came from Castile , and Granada was annexed into Castile 's lands .

A shorter Western Front could be held Defending with fewer troops and by incorporating Cause_to_amalgamate the lessons of defensive Defending battle on the Somme , the importance of troop dispersal Dispersal , reverse-slope positions , defence Defending in depth and camouflage , German infantry casualties Catastrophe could be reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale .

Leaving part of his forces to hold off Defending Schwarzenberg , Napoleon massed Motion 30,000 troops to deal with Blücher , who allowed Giving his 57,000-man army to become badly spread Dispersal out .

The Bosnian government defence forces ( ARBiH ) inside the besieged city , 19 months since start Process_start of conflict Hostile_encounter , numbered some 70,000 troops , were poorly equipped Supply and unable to break Destroying the siege .

Nigerian troops surrounded Surrounding the home of Ustaz Mohammed Yusuf , the founder and spiritual leader of Boko Haram since 2002 , in Maiduguri on 28 July after his followers had barricaded Having_or_lacking_access themselves inside .

Four German divisions had to be relieved Process_end due to the number of casualties Bodily_harm they suffered Confronting_problem and over troops were taken Bringing prisoner Prison .

On 1 October , Russian troops entered Arriving Chechnya .

Russian army and interior ministry troops no longer occupied Control the streets .

Sporadic violence Violence continues throughout the North Caucasus ; occasional bombings and ambushes targeting federal troops and forces of the regional governments in the area still occur .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Changsha ( 1944 ) ( also known as the Battle Hostile_encounter of Hengyang or Campaign of Changsha-Hengyang ) was an invasion Attack of the Chinese province of Hunan by Japanese troops near the end of the Second Sino-Japanese War Hostile_encounter .

The Japanese military transferred Military_operation the bulk of their troops from the Japanese homeland and Manchuria as part of Operation `` Ichi-Go '' or `` Tairiku Datsu Sakusen '' which roughly translates as 'Operation to Break Destroying through the Continent ' .

In June 1944 , the Japanese deployed Arranging 360,000 troops to attack Attack Changsha for the fourth time ( the first being in 1939 ) .

The operation Military_operation involved Cause_to_be_included more Japanese troops than any other campaign Military_operation in the Second Sino-Japanese war Hostile_encounter .

In the course of the operation , 10 German divisions were either destroyed Destroying or left Departing with remnants of their troops .

Meanwhile , Army Group Center was deprived Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of a total of 125,380 troops Hostile_encounter and 552 tanks , assault Attack guns , and self-propelled anti-tank guns on 22 June 1944 .

It was one of the biggest offensives Attack of World War Hostile_encounter II , stretching Expansion over a 1,000 km ( 620 mi ) front and involving Cause_to_be_included almost 3,500,000 troops from both sides .

All told Telling , German forces stationed Placing in France were deprived Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of 45,827 troops and 363 tanks , assault guns , and self-propelled anti-tank guns on 6 June 1944 .

In late 1975 , the Moroccan government organized Arranging the Green March of some 350,000 Moroccan citizens , escorted Patrolling by around 20,000 troops , who entered Arriving Western Sahara , trying to establish Building a Moroccan presence .

He was to be assisted Assistance by troops under the command of Brigadier General Augustine Prevost that were marching up from Saint Augustine in East Florida .

His death caused Causation tremendous grief among the German Crusaders , and most of his troops returned Motion home .

In consequence , troops were hastily committed Commitment to battle Military_operation on repeated occasions , increasing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Allied losses Earnings_and_losses and ultimately lengthening Change_event_time the battle Hostile_encounter .