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Sometimes military victories against the odds are achieved because the larger force is caught unexpectedly, where the smaller force has surprised the larger force giving it an advantage. In some cases, Cormac O'Brien noted in Outnumbered and Outgunned , that complacency is a factor since the larger force is unprepared for a serious battle ...
As noted above, list articles ists must have criteria that are "unambiguous, objective, and supported by reliable sources" - I have removed the battles that didn't have substantive, reliable sources substantiating them as a military victory against the odds. Deathlibrarian 00:29, 24 August 2022 (UTC)
The Finnish forces achieved a defensive victory against overwhelming odds. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 19 ] After the Soviets had failed to create any breakthroughs at Tali–Ihantala, Vyborg Bay , or Vuosalmi , the Soviet Leningrad Front started the previously planned transfer [ 17 ] [ 20 ] [ 21 ] [ 22 ] of troops from the Karelian Isthmus to support the ...
James G. Blaine finally gained the 1884 Republican nomination for U.S. president on his third attempt: "Another victory like this and our money's gone!". A Pyrrhic victory (/ ˈ p ɪr ɪ k / ⓘ PIRR-ik) is a victory that inflicts such a devastating toll on the victor that it is tantamount to defeat. [1]
A top Republican in the U.S. Congress said on Sunday the odds of conflict with China over Taiwan "are very high," after a U.S. general caused consternation with a memo that warned the United ...
Army and Navy will meet for the 125th time in college football. A breakdown of the matchup set to take place in Landover, Maryland, on Saturday. ... including last year’s 17-11 Army victory that ...
Many of these plates were manufactured in England. The navy became a cherished institution, lauded for the victories that it won against all odds. [23] The victory at New Orleans was mythically attributed to militiamen from the Southern states, expertly wielding their rifles, just like their forefathers in the American Revolution. [24]
The Army is also producing a series of videos to get troops to think about moral injury before they are sent into battle. In four of these 30-minute videos, to be completed later this spring, combat veterans talk about their experiences and how they dealt with the psychological damage, said Lt. Col. Stephen W. Austin, an Army chaplain with the ...