The king was killed in battle, and his forces were defeated.

This time he had little following and French troops defeated his forces.

The Soviet forces were defeated and forced to fall back.

Not because their armed forces had been defeated in the field.

The French forces were defeated and forced to leave the town.

Even without the two million shares, however, his forces would have been defeated.

He and his forces were soon defeated by Earth's heroes.

The following year another British force tried its luck, and was also defeated.

In both cases, the allied forces were defeated by the French.

The lost opportunities to defeat the forces of international terrorism.

The defeat forced the school board, which had been asserting that the budget was too tight to trim, to look for places to cut.

A defeat on any of them would have forced an election.

Masterman's defeat forced him to resigned from the Government.

This defeat crushed the Achaeans and forced them to sue for peace.

Such a defeat would have constituted a vote of no confidence and forced the 39th Canadian federal election.

Such a defeat would constitute a vote of no confidence and force the 39th Canadian federal election.

The defeat may force Rodman to alter his hair color again.

This defeat forced the French army into a long retreat.

Democratic leaders were hoping that a defeat of both the proposals would force both sides back into negotiations on a compromise.

This defeat forced the postponement of the Reconquista for many years.