Defeat example sentences

Defeated in the Opium War (1837-42) , the Chinese were forced to accept the humiliating terms of the subsequent treaties, legalizing opium trade and opening up China to foreign merchants.In 1803, the British gained control of Delhi after defeating the Marathas.In wars, there are both victories and defeats, but the human cost of war is far beyond all this.Despite their brave defence, the Ahoms were defeated.As the Aryans established their dominance, they began looking at the defeated population as inferior, as lowcaste people.Raja Man Singh, Akbar's famous general, attacked and defeated the Cheros in 159 A large amount of booty was taken from them, but they were not entirely subdued.He couldn t have addressed a more dazed and silent audience no one knew what he was talking about and his accent defeated any attempt to understand what he was saying.These rulers cherished the ideal of the hero who fought valiantly, often choosing death on the battlefield rather than face defeat.Another potential pitfall is that the actual behaviour and responses of others may get influenced by the presence of the observer, thus, defeating the very purpose of observation.The first hockey club in India was started in Calcutta in 1885-188 India was represented in the hockey competition of the Olympic Games for the first time in 192 India reached the finals defeating Austria, Belgium, Denmark and Switzerland.Phule argued that the Aryans were foreigners, who came from outside the subcontinent, and defeated and subjugated the true children of the country – those who had lived here from before the coming of the Aryans.In 1815, representatives of the European powers – Britain, Russia, Prussia and Austria – who had collectively defeated Napoleon, met at ienna to draw up a settlement for Europe.But fortunately they are not on such a scale so as to defeat the very purpose of elections.Hampi fell into ruin following the defeat of ijayanagara in 1565 by the Deccani Sultans the rulers of Golconda, Bijapur, Ahmadnagar, Berar and Bidar.But fortunately they are not on such a scale so as to defeat the very purpose of elections.