This stinging defeat prompted them to withdraw from the international scene and for the first time declare neutrality.

The heavy Japanese defeat prompted them to make sweeping changes among their commanders and senior staff officers in Burma.

The defeat prompted Moscow to modernize its army - create standing infantry units armed with arquebus.

This defeat prompted local settlers to send a call for help to nearby California.

The defeat prompted India to make major changes in its military.

That defeat prompted the British to withdraw from most of New Jersey for the winter.

The defeat prompted the signing of the Peace of Thorn (1411).

The defeat of the federal Labor government in March 1996 prompted Kennett to call an early state election three weeks later.

Political defeat might have prompted them to reassess.

The defeat prompted Wenger to admit new players would be brought in during the transfer window.