Japan seemed quaint until it defeated the Russian fleet in 1904.

This along with the stronghold's coastal defense should defeat the Japanese fleet.

Later, the harbor was invaded by pirates which defeated the Spanish fleet.

A few moments ago, when you said we didn't have any chance of defeating the Syndic fleet here, you started to say something else.

Belisarius succeeded in defeating a Gothic fleet with 200 ships.

In the attack on Aru of 1524, his armies defeated a Portuguese fleet.

It was formerly not sufficient to defeat the fleet; landings had to be made in order to defeat England.

Philip defeated the Rhodian fleet and forced it to retreat back to Rhodes.

However, the British defeated the main French fleet in 1782 and successfully defended the island of Jamaica.

He defeated the Carthaginian fleet off the Liparaean islands, though not without considerable loss.