To the desperate defenders of Memel, they were a source of support we had never hoped for.

The rebel invasion fleet pressed relentlessly forward, and although a number of ships were lost, the desperate defenders were driven back.

Then more and more men were swarming up the ropes and ladders, forcing back the desperate defenders of the gate.

By mid-December, Tangier was loaded with supplies, ammunition, and equipment for the desperate but thus far victorious defenders of Wake Island.

Three desperate defenders faced her now, with more behind them.

Janusz died in Tykocin, besieged by loyal Commonwealth forces (desperate Swedish defenders later blew themselves up).

The desperate defenders sent a fire-ship down from the inner roads, which compelled Elizabeth to cut her cable and warp out of danger.

Witnesses said the desperate Muslim defenders were using homemade rockets to fend off Serbian tanks.

Although his men were greatly weakened by shortage of rations, exhaustion and disease, he succeeded in doing so against desperate Japanese defenders, by the end of the month.

The desperate defenders of Rorke's Drift won 11 Victoria Crosses (the most in any one battle until World War I).