The Red Army stopped the initial German offensive during the Battle of Moscow.

The initial offensive was so successful that Kaiser Wilhelm II declared 24 March a national holiday.

On January 10, the initial offensive was directed at the XI Corps.

Claudius himself traveled to the island after the completion of initial offensives, bringing with him reinforcements and elephants.

The United Kingdom deployed sea, air and land assets for the initial offensive against the Taliban/al-Qaeda in 2001-2.

The fedayeen are former government paramilitary forces that attacked American forces on the initial offensive toward Baghdad, and are said to be among the insurgents still fighting today.

France's initial offensive failed after a significant defeat was suffered at the Battle of Borgo in October 1768.

After the initial offensive against the city devolved into a siege those same criminal groups turned to profiteering.

The initial Italian offensive was quickly contained, and the invasion soon ended in an embarrassing stalemate.

When the initial offensive had been halted, a new wave of attack was sent in, and eight Chinese divisions were sent into Vietnam.