The next year was marked by two major campaigns and several smaller battles with a large army estimated at 55,000-70,000 men, backed by naval forces.

"My men, backed by those of Commander Husavi, are almost into position for our assault," Vorgier assured him.

In November 1914, Kamio's 18th Division of 23,000 men backed by 142 guns began a bombardment of the port on 2 September 1914.

As this curtain lifted, the audience saw yet more men backed by the figure of "Art".

But Syrian military sources said today that it consisted of two armored and mechanized brigades totaling 6,400 men, backed by an 800-member special-forces paratroop battalion.

It features a large portrait of the scientist as an old man backed by a younger Einstein, his head framed in a Star of David.

The young man cursed and backed away.

Don Chaney sounded as if he were a man backed against a wall Tuesday.

The injured man backed and cursed as the outward arch of the nunchaku snapped just short of his nose.

But the young man, backed by his college tutor, insisted on informing the police and going ahead with a trial to have his name cleared.