Examples of using But was defeated in English and their translations into French
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He sought election to the Canadian House of Commons in the 1965 federal election as a candidate of the federal Social Credit Party, but was defeated.
launched an attack on Karasumori but was defeated by Masamori's zekkai.
Han Anguo mobilized 700 men, but was defeated and withdrew to Yuyang.
Vigodet broke out of the city but was defeated in the Battle of Cerrito.
He ran for election to the senate in Nord as a republican on 30 January 1876 but was defeated.
he competed in the men's sabre, but was defeated in the first round.
He ran for a third term in 2013 but was defeated by Sandy Stimpson.
Lü Bu personally lead his troops out to engage the enemy but was defeated and forced to retreat.
Knowles first ran for governor in 1990, but was defeated by Walter Hickel.
back to the Visconti, Werner besieged it, but was defeated by Galeazzo II Visconti's army.
He stood for the seat of Melbourne in the Legislative Assembly, but was defeated.
he attempted to besiege Chersonesos but was defeated by Pontic forces under Diophantus.
The patrikios Constantine Dalassenos then led an attack against the Arabs, but was defeated and fled back to the camp.
at the western legion but was defeated.
Caouette ran for the leadership of the Social Credit Party of Canada in 1961, but was defeated by Robert N. Thompson.
That year he sought election to the U.S. Senate, but was defeated by Democratic incumbent Patrick Leahy.
Basil led a campaign against the Paulician state in the spring of 871, but was defeated and only narrowly managed to escape himself.
In 1987, he ran to be mayor of Longueuil, but was defeated.
launched a military campaign but was defeated by Mas'ud in May 1133.
He sought the 1960 Democratic presidential nomination, but was defeated by John F. Kennedy.