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...l]] in the subsequent [[War of 1812]], his most notable contribution was a victory at the [[Battle of the Thames]], which brought the war in his region to a s ...my on the [[American frontier]]. Harrison participated in Wayne's decisive victory at the [[Battle of Fallen Timbers]] in 1794, which brought the [[Northwest

...dams]] as President. Martin Van Buren had originally hoped to block Adams' victory by denying him the state of New York (the state was divided between Martin ...portraying Jackson as a humble, pious man. "Organization is the secret of victory," an editor in the Adams camp wrote. He once said to a group of lobbyists t

...ntial election]], Pierce and his running mate [[William R. King]] won by a landslide, defeating the [[Whig Party (United States)|Whig Party]] ticket of [[Winfie ..."We Polked you in 1844; we shall Pierce you in 1852!" (a reference to the victory of [[James K. Polk]] in the [[U.S. presidential election, 1844|1844 electio

...tion party - the National League for Democracy (NLD) - winning a landslide victory, the ruling junta refused to hand over power. NLD leader and Nobel Peace Pr

...thers. All of these challenges failed. The Kennedy camp challenged Nixon's victory in Hawaii. That challenge succeeded, and after all the court battles and re ...ct was the movement of Egypt away from the Soviets toward the U.S. But the victory for its ally and the support provided to them by the U.S. came at the cost

...n David, defeated Democrats [[Adlai Stevenson]] and [[John Sparkman]] in a landslide, marking the first Republican return to the [[White House]] in 20 years. Ei *[[World War I Victory Medal]]

He was elected President in his own right in a [[landslide victory]] in [[United States presidential election, 1964|1964]], but his popularity ...n November, and went to [[Washington, D.C.]] tagged with the ironic label "Landslide Lyndon," which he often used deprecatingly to refer to himself.

...lican nomination]]. The nation was prosperous and optimistic, leading to a landslide for Hoover over the Democrat [[Al Smith]], whom many voters distrusted on a ...most everywhere, and he gained new accolades as a humanitarian. The great victory of his relief work, he stressed, was not that the government rushed in and

...as well as thousands of Italian and German-Americans. As the Allies neared victory, Roosevelt played a critical role in shaping the post-war world, particular ...ed wealth, prestige and influence in the Hudson Valley, and the Democratic landslide that year carried him to the state capital of [[Albany, New York|Albany]],

...rters. His critics accused him of unseemly arrogance because of his narrow victory. Most of his initiatives were opposed in Congress by [[Andrew Jackson|Jacks In the end, Adams lost the elections in a landslide. He won exactly the same states that his father had won in the [[U.S. presi

...] secured Union control of the Mississippi and—with the simultaneous Union victory at [[Battle of Gettysburg|Gettysburg]]—turned the tide of the war in the ...reinforcements, Grant counterattacked and turned a serious reverse into a victory.

[20:47:13] <ToAruShiroiNeko> Qcoder00 a landslide victory [20:47:55] <Qcoder00> I won;t call it a victory until Wikipedi can photo a certain French viaduct.... ;)

...his party in the off-year [[United States House election, 1890|Democratic landslide of 1890]]. He lost his seat by the narrow margin of 300 votes, partly due t ...ssmen, farmers and professions, claiming to restore prosperity at home and victory abroad.]]

In spite of the fact that Gettysburg was a Union victory, it was also the bloodiest battle of the war and caused a great blow to Lin ...the election in 1864, thus assuring that the war would continue until the victory had been achieved.

...mocratic Party|Democratic]] opponent, fellow Ohioan [[James M. Cox]], by a landslide&mdash;60.36% to 34.19%. ...the national vote and 404 [[electoral vote]]s, an unprecedented margin of victory. Cox received 34% of the national vote and 127 electoral votes. [[Socialist

...l election, 1984|Four years later]], the Reagan-Bush ticket won again in a landslide in against the Democrats' [[Walter Mondale]]-[[Geraldine Ferraro]] ticket. ...election]] to [[Governor]] [[Bill Clinton]] of [[Arkansas]]. The coalition victory in the Persian Gulf War led to a feeling that Bush's re-election was almost

...ntrol there as well.)"</ref> Thompson defeated Cooper in a landslide upset victory, overcoming Cooper's early 20 percent margin in the polls to defeat Cooper

...yclopedia 2005, accessed [[March 18]], [[2006]].</ref> Following his close victory over Sanders in the primary, he was elected Governor over Republican [[Hal ...rter's support was not concentrated in any geographic region, Reagan won a landslide 91% of the electoral vote, leaving Carter with only six states and the [[Di

[18:49] <Ironholds> so really it's a half-victory at best [18:49] <Ironholds> so really it's a half-victory at best