American sailors and soldiers assisted in the Australian seaport's defense.

I'm assisting you in your defense of this position.

It does not mean he could not assist in his own defense.

And can he then assist in his own defense?

He never looked into whether Kerry had any family who might be contacted to assist in his defense.

Since the accident, the pilot had been assigned to assist in his own defense.

And so he couldn't assist in his own defense in a meaningful way.

It is also difficult, often impossible, for retarded individuals to assist in their own defense.

Kidd had two lawyers to assist in his defense.

However, they also tied up 3,000 of their own troops that were not able to assist in Quebec's defense.