The strictly republican annexation was opposed by the last reigning sultan but his meager forces were crushed when they offered resistance.

However, Heinrici had known from the start that all he could hope to do with his meager forces was delay the Soviets.

The element of surprise was gone, and the enemy still badly outnumbered his meager force of thirty.

In addition, he began gathering his comparatively meager naval forces to meet the enemy at sea.

Georgia's meager force of 5,000 border troops protects the other frontiers.

Had the enemy struck while my meager forces were split, they might have overwhelmed one or both elements piecemeal.

The Knights and what remained of their meager force were wet through, coated with mud, and shivering from the cold.

The Navy and the Army set about redistributing their meager forces to places that seemed most vulnerable to attack.

A sentry's natural defenses lagged at sunrise, and with his meager force behind him, Toro knew he could use every single advantage available.

He picked up the mike, calling to his meager force, "I'm going in to shore to see where they're off to now.