He explains that the aliens need the child in order to successfully invade the world, but now they have lost him.
China was successfully invaded from the north many times.
England has never been successfully invaded since the Norman invasion nearly 1000 years ago.
Basically, they have not been successfully invaded since 1066.
While she refuses, the city is eventually invaded successfully.
However, if that colony is successfully invaded by another player your ship will be ejected into space.
Likewise, when a country or territory is successfully invaded, the population may be forced to learn the invader's language.
The film depicts the events of 1940 when German forces successfully invaded France.
China's ability to successfully invade Taiwan is hardly a foregone conclusion.
The fleet moved on to Jamaica, which the English force successfully invaded and occupied.