During 1776, forces under his command repulsed a British attempt to capture Charleston, which boosted his standing with the army and Congress.

When the expected Union cavalry charge finally occurred, Farinholt's force, deployed in prepared positions, repulsed the superior force.

The combined forces of the Muslims and Manobo successfully repulsed the Spanish operation.

That offensive was followed by another disappointing Iranian offensive in the north, which Iraqi forces quickly repulsed.

For the next several days, Pakistani forces repulsed Indian attacks on Chawinda.

However, Gbagbo spokesmen insisted his forces had repulsed the attack.

There, the federal forces successfully repulsed several attacks by the colorados (as Orozco's followers were known due to their red flags) and drove them back.

Confederate forces repulsed the Union probe.

On 15 December, this force repulsed a heavy kamikaze attack in the Sulu Sea.

"Our forces repulsed the attack and inflicted casualties on the intruders," an official said.