Assertion: battle | /r/CapableOf | end as pyrrhic victory
Facets:
value: for the muslims
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: Although the Portuguese were caught off-guard (the distinctively European-like ships of Hussein were at first thought to belong to the expedition of Afonso de Albuquerque, assigned to the Arabian Coast), the battle ended as a Pyrrhic victory for the Muslims, who suffered too many losses to be able to proceed towards the Portuguese headquarters in Cochin.
text: A battle may end in a Pyrrhic victory, which ultimately favors the defeated party.