With their national existence annihilated, so to speak, we had been led to anticipate discontent and grumbling among the Poles, neither of which we encountered.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
Completely annihilated her with a simple act of will.
"Fair and Warmer"
E. G. von Wald
His early attempts to assemble troops in the Warneton neighbourhood were annihilated instantly by enormous shell-fire directed by the new observation we had gained at Messines, and during the past twenty-four hours, up to the time I write, he shows no further sign of asking for trouble, but is obviously engaged in reorganizing his forces, demoralized by defeat, and getting his guns into safer positions.
"From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917"
Philip Gibbs