Just a few months after Brock took Detroit, he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Queenston Heights.

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In 1755, British General Edward Braddock was mortally wounded as his troops suffered a massive defeat during the French and Indian War.

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During this action, Private First Class Svehla was mortally wounded.

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He was mortally wounded while filming the shelling of Homs.

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After killing at least 10 insurgents, wounding dozens more and repeatedly exposing himself to withering enemy fire while moving from position to position, Staff Sergeant Miller was mortally wounded by enemy fire.

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Bostrom, who witnessed the man's killing, said Ghanem was taken away by Israeli forces while he was still mortally wounded.

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Two more SEALs then entered bin Laden's bedroom and, seeing that al Qaeda's leader was lying mortally wounded on the floor, finished him off with shots to the chest.

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Two more SEALs then entered bin Laden's bedroom and, seeing that the al Qaeda leader was lying mortally wounded on the floor, finished him off with shots to the chest.

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It started at 4:45 a.m. when the sound of a dying seal permeated my dreams, and I was still in a semi-sleep state when I realized the mortally wounded seal was in fact my six-year-old son, lying on the floor by my bed, unable to draw breath.

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