Cowed by the bold seizure of their leaders, the states of Holland submitted.
But the nation was no longer to be cowed.
The officers ' uniforms cowed the most offensive of the rowdies, but I don't think the terror was very deep-seated.
The Arabs were beaten down, and the renegades had gained most of what they fought for when the aristocracy was cowed.
The cowed battalion duly went into battle, only to be again severely mauled in the German killing zone.