Battle

Battle

Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will seek to defeat the others, with defeat determined by the conditions of a military campaign. Battles generally are well defined in duration, area and force commitment.

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Famous quotes containing the word battle:

    “No battle is worth fighting except the last one.”
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    Its great battle lost,”
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