a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war

an energetic attempt to achieve something

an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

a state in the southwestern United States

a cruiser of maximum speed and firepower

a yell intended to rally a group of soldiers in battle

a slogan used to rally support for a cause

loss of military equipment in battle

a military uniform designed for field service

a mental disorder caused by stress of active warfare

a flag that leads troops into battle

a fleet of warships prepared for battle

an army unit usually consisting of five companies

the line along which warring troops meet

a siege in which Federal troops under Sherman cut off the railroads supplying the city and then burned it; 1864

a decisive battle during the Napoleonic campaigns (1805); the French under Napoleon defeated the Russian armies of Czar Alexander I and the Austrian armies of Emperor Francis II

a battle in the War of the Grand Alliance in Ireland in 1690; William III defeated the deposed James II and so ended the Catholicism that had been reintroduced in England by the Stuarts

the prolonged bombardment of British cities by the German Luftwaffe during World War II and the aerial combat that accompanied it

a battle in 937 when Athelstan defeated the Scots

either of two battles during the American Civil War (1861 and 1862); Confederate forces defeated the Federal army in both battles

the first important battle of the American War of Independence (1775) which was fought at Breed's Hill; the British defeated the colonial forces

battle of World War I (1917); Italians were defeated by the Austrian and German forces

in the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg

a Confederate victory in the American Civil War (1863); Confederate forces under Braxton Bragg defeated Union forces

battle in the American Revolution; Americans under Daniel Morgan defeated the British

the first decisive battle of the Hundred Years' War; in 1346 the English under Edward III defeated the French under Philip of Valois

battle in 401 BC when the Artaxerxes II defeated his younger brother who tried to usurp the throne

the battle that ended the second Macedonian War (197 BC); the Romans defeated Philip V who lost his control of Greece

a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel

a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed

a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland

an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee

a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union

the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC)

a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942-1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces

the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest

a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians

a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius

a battle (333 BC) in which Alexander the Great defeated the Persians under Darius III

a battle (1590) in which the Huguenots under Henry IV defeated the Catholics under the duke of Mayenne

the battle in 1806 in which Napoleon decisively defeated the Prussians

an indecisive naval battle in World War I (1916); fought between the British and German fleets off the northwestern coast of Denmark

a battle in 680 in which the grandson of Mohammed and his followers were killed

a battle in 217 BC in which Hannibal ambushed a Roman army led by Flaminius

(1568) Catholic forces supporting Mary Queen of Scots were routed by Protestants

Turkish sea power was destroyed in 1571 by a league of Christian nations organized by the Pope

Thebes defeated Sparta in 371 BC; the battle ended Sparta's military supremacy in Greece

a battle in Montana near the Little Bighorn River between United States cavalry under Custer and several groups of Native Americans (1876); Custer was pursuing Sioux led by Sitting Bull; Custer underestimated the size of the Sioux forces (which were supported by Cheyenne warriors) and was killed along with all his command

the principal battle of the Balkan Wars (1912); Bulgarian forces defeated the Turks