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town, East Sussex, SE England. The town grew up on the site (then a moorland) of the battle of HastingsHastings,
city (1991 pop. 74,979) and district, East Sussex, SE England. A resort and residential city, Hastings is backed by cliffs and has a 3-mi (4.8-km) marine esplanade, parks, and bathing beaches. The site was occupied in Roman times.
..... Click the link for more information. (1066). The victorious William the Conqueror built Battle Abbey to commemorate the event. The abbey has been converted into a girls' school, but ruins can be seen.

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a clash of masses of troops in combat to achieve large-scale military and political results. In the past (until the 19th century), armies were numerically small in comparison with modern armies, and decisive combat operations took place in limited areas; often the fate, not only of an army, but of a state as well, was decided as a result of one battle. Examples of this include the Battle on the Kalka in 1223, which foreordained the establishment of the Mongol-Tatar yoke in Rus’; the Battle of Kulikovo in 1380, which contributed to the liberation of Rus’ from the Mongol-Tatar invaders; and the Battle of Poltava in 1709, which predetermined the outcome of the Northern War of 1700–21 in favor of Russia.

Today the word “battle” is used as a collective concept to signify a series of engagements and encounters (Battle of the Nations near Leipzig in 1813). The largest military events that have decided the fate of campaigns, sometimes of wars, are called general encounters (Austerlitz, 1805; Jena, 1806; and others). In the mid-19th century the word “operation” came into use. The concepts “battle,” “encounter,” and “operation” began to be used synonymously (for example, the encounter at Sedan and the Sedan operation, 1870; the encounter at Mukden and the Mukden operation, 1905; the encounter at the Marne and the Battle of the Marne, 1914; the Galician encounter and the Battle of Galicia, 1914).

During the Great Patriotic War (1941–45) “battle” implied a struggle between large strategic groupings on the most important strategic axes. The deciding forces of these battles were the frontline units (the adversary’s groups of armies). The biggest battles of the Great Patriotic War were the Battle of Moscow, 1941–42; the Battle of Stalingrad, 1942–43; the Battle of Kursk, 1943; the Battle for Leningrad, 1941–14; the Battle for the Caucasus, 1942–43; and the Battle for the Dnieper, 1943. Each of these battles consisted of a series of defensive and offensive operations. The length of the battles varied from one and a half (the Battle of Kursk) to six months (the Battle of Stalingrad) and even to three years (the Battle for Leningrad).

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(srazhenie), the aggregate of strikes and combat actions having a common purpose and conducted by units of various sizes in the course of an operation in order to achieve the operation’s objectives or the objectives of a specific stage. A battle may take place on land, in the air, or at sea. Various branches of armed forces and arms or services usually participate in ground battles. Battles may also involve only one branch, as in air or naval battles, or only one arm or service, as in a tank battle. They may be either operational or strategic, depending on the number and type of forces involved and the size of the territory to be taken—whether on land, in the air, or at sea. Operational battles are a series of unit actions; strategic battles are a series of combat actions by operational units. An operation involves several battles of varying durations. A battle may develop over an entire front or in several directions at once, either simultaneously or by stages; it may also be carried great distances from the front. Battles may be defensive or counteroffensive.

Until the 19th century, there was no clear distinction in Russian between the words boi (“combat action”) and srazhenie, and the terms were often used interchangeably. In the 18th and 19th centuries, a distinction was made between decisive (generalnye) and local (chastnye) battles. A decisive battle, which was often referred to as a bitva in Russian, had a decisive effect on the outcome of military campaigns or, occasionally, of wars, for example, at Austerlitz in 1805 and Jena in 1806. In the mid-19th century, the terms boi, bitva, and operatsiia (“operation”) came to be used synonymously in Russian, for example, in describing the battle of Galicia (1914) and the battle of the Marne (1914). In the military historical literature on the Great Patriotic War (1941–45), the term srazhenie is occasionally used to denote an aggregate of operations, as in the battle of Smolensk (1941).

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See also War.ActiumOctavian’s naval defeat of Antony and Cleopatra (31 B.C.). [Rom. Hist.: NCE, 15]Agincourtlongbow helps British defeat French (1415). [Br. Lit.: Henry V; Br. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 5]Alamofort at San Antonio that was site of Mexican massacre of Texans (1836). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 8]Antietamindecisive battle of the Civil War (1862). [Am. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 15]ArbelaAlexander’s rout of Darius (331 B.C.). [Classical Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 17]Armageddonfinal battle between forces of good and evil. [N.T.: Revelation 16:16]AusterlitzNapoleon’s brilliant success over Austro-Russian coalition (1805). [Fr. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 23–24]Balaclavafought between Russians and British during Crimean War (1854). [Russ. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 25–26]Battle of the Bulgeunsuccessful attempt by Germans to push Allies back from German territory (1944–1945). [Ger. Hist.: EB, II: 360–361]Belleau Woodlocale of significant American triumph in WWI (1918). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 47]Bhagavad-GitaSanskrit epic relates the great fratricidal battle between two noble families. [Hindu Lit.: Bhagavad-Gita in Benét, 103]Bull Runsite of two important battles of the Civil War (1861) (1862). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 68]Bunker Hill“Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes”; American Revolutionary battle (1775). [Am. Hist.: Worth, 22]Cannaeperhaps Hannibal’s greatest victory (216 B.C.). [Rom. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 48]Coral Seafirst naval engagement exclusively involving planes versus ships (1942). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 488]CrécyEnglish over French; preeminence of longbow established (1346). [Fr. Hist.: Bishop, 382–385]Fort Sumtersite of opening blow of Civil War (1861). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 486–487]Gettysburgsite of Pyrrhic victory for North in Civil War (1863). [Am. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 97]GuadalcanalMarines triumphed in first major U.S. offensive of WWII (1942–1943). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 490]Hastingsbattle that determined the Norman Conquest of England (1066). [Br. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 107]Iwo Jimainspiring American triumph in the Pacific (1945). [Am. Hist.: Leonard, 472–480]Jutlandestablished British WWI naval supremacy (1916). [Br. Hist.: EB, 19: 954–955]Lexingtonopening engagement of the American Revolution (1775). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 283]Lindisfarneobject of first major Viking raid in Britain (792). [Br. Hist.: Grun, 86]LucknowIndian mutiny put down by British (1858). [Ind. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 143]Marathonplain near Athens where Greeks defeated Persians in 490 B.C. [Gk. Hist.: Benét, 633]Midwaysite of decisive battle between Japanese and Americans in WWII (1942). [Am. Hist.: EB, VI: 877–878]Mount Badonhere Arthur soundly defeated the Saxons (c. 520). [Arthurian Legend: Benét, 72]New Orléansend of War of 1812; fought after treaty had been signed (1815). [Am. Hist.: Worth, 22]Normandy InvasionAllied invasion of Europe during WWII; D-Day (June 6, 1944). [Eur. Hist.: EB, VII: 391]Okinawascene of American amphibian operations during WWII (1945). [Am. Hist.: EB, VII: 505]OrléansJoan of Arc’s inspired triumph over English (1429). [Fr. Hist.: Bishop, 392]Pearl Harborsite of Japanese surprise attack (December 7, 1941). [Am. Hist.: EB, VII: 822]Plains of AbrahamEnglish victory decided last of French and Indian wars (1759). [Br. Hist.: NCE, 7]Ravennasite of battle between Byzantines and an Italian force under Pope Gregory II. Byzantines were routed (729). [Gk. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 207]SalamisXerxes’ horde repulsed by numerically inferior Greek navy (480 B.C.). [Class. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 219]SamarkandArabs defeated Chinese (751); adopted some of Chinese technology and culture. [Chinese Hist.: Grun, 78]Saratoga(Stillwater) fought between Americans and British during Revolution (1777). [Am. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 237–238]Sedandecisive battle of the Franco-German War (1870). [Fr. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 225]Stalingradunsuccessful German assault on Stalingrad, Russia (1942–1943). [Ger. Hist.: EB, IX: 517]Thermopylae300 Spartans hold off Xerxes’ horde (480 B.C.). [Classical Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 248]Trafalgardefeat of French and Spanish; zenith of British naval history (1805). [Br. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 252–253]TrentonWashington’s brilliant surprise attack galvanized American morale (1776). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 508]Valmybattle fought between French and Prussians (1792). [Eur. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 259]Verdunsite of numerous battles. [Fr. Hist.: EB, X: 395]Vicksburgcity held by Confederates; besieged several times (1862, 1863). [Am. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 261–262]Waterloosite of Napoleon’s defeat (1815). [Fr. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 266]Yorktownsite of American victory over British, ending Revolutionary War (1781). [Am. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 271]

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¹ Kathleen. born 1948, US opera singer: a coloratura soprano, she made her professional debut in 1972 and sang with New York City's Metropolitan Opera (1977--94)

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² a town in SE England, in East Sussex: site of the Battle of Hastings (1066); medieval abbey. Pop.: 5190 (2001)

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B0117600 (băt′l)n.1. a. An encounter between opposing forces: an important battle in the Pacific campaign.b. Armed fighting; combat: wounded in battle.2. A match between two combatants: trial by battle.3. a. A protracted controversy or struggle: won the battle of the budget.b. An intense competition: a battle of wits.v. bat·tled, bat·tling, bat·tles v.intr. To engage in or as if in battle.v.tr. To fight against: battled the enemy; battled cancer.

[Middle English batel, from Old French bataille, from Vulgar Latin *battālia, from Late Latin battuālia, fighting and fencing exercises, from Latin battuere, to beat.]

bat′tler n.

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(ˈbætəl) n1. (Military) a fight between large armed forces; military or naval engagement; combat2. conflict; contention; struggle: his battle for recognition. 3. (Military) do battle give battle join battle to start fightingvb4. (when: intr, often foll by against, for, or with) to fight in or as if in military combat; contend (with): she battled against cancer. 5. to struggle in order to achieve something or arrive somewhere: he battled through the crowd. 6. (intr) Austral to scrape a living, esp by doing odd jobs[C13: from Old French bataile, from Late Latin battālia exercises performed by soldiers, from battuere to beat] ˈbattler n

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(ˈbætəl) n (Placename) a town in SE England, in East Sussex: site of the Battle of Hastings (1066); medieval abbey. Pop: 5190 (2001)

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(ˈbætəl) n (Biography) Kathleen. born 1948, US opera singer: a coloratura soprano, she made her professional debut in 1972 and sang with New York City's Metropolitan Opera (1977–94)

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n., v. -tled, -tling. n. 1. a hostile encounter between opposing military forces. 2. participation in such an encounter or encounters: wounds received in battle. 3. any fight, conflict, or struggle, as between two persons or teams. 4. Archaic. a battalion. v.i. 5. to engage in battle. 6. to struggle; strive. v.t. 7. to fight (a person, army, cause, etc.). 8. to force or accomplish by fighting, struggling, etc. Idioms: give or do battle, to engage in conflict; fight. [1250–1300; Middle English bataile < Old French < Vulgar Latin *battālia, for Late Latin battuālia gladiatorial exercises, derivative of battu(ere) to strike] bat′tler, n.

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Past participle: battled
Gerund: battling

Imperative
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Present
I battle
you battle
he/she/it battles
we battle
you battle
they battle

Preterite
I battled
you battled
he/she/it battled
we battled
you battled
they battled

Present Continuous
I am battling
you are battling
he/she/it is battling
we are battling
you are battling
they are battling

Present Perfect
I have battled
you have battled
he/she/it has battled
we have battled
you have battled
they have battled

Past Continuous
I was battling
you were battling
he/she/it was battling
we were battling
you were battling
they were battling

Past Perfect
I had battled
you had battled
he/she/it had battled
we had battled
you had battled
they had battled

Future
I will battle
you will battle
he/she/it will battle
we will battle
you will battle
they will battle

Future Perfect
I will have battled
you will have battled
he/she/it will have battled
we will have battled
you will have battled
they will have battled

Future Continuous
I will be battling
you will be battling
he/she/it will be battling
we will be battling
you will be battling
they will be battling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been battling
you have been battling
he/she/it has been battling
we have been battling
you have been battling
they have been battling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been battling
you will have been battling
he/she/it will have been battling
we will have been battling
you will have been battling
they will have been battling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been battling
you had been battling
he/she/it had been battling
we had been battling
you had been battling
they had been battling

Conditional
I would battle
you would battle
he/she/it would battle
we would battle
you would battle
they would battle

Past Conditional
I would have battled
you would have battled
he/she/it would have battled
we would have battled
you would have battled
they would have battled

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Noun	1.	battle - a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"engagement, fight, conflictmilitary action, action - a military engagement; "he saw action in Korea"Armageddon - any catastrophically destructive battle; "they called the first World War an Armageddon"pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and placenaval battle - a pitched battle between naval fleetsarmed combat, combat - an engagement fought between two military forceswar, warfare - the waging of armed conflict against an enemy; "thousands of people were killed in the war"dogfight - an aerial engagement between fighter planesassault - close fighting during the culmination of a military attackarmed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker"
	2.	battle - an energetic attempt to achieve something; "getting through the crowd was a real struggle"; "he fought a battle for recognition"struggleattempt, effort, try, endeavor, endeavour - earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something; "made an effort to cover all the reading material"; "wished him luck in his endeavor"; "she gave it a good try"duel - any struggle between two skillful opponents (individuals or groups)scramble, scuffle - an unceremonious and disorganized strugglejoust, tilt - a combat between two mounted knights tilting against each other with blunted lances
	3.	battle - an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals); "the harder the conflict the more glorious the triumph"--Thomas Paine; "police tried to control the battle between the pro- and anti-abortion mobs"conflict, struggleclass struggle, class war, class warfare - conflict between social or economic classes (especially between the capitalist and proletariat classes)insurrection, revolt, uprising, rising, rebellion - organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from anothercounterinsurgency, pacification - actions taken by a government to defeat insurgencygroup action - action taken by a group of peoplestrife - bitter conflict; heated often violent dissensiontug-of-war - any hard struggle between equally matched groupsturf war - a bitter struggle for territory or power or control or rights; "a turf war erupted between street gangs"; "the president's resignation was the result of a turf war with the board of directors"fighting, combat, fight, scrap - the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"feud - a bitter quarrel between two partieswarfare, war - an active struggle between competing entities; "a price war"; "a war of wits"; "diplomatic warfare"
Verb	1.	battle - battle or contend against in or as if in a battle; "The Kurds are combating Iraqi troops in Northern Iraq"; "We must combat the prejudices against other races"; "they battled over the budget"combatfight, struggle, contend - be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"dogfight - engage in an aerial battle with another fighter planewrestle - combat to overcome an opposing tendency or force; "He wrestled all his life with his feeling of inferiority"

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noun1. fight, war, attack, action, struggle, conflict, clash, set-to (informal), encounter, combat, scrap (informal), engagement, warfare, fray, duel, skirmish, head-to-head, tussle, scuffle, fracas, scrimmage, sparring match, bagarre (French), melee or mêlée a gun battle between police and drug traffickers
fight accord, peace, agreement, truce, armistice, concord, entente, suspension of hostilities2. conflict, campaign, struggle, debate, clash, dispute, contest, controversy, disagreement, crusade, strife, head-to-head, agitation a renewed political battle over their attitude to Europe3. campaign, war, drive, movement, push, struggle the battle against crimeverb1. wrestle, war, fight, argue, struggle, dispute, contest, combat, contend, feud, grapple, agitate, clamour, scuffle, lock horns Many people battled with police.2. struggle, work, fight, labour, strain, strive, go for it (informal), toil, make every effort, go all out (informal), bend over backwards (informal), go for broke (slang), bust a gut (informal), give it your best shot (informal), break your neck (informal), exert yourself, make an all-out effort (informal), work like a Trojan, knock yourself out (informal), do your damnedest (informal), give it your all (informal), rupture yourself (informal) Doctors battled throughout the night to save her life.

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noun a vying with others for victory or supremacy

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verb to strive in opposition

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

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noun an energetic attempt to achieve something

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noun an open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals)

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verb battle or contend against in or as if in a battle

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