battle

     

Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more arme forces, wherein each group will seek to defeat the others within the scope of a military campaign, and are well defined in duration, area and force commitment. Wars and military campaigns are guided by strategy, whereas battles take place on a level of planning and execution known as operational warfare. German strategist Carl von Clausewitz stated that "the employment of battles . . . to achieve the object of war" was the essence of strategy.

Trivia about battle

  • Battle Abbey, built on the spot where King Harold died in the Battle of Hastings, isn't in Hastings but in this town