A
battle is generally an instance of armed violence wherein one group will seek to defeat another. Battles are most often fought as parts of
war. Battles may be small scale, only involving a handful of individuals or perhaps two
squads, up to battles on
army levels where tens of thousands may be engaged in the battle at the same time. A battle is most often deemed a win when the opposing party has
surrendered, been dispersed, successfully retreated or been utterly destroyed.
See also military tactics, combat, warfare, list of battles
Battle is also the name of the town in
East Sussex,
England, where
William I, also known as William of Normandy, defeated
Harold II of
England in
1066 in the
Battle of Hastings.
All Wikipedia text
is available under the
terms of the GNU Free Documentation License
