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

a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415

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 which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland

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

a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise

a battle in northern France in which English longbowmen under Henry V decisively defeated a much larger French army in 1415

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 which the Scots under Robert the Bruce defeated the English and assured the independence of Scotland

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

a battle during World War II; in December 1944 von Rundstedt launched a powerful counteroffensive in the forest at Ardennes and caught the Allies by surprise