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  Battle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battles may be small scale, only involving a handful of individuals, perhaps two squads, up to battles on army levels where hundreds of thousands may be engaged in a single battle at one time.
A "battle of annihilation" is one in which the defeated party is destroyed in the field, such as the French fleet at the Battle of the Nile.
A "decisive battle" is one of particular importance; often by bringing hostilities to an end, such as the Battle of Hastings, or as a turning point in the fortunes of the belligerents, such as the Battle of Stalingrad.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Battle   (2747 words)

  
 The Historicity and Historicisation of Arthur
Unlike Gordur or the other warriors he is not actually present at the battle: "In the allusion, Arthur is presented as the unrivalled paragon of martial valour and is thus used to form a highly unusual comparison by rendering explicitly inferior the honorand of the awdl ("stanza").
Professor Van Hamel made some very similar observations regarding the nature of Arthur in the early sources and the very close parallels between him and Fionn, noting that it was but a natural, logical step "to represent a hero of this type [i.e.
The desire to identify these battles is often great but this should not prevent us from recognising that with sufficient 'ingenuity' they can be made to fit just about any area and many may not, in fact, be identifiable or even have identifications.
www.arthuriana.co.uk /historicity/arthur.htm   (9844 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: States of the Church
In this exigency the pope now (739) for the first time turned to the powerful Frankish kingdom, under the protection of which Boniface had begun his successful labours as a missionary in Germany.
He sent to Charles Martel, "the powerful mayor of the palace" of the Frankish monarchy and the commander of the Franks in the famous battle at Tours, undoubtedly with the consent of the Greek dux, and appealed to him to protect the tomb of the Apostle.
Charles Martel replied to the embassy and acknowledged the gifts, but was unwilling to offer aid against the Lombards, who were helping him against the Saracens.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/14257a.htm   (12101 words)

  
 First World War.com - Encyclopedia of World War I - L
This area of the website provides an A-Z listing of First World War terms, personalities, biographical sketches, battles, weaponry, etc.
Ludendorff, Erich - On Second Battle of the Marne (1)
Ludendorff, Erich - On Second Battle of the Marne (2)
www.firstworldwar.com /atoz/l.htm   (512 words)

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