Battle

A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force commitment. A pitched battle is one in which opposing forces agree on the fighting time and location whilst an engagement with only limited commitment between the forces and without decisive results is sometimes called a skirmish.

Battle

A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a military engagement that is well defined in duration, area, and force commitment. A pitched battle is one in which opposing forces agree on the fighting time and location whilst an engagement with only limited commitment between the forces and without decisive results is sometimes called a skirmish.