Battle

One Battle is those argument of two or several parties. Usually throw a battle after the place designated, at which it took place, although the battleground can extend over several square kilometers.

The word "battle" leads itself from that "slahta" off, from that that "slaht" came out. The original meaning of this word was "". Only since that one names the fight between two .

In more recent time a battle sits down usually from several Single engagements more differently more subordinated together, in a common . A battle differs from one Combat by their dimension and the mostly war-crucial character.

With Battleground (medium high-German also Whale place) those becomes geographical Location of a military conflict marks. As consequence of these arguments that found on the battlegrounds again and again , Destruction, and human instead of. Former battlegrounds have themselves deeply into the collective that entrenched, which itself for example in establishing mostly of that the battle expresses.


See also: List of the battles of world-historical importance, List of the battles, , List of sieges

 

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