battle (noun)
41Battle of El Alamein — noun a pitched battle in World War II (1942) resulting in a decisive Allied victory by British troops under Montgomery over German troops under Rommel • Syn: ↑El Alamein, ↑Al Alamayn • Regions: ↑Egypt, ↑Arab Republic of Egypt, ↑United Arab… …
42Battle of Flodden Field — noun a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed • Syn: ↑Flodden • Regions: ↑England • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle …
43Battle of Fontenoy — noun a battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland • Syn: ↑Fontenoy • Regions: ↑Belgium, ↑Kingdom of Belgium, ↑Belgique • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle …
44Battle of Fredericksburg — noun an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee • Syn: ↑Fredericksburg • Regions: ↑Virginia, ↑Old Dominion, ↑Old Dominion State, ↑VA • …
45Battle of Gettysburg — noun a battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee s invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union • Syn: ↑Gettysburg • Regions: ↑Pennsylvania, ↑Keystone State, ↑PA • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitche …
46Battle of Granicus River — noun the battle in which Alexander won his first major victory against the Persians (334 BC) • Syn: ↑Granicus • Regions: ↑Asia Minor, ↑Anatolia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle …
47Battle of Guadalcanal — noun a battle in World War II in the Pacific (1942 1943); the island was occupied by the Japanese and later recaptured by American forces • Syn: ↑Guadalcanal • Regions: ↑Guadalcanal • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle • Part Holonyms: ↑ …
48battle of Hastings — noun the decisive battle in which William the Conqueror (duke of Normandy) defeated the Saxons under Harold II (1066) and thus left England open for the Norman Conquest • Syn: ↑Hastings • Regions: ↑England • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle •… …
49battle of Hohenlinden — noun a battle during the Napoleonic Wars (1800); the French defeated the Austrians • Syn: ↑Hohenlinden • Regions: ↑Bavaria • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle • Part Holonyms: ↑Nap …
50battle of Ipsus — noun a battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC); Lysimachus and Seleucus defeated Antigonus and Demetrius • Syn: ↑Ipsus • Regions: ↑Asia Minor, ↑Anatolia • Instance Hypernyms: ↑pitched battle …
