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• do battle (with somebody) (over something) — do ˈbattle (with sb) (over sth) idiom to fight or argue with sb • He was quite prepared to do battle with his boss over his promotion. Main entry: ↑battleidiom …   Useful english dictionary

• (a) running battle with something — a running battle (with (someone/something)) an argument or fight that continues for a long time. Flynn has fought a running battle with the tobacco company over its advertisements …   New idioms dictionary

• battle — [[t]bæ̱t(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ battles, battling, battled 1) N VAR A battle is a violent fight between groups of people, especially one between military forces during a war. ...the victory of King William III at the Battle of the Boyne. ...after a gun… …   English dictionary

• Battle of Trafalgar — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Trafalgar partof=the Napoleonic Wars caption= The Battle of Trafalgar, as seen from the mizzen starboard shrouds of the Victory by J. M. W. Turner (oil on canvas, 1806 to 1808) date=21 October, 1805… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Ia Drang — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Ia Drang partof=the Vietnam War caption=1/7 Cavalry at LZ X Ray date=November 14 ndash; November 18, 1965 place=coord|13|35|N|107|43|E|type:landmark|display=title,inline Ia Drang Valley, Vietnam casus …   Wikipedia

• battle — bat|tle1 [ bætl ] noun *** 1. ) count or uncount a fight between two armies in a war: one of the bloodiest battles of World War II battle of: the Battle of Waterloo in battle: soldiers wounded in battle a ) count a fight between two groups of… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• battle — I UK [ˈbæt(ə)l] / US noun Word forms battle : singular battle plural battles *** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] a fight between two armies in a war one of the bloodiest battles of the Second World War battle of: the Battle of Waterloo in battle:… …   English dictionary

• Battle of Ager Falernus — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Ager Falernus partof=the Second Punic War date= Summer 217 BC place= Mount Callicula, Campania, present day Italy result= Carthaginian victory combatant1=Carthage combatant2=Roman Republic commander1=… …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Little Robe Creek — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Battle of Little Robe Creek or Battle of Antelope Hills partof=the Indian Wars date=12 May, 1858 place=Little Robe Creek, Oklahoma result=Texas Victory combatant1= combatant2=Comanche (all bands) commander1=John …   Wikipedia

• Battle of Ponte Novu — The Battle of Ponte Novu took place on May 8 and 9, 1769 between royal French forces under the Comte de Vaux, a seasoned professional soldier with an expert on mountain warfare on his staff, and the native Corsicans under Carlo Salicetti. It was… …   Wikipedia

• Battle — This article is about combat. For other meanings, see Battle (disambiguation). Generally, a battle is a conceptual component in the hierarchy of combat in warfare between two or more armed forces, or combatants. In a battle, each combatant will… …   Wikipedia