The battle Hostile_encounter was a part of the effort of the Confederacy to break Destroying the Union blockade Besieging , which had cut off Having_or_lacking_access Virginia 's largest cities and major industrial centers , Norfolk and Richmond , from international trade .

On the first day of battle Hostile_encounter , they were opposed Agree_or_refuse_to_act by several conventional , wooden-hulled ships of the Union Navy .

The battle Hostile_encounter received Receiving worldwide attention , and it had immediate effects Achieve on navies around the world .

although britain and france had been engaged Participation in an iron-clad arms race Competition since the 1830s , the battle Hostile_encounter of hampton roads signalled Statement a new age of naval warfare had arrived Arriving for the whole world .

However , the action was halted Process_end by darkness and falling Motion_directional tide , so `` Virginia '' retired Escaping to take care of her few wounded—which included Cause_to_be_included her captain , Flag Officer Franklin Buchanan—and repair Recovering her minimal battle Hostile_encounter damage .

the battle Hostile_encounter of hampton roads , also referred to as the battle Hostile_encounter of the `` monitor Scrutiny '' and `` merrimack ( or virginia '' ) or the battle Hostile_encounter of ironclads , was a famous and arguably most important naval battle Hostile_encounter of the american civil war Military_operation .

the battle Hostile_encounter of hampton roads , also referred to as the battle Hostile_encounter of the `` monitor Scrutiny '' and `` merrimack ( or virginia '' ) or the battle Hostile_encounter of ironclads , was a famous and arguably most important naval battle Hostile_encounter of the american civil war Military_operation .

The major significance of the battle Hostile_encounter is that it was the first meeting Come_together in combat of ironclad warships , i.e. , and .

Militarily , the battle pitted Hostile_encounter the artillery and cavalry of the Marathas against the heavy cavalry and mounted artillery ( zamburak and jezail ) of the Afghans and Rohillas led by Abdali and Najib-ud-Daulah , both ethnic Afghans .

The battle is considered one of the largest and most eventful fought Hostile_encounter in the 18th century , and has perhaps the largest number of fatalities in a single day reported Reporting in a classic formation battle between two armies .

The battle is considered one of the largest and most eventful fought Hostile_encounter in the 18th century , and has perhaps the largest number of fatalities in a single day reported Reporting in a classic formation battle between two armies .

The specific site of the battle itself is disputed Quarreling by historians , but most consider it to have occurred Coming_to_be somewhere near modern-day Kaalaa Aamb and Sanauli Road .

The battle lasted Process_end for several days and involved Participation over 125,000 troops .

According to the single best eyewitness chronicle—the bakhar by Shuja-ud-Daulah 's Diwan Kashi Raj—about 40,000 Maratha prisoners were slaughtered Killing in cold blood the day after the battle .

Shejwalkar , whose monograph `` Panipat 1761 '' is often regarded as the single best secondary source on the battle , says Communication that `` not less than 100,000 Marathas ( soldiers and non-combatants ) perished Death during and after the battle . ''

Shejwalkar , whose monograph `` Panipat 1761 '' is often regarded as the single best secondary source on the battle , says Communication that `` not less than 100,000 Marathas ( soldiers and non-combatants ) perished Death during and after the battle . ''

The result of the battle was the halting Process_end of further Maratha advances in the north , and destabilization of their territories , for roughly ten years .

The second battle was the bloodiest battle of the entire Iraq War , and is notable for being the first major engagement of the Iraq War fought Hostile_encounter solely against insurgents rather than the forces of the former Ba'athist Iraqi government , which was deposed Change_of_leadership in 2003 .

The second battle was the bloodiest battle of the entire Iraq War , and is notable for being the first major engagement of the Iraq War fought Hostile_encounter solely against insurgents rather than the forces of the former Ba'athist Iraqi government , which was deposed Change_of_leadership in 2003 .

Fighting also took place Process_start in Spanish Florida ; a two-day battle for the city of Pensacola ended Process_end in Spanish surrender .

Instead , they were fighting Hostile_encounter remnants of the Yellow Turban rebels in the north and thus did not duel with Lü Bu , who , historically , was defeated Conquering by Sun Jian in battle Hostile_encounter .

Both incidents however , are fictional ; Hua was killed Killing in a battle Hostile_encounter against Sun Jian .

Following the battle Hostile_encounter , Frederick immediately left Departing Rossbach and marched Self_motion for 13 days to the outskirts of Breslau .

In this 90-minute battle Hostile_encounter , Frederick the Great , king of Prussia , defeated Conquering an Allied army composed of French forces augmented Cause_to_amalgamate by a contingent of the Reichsarmee ( Imperial Army ) of the Holy Roman Empire .

Finally , his cavalry contributed Giving decisively to the outcome of the battle Hostile_encounter , justifying Justifying his investment of resources into its training during the eight-year interim between the conclusion Coming_to_believe of the War Hostile_encounter of Austrian Succession and the outbreak of the Seven Years ' War Hostile_encounter .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Koronowo was a battle Hostile_encounter of the Polish–Lithuanian–Teutonic War .

This is the account of the battle Hostile_encounter of Jan Dlugosz , from the abridged Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale translation by Maurice Michael , pp .

Experts in the art of war consider this battle more important than that fought Hostile_encounter at Grunwald ; and if you consider the danger , ardour and endurance of the combatants , it certainly should rank higher . ''

This battle was the largest of the five major U.S. surface engagements since the Second World War , which also include Cause_to_be_included the Battle of Chumonchin Chan during the Korean War , the Gulf of Tonkin incident and the Battle of Dong Hoi during the Vietnam War , and the Action in the Gulf of Sidra in 1986 .

The final troop withdrawal Escaping started Process_start on May 15 , 1988 , and ended Process_end on February 15 , 1989 , leaving Departing the government forces alone in the battle against the insurgents , which continued until 1992 when the former Soviet-backed government collapsed Destroying .

at a crucial moment , confederate maj. gen. a. p. hill 's division arrived Arriving from harpers ferry and launched Process_start a surprise counterattack Attack , driving Preventing_or_letting back burnside and ending Process_end the battle Hostile_encounter .

The Battle Military_operation of Antietam , also known as the Battle Military_operation of Sharpsburg , particularly in the Southern United States , was a battle Military_operation of the American Civil War Military_operation , fought Hostile_encounter on September 17 , 1862 , between Confederate General Robert E. Lee 's Army of Northern Virginia and Union General George B. McClellan 's Army of the Potomac , near Sharpsburg , Maryland and Antietam Creek .

although the battle Military_operation was tactically inconclusive , the confederate troops had withdrawn Escaping first from the battlefield , and abandoned GiveUp their invasion Military_operation , making it Causation a union strategic victory Earnings_and_losses .

In a battle Hostile_encounter lasting much of the day , Henry di Mari again fled Escaping , leaving Causation about 40 Angevin galleys to be captured Conquering , along with 5,000 prisoners , including many counts and barons .

The Angevin fleet came out arranged Arranging in five squadrons , each commanded Control by a count ( hence the name of the battle Hostile_encounter ) .

In late September 1914 , military operations took place Process_start in the vicinity , when the II Bavarian Corps was engaged Participation by French Territorial divisions in an encounter battle .

the German third defensive position being built Building as the battle began Process_start , ran Motion close behind the village .

Historian Tristram Hunt ( a former Labour MP ) has described Statement the confrontation as `` almost medieval in its choreography ... at various stages a siege , a battle Hostile_encounter , a chase Motion , a rout Destroying and , finally , a brutal example Protest of legalised state violence Violence '' .

By 19:00 , after a five-hour battle , B Company broke Destroying contact and withdrew Escaping into a night harbour near the landing zone with the remainder of the battalion .

although a tactical victory for the japanese in terms of ships sunk , the battle Hostile_encounter would prove Convincing to be a strategic victory for the allies for several reasons Protest .

The battle Hostile_encounter is historically significant as the first action in which aircraft carriers engaged each other , as well as the first in which the opposing Agree_or_refuse_to_act ships neither sighted Know nor fired Attack directly upon one another .

The battle Hostile_encounter marked Recording the first time since the start of the war that a major Japanese advance had been checked Preventing_or_letting by the Allies .

With both sides having suffered Bodily_harm heavy losses in aircraft and carriers damaged Damaging or sunk , the two forces disengaged Escaping and retired Departing from the battle Hostile_encounter area .

More importantly , the Japanese fleet carriers `` Shōkaku '' and —the former damaged Damaging and the latter with a depleted Expend_resource aircraft complement—were unable to participate Participation in the Battle of Midway the following month , while `` Yorktown '' did participate Participation , ensuring Assistance a rough parity in aircraft between the two adversaries and contributing Bringing significantly to the U.S. victory in that battle Hostile_encounter .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of the Coral Sea , fought Hostile_encounter from 4–8 May 1942 , was a major naval battle Hostile_encounter between the Imperial Japanese Navy ( IJN ) and naval and air forces from the United States and Australia , taking place Process_start in the Pacific Theatre of World War II .

during the course of the interdiction operation , an air battle Hostile_encounter known as the 18 april `` unk unk '' ( `` palm sunday massacre Killing '' ) took place Process_start , in which the german junkers ju 52 transport fleets suffered Bodily_harm heavy losses Earnings_and_losses over cape bon while evacuating Removing `` heer '' ( german army ) forces Military_operation escaping Escaping from the allied ground offensive Hostile_encounter operation `` vulcan '' .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Route Coloniale 4 ( called Name_conferral Chiến dịch Biên giới [ `` Border Campaign Military_operation '' ] in Vietnam ) was a battle Hostile_encounter of the First Indochina War Military_operation .

The battle Hostile_encounter lasted from 30 September to 18 October 1950 and resulted in Causation a French defeat .

In this campaign Military_operation the Việt Minh also tried to test Testing new tactics and gain Getting new experiences in a large scale battle Hostile_encounter which the Việt Minh had not previously used Using .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Moerbrugge was a three-day battle Hostile_encounter during the Liberation Change_of_leadership of Belgium .