The battle took place Process_start in the Ypres Salient area of the Western Front , in and around the Belgian village of Passchendaele , between 26 October and 10 November 1917 .

Beyond gaining favourable observation positions , the battle was intended to gain Getting drier winter positions on higher ground .

The Capture of Savannah , or sometimes the First Battle of Savannah ( because of a siege in 1779 ) , was an American Revolutionary War battle fought Hostile_encounter on December 29 , 1778 pitting local American Patriot militia and Continental Army units , holding the city , against a British invasion force under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Archibald Campbell .

Tahip was killed Killing in battle Hostile_encounter whereas Hamza was captured Conquering and ransomed Commerce_pay for 13,000 ducats along with his staff .

The of 1567 was the final battle in Oda Nobunaga 's campaign to defeat the Saitō clan in their mountaintop castle and conquer Mino Province , Japan .

The siege ended Process_end in a decisive battle and victory of Nobunaga 's combined forces , and resulted in Causation the subjugation of the Saitō clan , their vassals , and allies .

Due to the weak leadership of the Saitō , many samurai leaders defected Escaping to Nobunaga before the battle , while others willingly submitted Submitting_documents afterward .

In the years leading to the battle , he negotiated Communication for the support of local warlords , which ensured Coming_to_believe a ready-made army by the time of the attack , and built Building a castle on the edge of the enemy 's territory to serve as a staging point for the attack .

Thus , in addition to the battle 's immediate importance to Nobunaga 's plans , it was also an important step in Toyotomi Hideyoshi 's rise to power .

The battle Hostile_encounter took place Process_start around numerous JNA posts in Croatia , starting Process_start when Croatian forces blockaded Besieging the JNA barracks , weapons storage depots and other facilities .

In consequence , troops were hastily committed Commitment to battle Military_operation on repeated occasions , increasing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Allied losses Earnings_and_losses and ultimately lengthening Change_event_time the battle Hostile_encounter .

The battle Military_operation also exposed Reveal_secret critical problems Confronting_problem with the suitability and performance of Allied equipment Supply .

In consequence , troops were hastily committed Commitment to battle Military_operation on repeated occasions , increasing Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale Allied losses Earnings_and_losses and ultimately lengthening Change_event_time the battle Hostile_encounter .

The battle Military_operation was fought Hostile_encounter by Australian and United States forces Causation against the Japanese beachheads at Buna , Sanananda and Gona .

Allied losses Earnings_and_losses in the battle Military_operation were at a rate higher than that experienced at Guadalcanal .

These factors were compounded Cause_to_amalgamate by repeated demands Request from General Douglas MacArthur , Supreme Commander of Allied Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area , for a rapid conclusion Process_end to the battle .

In the closing Body_movement stages of the battle , significant numbers of the defenders were withdrawn Escaping by sea or escaped Escaping overland toward the west and the Japanese base around Salamaua and Lae .

The battle 's name usually includes Cause_to_be_included the year , when referenced Adducing , in order to distinguish Check it amongst the nine major Battles of Mogadishu during the decades long Somali Civil War .

The battle Hostile_encounter marked Recording the last deployment Arranging of the Yugoslav Navy into one of the Dalmatian channels , the loosening Cause_change_of_strength of the naval blockade Besieging of the Croatian coast imposed Action in September and the largest Croatian Navy operation Military_operation in the war Military_operation .

During the battle Hostile_encounter , 22 Yugoslav Navy crewmen , two Croatian gunners and two civilian sailors in Split were killed Killing .

The Second Battle Hostile_encounter of Kosovo ( Hungarian : `` második rigómezei csata '' , Turkish : `` İkinci Kosova Savaşı '' ) ( 17–20 October 1448 ) was a land battle Hostile_encounter between a Hungarian-led Crusader army and the Ottoman Empire at Kosovo Polje .

In the three-day battle Hostile_encounter the Ottoman army under the command Control of Sultan Murad II defeated Conquering the Crusader army of regent John Hunyadi .

The battle Hostile_encounter ended Process_end any hopes of saving Rescuing Constantinople from the Ottoman Empire .

During and after the battle Hostile_encounter for the village , at least 107 Palestinians were killed Killing , including women and children—some were shot Use_firearm , while others died Death when hand grenades were thrown Motion into their homes .

on august 24 , 1814 , after defeating Conquering the americans at the battle Military_operation of bladensburg , a british force led by major general robert ross burned Destroying down multiple buildings , including the white house ( then called the `` presidential mansion '' ) , the capitol building , as well as other facilities of the u.s. government .

The battle Hostile_encounter took place Process_start near Ramlah ( modern Israel ) and ended Process_end with a Tulunid victory .

As a result of the battle Hostile_encounter , the Abbasid forces were forced Causation to withdraw Escaping from Syria , and Tulunid control Control over the province was reaffirmed .

In the battle Hostile_encounter that followed , the Abbasid troops initially defeated Conquering the Tulunids and plundered Robbery Khumarawayh 's camp , but were then ambushed Attack by a Tulunid reserve force and routed Destroying in turn .

The battle Hostile_encounter was regarded Statement as a symbol of Polish resistance Defending to the invaders , as it was first Process_end Polish victory Earnings_and_losses since the Swedish invasion Military_operation of summer 1655 .

Surprised Swedes lost Earnings_and_losses the battle Hostile_encounter , and the Poles recaptured Conquering the town .

the unk battle Hostile_encounter was just the beginning Process_start of 41 years of destructive Destroying war Military_operation , which only ended Process_end in 1555 with the treaty Sign_agreement of amasya .

Ismail I , the leader of the Safavids , was wounded Bodily_harm and almost captured Conquering during the battle Hostile_encounter .

The battle Hostile_encounter is one of major historical importance because it not only negated the idea that the Murshid of the Shia-Qizilbash was infallible , but also led Causation Kurdish chiefs to assert Statement their authority and switch Change their allegiance from the Safavids to the Ottomans .

After the failure of the battle , Ruy Lopèz de Mendoza fled Escaping to Portugal in fear of King Alfonso X .

`` Généreux '' was one of only four French ships to survive Preserving the battle Hostile_encounter , while `` Leander '' had been detached Connect from the British fleet by Nelson on 6 August .

For another five hours the battle Hostile_encounter continued , Thompson successfully raking `` Généreux '' at one stage but ultimately being outfought Self_motion and outmanoeuvred by the larger warship .

The surprised Imperials , alerted Warning to the Swiss attack Attack , hastily deployed Arranging themselves into battle Hostile_encounter order near the town of Lauterach and set up Placing their artillery .

The Swiss main body had meanwhile arrived in Arriving the area of battle Hostile_encounter , and skillfully deployed Arranging its attack Attack columns so as to deny Preventing_or_letting the Imperials the maximum benefit Receiving of their artillery superiority .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Hard was the first large-scale battle Hostile_encounter in the Swabian War Military_operation , waged Hold between the Imperials under the Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I and the Swiss Confederates .

The battle Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter on 20 February 1499 , a cold and foggy day , between 10,000 Imperial troops , mostly from the Swabian Circles , and a smaller number of Swiss troops , often called Name_conferral Reisläufer .

The battle Hostile_encounter took place Process_start in the westernmost part of modern-day Austria , in the vicinity of the southeast corner of Lake Constance , roughly southwest of the town of Bregenz .

On the morning of the battle the Imperial advance Cause_to_make_progress guard discovered Know the advanced Cause_to_make_progress guard of the invading Attack Swiss army marching Motion_directional down the right bank of the Rhine , attacked Attack it , and caused Causation it to recoil Escaping toward Hard .

although the victorious swiss performed Hold at best a sloppy pursuit Aiming , focusing Aiming more on pillaging Robbery than on a systematic pursuit Aiming ( another of their customs ) , by the end Process_end of the battle several thousand swabian corpses nonetheless littered the battlefield Hostile_encounter , and were eventually buried Placing in a mass grave outside the chapel of hard .

Cotes ordered Arranging his crew to make hasty repairs Recovering , intending to resume Process_start the battle Hostile_encounter , but `` Uranie '' 's crew , with their captain dead Death , slipped Motion_directional away while `` Thames '' was unable to manoeuvre .

The battle Military_operation of Rodosto ( ) took place Process_start in February 1206 in the town of Rodosto ( today Tekirdağ , Turkey ) between the Bulgarians led Bringing by Emperor Kaloyan and the Crusaders .

It resulted in Causation a Bulgarian victory Earnings_and_losses After the Bulgarians annihilated Destroying the Latin army in the battle Military_operation of Rusion on 31 January 1206 the remnants of the shattered Crusader forces headed Self_motion to the coastal town of Rodosto to seek Getting refuge Preserving .

They were incapable to resist Defending and after a short battle Hostile_encounter the Venetians began Process_start to flee Escaping to their ships in the port .

The Russian armies were under the command Control of Colonel Zagriashko , on February 18 the Polish revolutionaries finally withdrew Escaping their forces Military_operation from Staszów and left Departing towards Małgoszcz , although the battle Hostile_encounter is considered one of Poland 's victories of the uprising Violence .

It was a battle Hostile_encounter in World War I as part of the Second Battle Hostile_encounter of the Marne , initially prompted by a German Spring Offensive .

The battle Hostile_encounter damaged Damaging the prestige of Saddam Hussein and the Iraqi government , who began Process_start extensively improving defenses Defending for the threatened major city of Basra .