through a series of long marches napoleon pushed Motion his army rapidly through western russia in an attempt to destroy Destroying the russian army , winning Getting a number of minor engagements and a major battle , the battle of smolensk in august .

through a series of long marches napoleon pushed Motion his army rapidly through western russia in an attempt to destroy Destroying the russian army , winning Getting a number of minor engagements and a major battle , the battle of smolensk in august .

Napoleon hoped this battle would win the war for him , but the Russian army slipped Motion away and continued to retreat Escaping , leaving Departing Smolensk to burn Bodily_harm .

The First Battle of Bull Run ( the name Name_conferral used Using by Union forces ) , also known as the First Battle of Manassas ( the name Name_conferral used Using by Confederate forces ) , was the first major battle Hostile_encounter of the American Civil War and was a Confederate victory Earnings_and_losses .

The battle Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter on July 21 , 1861 in Prince William County , Virginia , just north of the city of Manassas and about 25 miles west-southwest of Washington , D.C .

Each side had about 18,000 poorly trained Education_teaching and poorly led troops in their first battle Hostile_encounter .

Gen. Joseph E. Johnston arrived Arriving from the Shenandoah Valley by railroad , and the course of the battle Hostile_encounter quickly changed Change .

The British officially recognise Know the battle Hostile_encounter 's duration as being from 10 July until 31 October 1940 , which overlaps the period of large-scale night attacks Attack known as the Blitz , that lasted from 7 September 1940 to 11 May 1941 .

the battle Hostile_encounter of britain ( , literally `` the air battle Hostile_encounter for england '' ) was a military campaign Military_operation of the second world war Military_operation , in which the royal air force ( raf ) defended Defending the united kingdom ( uk ) against large-scale attacks Attack by nazi germany 's air force , the luftwaffe .

the battle Hostile_encounter of britain ( , literally `` the air battle Hostile_encounter for england '' ) was a military campaign Military_operation of the second world war Military_operation , in which the royal air force ( raf ) defended Defending the united kingdom ( uk ) against large-scale attacks Attack by nazi germany 's air force , the luftwaffe .

As the battle Hostile_encounter progressed Cause_to_make_progress , the Luftwaffe also targeted Aiming factories involved Cause_to_be_included in aircraft production Manufacturing and strategic infrastructure .

the battle Hostile_encounter of britain takes Conquering its name from a speech Expressing_publicly given Giving by prime minister winston churchill to the house of commons on 18 june : `` what general weygand called Name_conferral the unk of france ' is over .

German historians do not accept this subdivision and regard the battle Hostile_encounter as a single campaign Military_operation lasting from July 1940 to June 1941 , including the Blitz .

the battle Hostile_encounter of le unk was the last big attack Attack by the fourth army of the british expeditionary force Causation ( bef ) in the 1916 battle Hostile_encounter of the somme in france , during the first world war Military_operation .

The battle Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter in conjunction with attacks Attack by the French Tenth and Sixth armies on the southern flank and the Reserve/5th Army on the northern flank , against ( Field Marshal Rupprecht of Bavaria ) created Creating on 28 August , from the 1st and 2nd armies of the dissolved Dispersal and the 6th and 7th armies .

The German armies lost Earnings_and_losses much less ground and had fewer casualties in October than in September ( the costliest month of the battle Hostile_encounter ) but the proportion of casualties increased Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale from of the Anglo-French total .

the battle Hostile_encounter of le unk was the last big attack Attack by the fourth army of the british expeditionary force Causation ( bef ) in the 1916 battle Hostile_encounter of the somme in france , during the first world war Military_operation .

The German 2nd and 1st armies on the Somme managed Control a recovery Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale after the string of defeats in September , with fresh divisions to replace exhausted troops and more aircraft , artillery and ammunition diverted Removing from the battle Hostile_encounter at Verdun and stripped Removing from other parts of the Western Front .

Severe criticism Judgment_communication of General Sir Douglas Haig and General Henry Rawlinson during and since the war Military_operation for persisting with attacks Attack on October , was challenged in 2009 by William Philpott , who put Placing the British share of the battle into the context of strategic subordination to French wishes , the concept of a general Allied offensive Attack established Creating by Joffre and the continuation of French attacks Attack south of Le Transloy , which had to be supported Supporting by British operations .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of the Crater was a battle Hostile_encounter of the American Civil War , part of the Siege of Petersburg .

The event was established Building to honor the memory of independent wrestler `` All American '' Jeff Peterson who died Death at age 21 after a two-year battle Hostile_encounter with leukemia .

After a mutually costly battle Hostile_encounter for Fricourt , where the French were eventually forced out , the front line stabilised Cause_change_of_strength and both sides began Process_start to dig Self_motion improvised defences .

The battle Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter between British and Australian forces from the 27th British Commonwealth Brigade with American armour and artillery in support Supporting , and the PVA 117th Division of the 39th Army , around the village of Pakchon on the Taeryong River .

In their first battle Hostile_encounter with the PVA , the 3rd Battalion , Royal Australian Regiment ( 3 RAR ) captured Conquering a well defended Defending hill with only limited Limiting offensive support , and held Defending it in the face of heavy counter-attacks before confused Perception_active command Control decisions Deciding resulted in Causation a disorganised night withdrawal Escaping while still in contact Communication .

The Optimates under Marcus Junius Brutus and Cicero surrendered Surrendering after the battle Hostile_encounter , while others , including those under Cato the Younger and Metellus Scipio fought Hostile_encounter on .

He and Cato committed Killing suicide shortly after the battle Hostile_encounter .

The fullest account of the battle Hostile_encounter is given Giving by Livy ( 40.39-40 ) : As his successor was somewhat late in reaching Arriving Spain , Fulvius Flaccus led Causation out his army from winter quarters and began Process_start to devastate Destroying the more distant parts of Celtiberia , where the inhabitants had not come in to surrender Surrendering .

the war Military_operation effectively ended Process_end april 9 , 1865 when general robert e. lee surrendered Surrendering to general ulysses s. grant at the battle Military_operation of appomattox court house .

Entrenched defences approximately on the lines held Defending at the end of the second battle were strengthened Cause_change_of_strength , and both sides undertook Action regular mounted reconnaissances into the open eastern flank .

though his forces routed Attack a large umayyad army at the battle of unk in august 686 , mukhtar and his supporters were slain Killing by the unk in april 687 following a series of battles .

The battle Hostile_encounter was marked Recording by Farragut 's seemingly rash but successful run through Motion a minefield that had just claimed Statement one of his ironclad monitors Scrutiny , enabling Preventing_or_letting his fleet Military_operation to get Getting beyond the range of the shore-based guns .

She was eventually reduced Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale to a motionless hulk and surrendered Surrendering , ending Process_end the battle Hostile_encounter .

This Union victory Getting , together with the capture Conquering of Atlanta , was extensively covered by Union newspapers and was a significant boost for Abraham Lincoln 's bid for re-election three months after the battle Hostile_encounter .

Events leading Causation up to the battle .

The battle Hostile_encounter also severely depleted Expend_resource Germany 's armored forces Causation , and they were largely unable to replace them .

although the offensive Attack was effectively broken Process_start by 27 december , when the trapped units of 2nd panzer division made two break-out attempts with only partial success , the battle Hostile_encounter continued for another month before the front line was effectively restored Recovering to its position prior to the attack Attack .

The `` Bulge '' was the largest and bloodiest single battle Hostile_encounter fought by the United States in World War Military_operation II and the second deadliest campaign Military_operation in American history .

On 14 June , after two days of battle including the Battle of Villers-Bocage , the 7th Armoured Division was ordered Request to withdraw Escaping towards Caumont .

The battle is controversial because many historians and writers have concluded Process_end that it was failures by British divisional and corps commanders that squandered Expend_resource an opportunity to capture Conquering Caen , rather than the Germans achieving Achieve a defensive success .

The Battle Hostile_encounter of Chunuk Bair ( ) was a World War I battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter between the Ottoman defenders and troops of the British Empire over control Control of the peak in August 1915 .

After gaining Getting control Control of the former Achaemenid satrapy of Gandhara , including the city of Taxila , Alexander advanced Cause_to_make_progress into Punjab , where he engaged in battle Hostile_encounter against the regional king Porus , whom Alexander defeated Conquering in the Battle Hostile_encounter of the Hydaspes in 326 BC , but was so impressed Change_sentiment by the demeanor with which the king carried Carry_goods himself that he allowed Preventing_or_letting Porus to continue Motion governing Control his own kingdom as a satrap .

although victorious , the battle Hostile_encounter of the hydaspes was possibly also the most costly battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter by the macedonians .

although victorious , the battle Hostile_encounter of the hydaspes was possibly also the most costly battle Hostile_encounter fought Hostile_encounter by the macedonians .

A British blockading force , which had been conducting Action patrols Patrolling in the region in the aftermath of the battle Hostile_encounter of St Marcou earlier in the month , encountered Hostile_encounter two French vessels attempting Hold to sail Self_motion unnoticed between Le Havre and Cherbourg .

Closing Motion_directional with the French , the British commander Sir Francis Laforey sought to bring Bringing the French ships to battle Hostile_encounter as they attempted Hold to turn Motion back to Le Havre before the British squadron could attack Attack .

At daylight their line was reinforced Cause_change_of_strength by the 2nd Light Horse Brigade , and about mid morning the 5th Mounted Brigade and the New Zealand Mounted Rifles Brigade joined Participation the battle Hostile_encounter .

The battle Hostile_encounter was fought Hostile_encounter between 3 and 5 August 1916 near the Egyptian town of Romani and the site of ancient Pelusium on the Sinai Peninsula , east of the Suez Canal .

From 20 July until the battle Hostile_encounter began Process_start , the Australian 1st and 2nd Light Horse Brigades took Action turns pushing Motion out to battle Hostile_encounter the advancing Cause_to_make_progress hostile column .

From 20 July until the battle Hostile_encounter began Process_start , the Australian 1st and 2nd Light Horse Brigades took Action turns pushing Motion out to battle Hostile_encounter the advancing Cause_to_make_progress hostile column .

The Coast Guard provided Supply heavily armed patrol boats and large cutters that included Cause_to_be_included 5 '' cannon used in battle and gunfire support .