battles
Violent military encounters
Battles is the plural of battle—armed conflicts or intense struggles.
Wars consist of multiple battles; life presents its own: She's fought many battles with depression.
The verb means to fight or struggle persistently: He battles addiction, They battled for control of the company.
To pick your battles is to engage only in conflicts worth the effort.
1862 Maryland engagement
- HastingsEnglish seaside town, historic
- GettysburgPennsylvania battle site
- WaterlooCrushing, decisive defeat
- Trafalgar1805 naval battle site
Thermopylae · Stalingrad · Saratoga · Yorktown · Kursk · Marathon · Agincourt · Gallipoli
Violent disagreement or collision
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
hostilities · skirmish · discord · contention · tension · melee · brawl · showdown
Methods to achieve goals
- planningArranging for future events
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
- deploymentOrganized distribution of resources
formation · offensive · defensive · encirclement · flanking · ambush · feint · reconnaissance
Organized land-based military
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- infantryGround combat troops
- cavalryMounted military force
- artilleryLarge-caliber battlefield weapons
siege · assault · campaign · frontline · engagement · combatants · theater · reinforcements
Labored effort against resistance
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
endurance · overcome · obstacles · setbacks · trials · courage · determination · grit
Antietam
1862 Maryland engagement
- HastingsEnglish seaside town, historic
- GettysburgPennsylvania battle site
- WaterlooCrushing, decisive defeat
Trafalgar · Thermopylae · Stalingrad · Saratoga · Yorktown · Kursk · Marathon · Agincourt · Gallipoli · Zama
clash
Violent disagreement or collision
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- feudBitter ongoing rivalry
struggle · hostilities · skirmish · discord · contention · tension · melee · brawl · showdown · standoff
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
- planningArranging for future events
- maneuveringSkillful directional control
- logisticsCoordination of complex activities
deployment · formation · offensive · defensive · encirclement · flanking · ambush · feint · reconnaissance · intelligence
army
Organized land-based military
artillery · siege · assault · campaign · frontline · engagement · combatants · theater · reinforcements · casualties
struggle
Labored effort against resistance
- adversitySevere difficulty or suffering
- resilienceCapacity to recover quickly
- perseveranceSustained resolve despite obstacles
fortitude · endurance · overcome · obstacles · setbacks · trials · courage · determination · grit · resolve
tournament
Multi-round competitive event
- championshipCompetition for top rank
- contestOrganized competitive event
- rivalryOngoing contest between opponents
match · showdown · opponents · victory · defeat · winner · loser · challenge · face-off · duel
- fantasy/medievalknights, dragons, castles, swords, quests
- historyancient civilizations, past events, historian, epochs, era
- medieval warfareknights, siege warfare, castle, castle siege, siege
- mythsmyth, legend, fable, fairy tale, folk tale
- warwarfare, soldier, soldiers, enemy, armies
- World War Itrenches, trench warfare, eastern front, Western Front, soldiers
battlestruces
Agreements to cease fighting
peace · armistices · ceasefires · treaties · accords
battlescakewalks
Effortless wins or tasks
smooth sailing · walkovers · breezes · ease · cooperation
battlessurrenders
Ceases resistance formally
retreats · capitulations · withdrawals · flights · submissions
- uphill battleDifficult prolonged endeavor
- battle cryShout to rally fighters
- street battlesCombat in public thoroughfares
- battle scarsLasting marks from conflict
- pick your battlesFight only what matters
- battle axeHeavy bladed war weapon
battle, battling, battled, battle royal, battle of the sexes, battle royale