land battle
Terrestrial military engagement
A land battle is military combat fought on the ground, as opposed to naval or aerial engagements.
The term distinguishes between theaters of war: The war was decided by land battles rather than sea power.
It emphasizes infantry, armor, and artillery over ships or aircraft.
- war strategyPlanning for armed conflict
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- infantryGround combat troops
- ground troopsSoldiers operating on land
- boots on the groundMilitary presence in area
casualties · siege · scorched earth · cavalry · urban combat · counteroffensive · guerrilla warfare · fortifications · high ground · asymmetric warfare · reconnaissance · trench warfare · fog of war · ambush · military doctrine · artillery · air support · tanks
- warfarecombat, attack, war, armed conflict, military strategy
- Greco-Persian WarsThermopylae, Marathon, Salamis, Xerxes, Darius
- ancient warfarephalanx, warriors, army, legion, hoplites
land battlenaval battle
Armed clash between warships
sea battle · naval engagement · naval warfare · aerial combat · dogfight
land battlepeace treaty
Formal end to hostilities
armistice · ceasefire · truce · peace negotiations · diplomatic resolution
land, battle, lands, landed, landing, landings, lander, landless, landlord