pitched battle
Sustained military engagement
A pitched battle is a large-scale military engagement where opposing forces meet at a predetermined time and place, as opposed to skirmishes, ambushes, or sieges.
The term implies full commitment of troops and resources in direct confrontation.
Figuratively, any intense, all-out conflict: The budget meeting turned into a pitched battle between departments.
Armed hostile engagement
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
- meleeDisordered group skirmish
hostilities · assault · onslaught · offensive · barrage · frontline · flank · ambush
Methods to achieve goals
- formationCreation or arrangement
- maneuverDeliberate tactical movement
- flankingAt the sides of
- encirclementSurrounding enemy forces completely
deployment · reconnaissance · logistics · command · intelligence · supply lines · positioning · feint
Of the Middle Ages
- armiesOrganized military forces
- knightsTitled warriors on horseback
- warriorsPeople engaged in battle
- phalanxMassed infantry formation
legions · shield-wall · cavalry · infantry · archers · pikemen · crusades · longbows
combat
Armed hostile engagement
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
- clashViolent disagreement or collision
- skirmishBrief, limited combat
melee · hostilities · assault · onslaught · offensive · barrage · frontline · flank · ambush · siege
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
encirclement · deployment · reconnaissance · logistics · command · intelligence · supply lines · positioning · feint · vanguard
medieval
Of the Middle Ages
phalanx · legions · shield-wall · cavalry · infantry · archers · pikemen · crusades · longbows · crossbows
fierce
Violently intense or aggressive
- brutalSavagely harsh or severe
- savageFierce and untamed
- relentlessContinuing without pause
ferocious · bloody · carnage · bloodshed · raging · heated · desperate · grueling · prolonged · decisive
showdown
Decisive final confrontation
- confrontationDirect hostile encounter
- struggleLabored effort against resistance
- contestOrganized competitive event
rivalry · dispute · face-off · standoff · conflict · head-to-head · clash · fight · duel · knockdown
pitched battleskirmish
Brief, limited combat
brush · firefight · limited engagement · clash · raid
pitched battleguerrilla warfare
Irregular combat using ambushes
ambush · insurgency · irregular warfare · asymmetric warfare · sneak attack
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