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Generally, a battle is an instance combat between two or more parties wherein
each group will seek to defeat the others. Battles are most often fought during wars. Battles
may be small scale, only involving a handful of individuals, perhaps two squads, up to
battles on army levels where tens of thousands may be engaged in a single battle at one
time. A battle is most often deemed a win when the one party has surrendered,
been dispersed, forced to retreat or been rendered military ineffective for further combat operations.
See also military tactics, combat, warfare, list of battles
Battle is also the name of the town in East Sussex,
England, which it acquired after William I, also known as William of Normandy, defeated Harold II of England nearby in 1066 in the Battle of Hastings.
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