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Battle of Warsaw (1656) The Battle of Warsaw () was a battle which took place near Warsaw on July 28 1656 - July 30 1656, between the armies of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth on the one hand and of Sweden and Brandenburg on the other. It was a major battle in the war between Poland and Sweden in the period 1655-1660, also known as The Deluge (part of the Northern Wars).
Battle of Watling Street The Battle of Watling Street took place in Roman-occupied Britain in 60 or 61 between an alliance of indigenous Brythonic tribes and the Romans. Though outnumbered by more than 20 to 1, the Romans held their ground against the British hordes and gained victory.
Battle of Wólka Węglowa Battle of Wólka Węglowa () refers to the battle on September 19, 1939, that took place near Wólka Węglowa, during the last stages of the Polish counteroffensive (battle of the Bzura) of the Invasion of Poland.
Battle of Węgierska Górka The Battle of Węgierska Górka was a lengthy, two-day-long defence of a Polish fortified area in south of Silesia during the opening stages of the Polish Defensive War of 1939. Although the Polish position was not completed and only five bunkers were manned, the line was defended for two days and nights against superior Nazi forces of the German 7th Infantry Division.
Battle of Wei River The Battle of Wei River (濰水之戰) was fought in 204 BC between the Han and a combined force of Qi and Western Chu. The famous general Han Xin led the Han force, while the Qi were led by Prince Tian Guang (田廣), and the Chu were led by Long Qie (龍且).
Battle of Welfesholz The Battle of Welfesholz was fought in 1115 between the armies of the Holy Roman Empire, and a rebellious Saxon force. The Saxons were led by Lothair I of Supplinburg, while the Imperial forces were led by count Hoyer under Emperor Henry V.
Battle of Werben The Battle of Werben was a battle of the Thirty Years' War, fought on July 22, 1631 between the Swedish Empire and the Holy Roman Empire. The Swedes had 16,000 soldiers and were led by Gustavus Adolphus, while the Imperialists had 23,000 soldiers and were led by Field-Marshal Count Tilly.
Battle of West Hubei The Battle of West Hubei (), was one of the 22 major engagements between the National Revolutionary Army and Imperial Japanese Army during the Second Sino-Japanese War. It was also one of the four major battles that took place in Hubei.
Battle of White Hall The Battle of White Hall, also called the Battle of White Hall Ferry, took place on December 16, 1862, in Wayne County, North Carolina, as part of the Union expedition to Goldsboro, North Carolina, during the American Civil War.
Battle of White Mountain The Battle of White Mountain, November 8, 1620 (Bílá hora is the name of White Mountain in Czech) was an early battle in the Thirty Years' War in which an army of 20,000 Bohemians and mercenaries under Christian of Anhalt were routed by 25,000 men of the combined armies of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor under Karel Bonaventura Buquoy and of the Catholic League under Johan Tzerclaes, Count of Tilly at Czech Bílá Hora, near Prague (now part of it). The battle marked the end of the Bohemian period of the Thirty Years' War.
Battle of White Plains The Battle of White Plains was an inconclusive meeting on October 28, 1776 in the American Revolutionary War. General William Howe's British army, with Hessian support was completing their occupation of New York and its environs.
Battle of Wiesloch The Battle of Wiesloch was fought on April 27, 1622, near the German village of Wiesloch, 15 miles south of Heidelberg, between a Protestant army under General von Mansfeld and the margrave of Baden against a Catholic army under Count Tilly.
Battle of Wigan Lane The Battle of Wigan Lane was fought on August 25, 1651 during the Third English Civil War, between Royalists under the command of the Earl of Derby and elements of the New Model Army under the command of Colonel Robert Lilburne. The Royalists were defeated, losing nearly half their officers and men.
Battle of Williamsburg The Battle of Williamsburg, also known as the Battle of Fort Magruder, took place on May 5 1862, in York County, James City County and Williamsburg, Virginia as part of the Peninsula Campaign of the American Civil War.
Battle of Williamsport The Battle of Williamsport, also known as the Battle of Hagerstown or Falling Waters, took place from July 6–16, 1863, in Washington County, Maryland, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War.
Battle of Wilson's Creek The Battle of Wilson's Creek, also known as the Battle of Oak Hills, was a battle in the American Civil War that occurred August 10, 1861, near Springfield, Missouri, between Union forces and the Missouri State Guard. It was the first major battle west of the Mississippi River and is sometimes called the "Bull Run of the West.
Battle of Wimpfen In the Battle of Wimpfen, a battle in the Bohemian Revolt period of the Thirty Years' War, took place on May 6, 1622, where the forces of the Holy Roman Empire and Catholic League under Marshall Tilly and Gonzalo de CĂłrdoba scored a victory over the Protestant forces of General Von Mansfield and Georg Friedrich, Margrave of Baden-Durlach.
Battle of Winchester II The Second Battle of Winchester was fought June 13 – June 15 1863, in Frederick County and Winchester, Virginia, as part of the Gettysburg Campaign of the American Civil War. As Confederate Lieutenant General Richard S.
Battle of Wizna Battle of Wizna (sometimes referred to as the Polish Thermopylae) was fought between September 7 and September 10, 1939, between the forces of Poland and Germany during the initial stages of Invasion of Poland.
Battle of WĹ“rth (1793) The Battle of Woerth was fought on December 23 1793 and resulted the victory of the French under General Hoche against the Prussians under General Hotze. The Prussians redoubts were taken at bayonet by French soldiers .
Battle of Wœrth (1870) The Battle of Wœrth, also known as the Battle of Reichshoffen or as the Battle of Frœschwiller, should more correctly be called the second battle of Wörth, as the first one occurred on 23 December 1793. This second battle of Wörth took place on 6 August 1870 in the opening stages of the Franco-Prussian War.
Battle of Wofla The Battle of Wofla was fought on August 28, 1542 near Lake Ashenge in Wofla (or Ofla) in the modern Ethiopian Region of Tigray (previously part of Wollo; its incorporation into Tigray instead of Amhara is therefore disputed), between the Portuguese under ChristovĂŁo da Gama and the forces of Imam Ahmad Gragn. Reinforced with a superiority not only in numbers but in firearms, Ahmad Gragn was victorious and forced the Portuguese, along with Queen Sabla Wengel and her retinue, to flee their fortified encampment and leave their weapons behind.
Battle of Wogastisburg According to the contemporary Chronicle of Fredegar, the battle of Wogastisburg was a battle between Slavs under Samo and Franks under King Dagobert I in 631. The Frankish armies were advancing the area of Slavic tribal union in three streams - Alamanni, Langobards, and Austrasian Franks.
Battle of Wolf 359 In the fictional Star Trek universe, the Battle of Wolf 359 is the first major battle between the United Federation of Planets' Starfleet and the Borg. Although the battle's results are depicted in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "The Best of Both Worlds, Part II", the actual combat does not appear until Star Trek: Deep Space Nine's pilot, "Emissary".
Battle of Wolf Mountain The Battle of Wolf Mountain (also known the Battle of the Wolf Mountains, Miles's Battle on the Tongue River, and the Battle of the Butte) occurred January 8, 1877 in the Montana Territory between the United States Army and a force of Lakota Native Americans and Northern Cheyennes during the Black Hills War. The Northern Cheyennes called it the Battle of Belly Butte.
Battle of Wołodarka The Battle of Wołodarka was a clash between the Polish Army and Siemion Budionnyi's First Cavalry Army. It took place May 29–31, 1920, near the Ukrainian village of Volodarka, in the course of the Polish Offensive on Kiev during the Polish-Soviet War.
Battle of Wood Lake The Battle of Wood Lake was a battle in the Sioux Uprising in September of 1862. By that time in the Sioux Uprising, the Sioux offensive had slowed considerably, and the Minnesota forces were beginning to implement a plan formulated by Governor Alexander Ramsey.
Battle of Worcester The Battle of Worcester was the final battle of the English Civil War. Oliver Cromwell and the Parliamentarians defeated the Royalist, predominantly Scottish, forces of King Charles II on September 3, 1651 at Worcester, England.
Battle of Worringen The Battle of Worringen was fought on June 5, 1288 near the town of Worringen (also called Woeringen), nowadays a suburb of Cologne. The battle was fought for the possession of the duchy of Limburg, and was one of the largest battles in Europe in the Middle Ages.
Battle of Wuhan The Battle of Wuhan (), popularly known to Chinese as the Defense of Wuhan () was a large-scale battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War. More than one million National Revolutionary Army troops were gathered, with Chiang Kai-shek himself in command, to defend Wuhan from the Imperial Japanese Army led by Yasuji Okamura.
Battle of Wuyuan The Battle of Wuyuan (March 16 - April 3, 1940) was a counterattack that defeated the Japanese invasion of the Wuyuan area. The in reaction to the Chinese 1939-40 Winter Offensive in Suiyuan during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Battle of Xiangyang The Battle of Xiangyang (襄陽之戰) was a six-year battle consisting of skirmishes, ground assault, and the siege of the twin fortified cities of Fancheng and Xiangyang in modern-day Hubei, China, starting in AD 1268. Lü Wenhuan, commander-in-chief of the Southern Song Dynasty, surrendered to Kublai Khan in 1273.
Battle of Xiaoting The Battle of Xiaoting (猇亭之戰), also known as the Battle of Yiling (夷陵之戰), is a battle in 222 during the Three Kingdoms period in China. It was fought between the Kingdom of Shu and the Kingdom of Wu in the plains of Yiling.
Battle of Xiapi The Battle of Xiapi (下邳之戰) occurred in the winter of 198 between the forces of Lü Bu against the forces of Liu Bei and Cao Cao in the prelude to the Three Kingdoms period of China. First, Cao Cao surrounded the city, letting the heavy snows lower enemy morale.
Battle of Yaguajay The Battle of Yaguajay (19 December, 1958-30 December, 1958) was a decisive victory for the Cuban Revolutionaries over the soldiers of the Batista government near the city of Santa Clara in Cuba during the Cuban Revolution.
Battle of Yahagigawa Retreating from the Battle of Sunomata, Minamoto no Yukiie attempted to make a stand by destroying the bridge over the river Yahagigawa (矢作川), and putting up a defensive shieldwall. He was forced to withdraw in the end, but the Taira pursuit was soon called off when their leader, Tomomori fell ill.
Battle of Yalu River (1904) The Battle of Yalu River, (Japanese: 鴨緑江会戦, Ōryokkō Kaisen) 30 April to 1 May 1904, was the first major land battle during the Russo-Japanese War. It was fought near Wiju (modern village of Uiju, North Korea on the lower reaches of the Yalu River, at the border between Korea and China.
Battle of Yamen The naval Battle of Yamen () (also known as the Naval Battle of Mount Ya; ) took place on 19 March 1279 and is considered to be the last stand of the Song Dynasty against the Yuan Dynasty. Although outnumbered, the Yuan navy delivered a crushing tactical victory, annihilating the Song.
Battle of Yarmouk The Battle of Yarmouk (also spelled Yarmuk, Yarmuq or Hieromyax and معركة اليرموك) took place between the Muslims and the Byzantine Empire in 636. It is considered by some historians to have been one of the most significant battles in the history of the world, since it marked the first great wave of Muslim conquests outside Arabia, and heralded the rapid advance of Islam into Christian Palestine, Syria and Mesopotamia.
Battle of Yauco The Battle of Yauco was a battle of the Spanish-American War, fought near Yauco, Puerto Rico just north of the port town of Guánica where United States forces had disembarked the previous day. On July 26, 1898, three Spanish companies under Colonel Francesco Puig attempted to halt the advance of United States General George A.
Battle of Yawata The 1353 battle of Yawata was a battle of the Nanboku-chĹŤ period of Japanese history, and took place in Yawata, Japan. It was fought in January 1353 between the armies of the Northern and Southern Emperors of Japan, as the loyalists (Southern Court) sought to obtain a base of operations just outside the capital from which they could launch attacks on Kyoto.
Battle of Yellow Tavern The Battle of Yellow Tavern was fought on May 11, 1864, as part of the Overland Campaign of the American Civil War. A clash between Union and Confederate cavalry forces, it is best known for the mortal wounding of legendary Confederate cavalry commander Major General J.
Battle of Yijiangshan Islands The Battle of Yijiangshan Islands (一江山島戰役) was a conflict between forces of the Republic of China Army and the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of China, over one of the last strongholds of nationalist (ROC) forces near mainland China on the Yijiangshan Islands. The conflict occurred from January 18, 1955 to January 20, 1955 during the First Taiwan Strait Crisis, and resulted in a PLA victory and the complete destruction of the ROC garrison.
Battle of Yijing The Battle of Yijing (易京之戰) took part shortly before the fall of the Han Empire in China, which began the era known as the Three Kingdoms. It was fought between rival warlords Gongsun Zan, renowned as the White Horse General because of his cavalry, and Yuan Shao, a scion of the esteemed Yuan clan and former head of the Anti-Dong Zhuo alliance.
Battle of Yingkou The Battle of Yinkou (Japanese: 牛莊作戦) was a land battle of the First Sino-Japanese War between the forces of Meiji Japan and Qing China, fought outside the treaty port town of Yingkou, Manchuria. It is sometimes referred to as the Battle of Newchwang.
Battle of Yique Battle of Yique(伊阙之战)(293BC),levied by King Nai of Qin against the alliance of Wei(魏) and Han(韩) at Yique(now as Longmen,city of Luoyang,Henan province),commanded by Qin's well known General Bai Qi.With the half number of soldiers of the alliance force's,Bai Qi's army tooke the alliance's strengthholds one by one.
Battle of Yiwulu The Battle of Yiwulu, was a battle under a major expedition against the Xiongnu launched by the Han Dynasty in the February, 73, ever since the fall of Xin Dynasty. The battle was a success for the Han, who were led by Dou Gu.
Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road (Mid March - Early June 1942) was the name of the Chinese intervention to aid their British allies in the 1942 Burma Campaign. Its forces were composed of the Fifth, Sixth and Sixty-sixth Armies under the command of the Chinese Expeditionary Force in Burma, commanded by Lt.
Battle of ZadwĂłrze Battle of ZadwĂłrze (sometimes referred to as the "Polish Thermopylae") was a battle of the Polish-Bolshevik War. It was fought on August 17, 1920 near the train station of ZadwĂłrze, a small village located 33 kilometres from the city centre of LwĂłw (now Lviv).
Battle of Zama The Battle of Zama, fought around October 19 of 202 BC, was the final and decisive battle of the Second Punic War. A Roman army led by Publius Cornelius Scipio defeated a Carthaginian force led by Hannibal Barca.
Battle of Zatoka Świeża The Battle of Zatoka Świeża, also known as Battle of Zalew Wiślany was fought on September 15, 1463 between Teutonic navy and the navy of Prussian Confederation. The Grand Master of the Teutonic Order was leading the Teutonic fleet, attempting to come to the aid of the city of Gniew.
Battle of Zawichost The Battle of Zawichost (1205) between Roman the Great of Halych-Volhynia and Leszek I the White of Lesser Poland is an event with rather contradictory accounts. While mentioned in several chronicles, the chroniclers agree only on the year, the opposing parties and that Roman with his force (druzhina) was ambushed and killed by the Poles in the vicinity of Zawichost by the Vistula (Visla) River.
Battle of Záblatí The Battle of Záblatí, in some sources also battle of Sablat, occurred on 10 June 1619 during the Bohemian period of the Thirty Years' War. The battle was fought between the Catholic army of Bucquoy and the Protestant army of von Mansfeldt.
Battle of Zboriv (1649) Battle of Zboriv, also known as Battle of ZborĂłw was fought in the vicinity of Zboriv, as part of the Khmelnytsky Uprising, between a combined Cossack-Crimean force and an army of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth.
Battle of Zborov (1917) Battle of Zborov (bitva u Zborova in Czech and Slovak language) was a small part of the Kerensky Offensive (the last Russian offensive in World War I, taking place in July 1917). The battle was the first significant action of the Czechoslovak Legions (volunteers fighting against the Central Powers) on the Eastern Front.
Battle of Zenta The Battle of Zenta or Battle of Senta, fought on September 11, 1697 just south of modern Serbian town of Senta (German: Zenta), on the east side of the Tisa (Tisza) river, was a major engagement in the Great Turkish War (1683–1699) and one of most decisive defeats in Ottoman history.
Battle of Zhizhi The Battle of Zhizhi (郅支之戰) was a battle between the Han Dynasty and the Zhizhi Guduhou Chanyu (sometimes known as Western Xiongnu) in 36 BC. The battle was a success for the Han, who were led by Gan Yanshou and Chen Tang.
Battle of Zhuolu The Battle of Zhuolu (涿鹿之戰) is the second battle in Chinese history as recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian, fought in the 26th century BC between the Yellow Emperor (Huang Di) and Chi You. The battle was fought in Zhuolu, near the present-day border of Hebei and Liaoning.
Battle of Zieleńce The Battle of Zieleńce was a battle in the War in Defense of the Constitution (the Polish Constitution of May 3, 1791). The battle took place on June 18 1792, between the Polish army of Józef Poniatowski and a Russian army group under the command of General Markov, which was a part of Kreczetnikow forces.
Battle of Zumail When Khalid ibn Walid gone from Ain-ul-Tamr to Daumat ul jandal for the help of Ayadh. The Persian court believed that Khalid had returned to Arabia with a large part of his army,Persians decided to throw the Muslims back into the desert and regain the territories and the prestige which the Empire had lost.
Battle of Zusmarshausen The Battle of Zusmarshausen was fought on May 7, 1648 between the Holy Roman Empire and an alliance of France and Sweden in the modern Augsburg district of Bavaria, Germany. The French and Swedish forces were victorious, and the Imperial troops barely escaped annihilation.
Battle of Zutphen The battle of Zutphen was a confrontation of the Eighty Years' War on September 22, 1586, in Zutphen, the Netherlands. It occurred between Protestant Dutch citizens, aided by English against the country's Catholic Spanish leaders.
Battle off Horaniu The Battle off Horaniu (Japanese: 第一次ベララベラ海戦) was a minor naval battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II fought on the night of August 17, 1943 near the island of Vella Lavella in the Solomon Islands
Battle off Samar The Battle off Samar was the final stage of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, the largest naval battle in history. The battle took place in the Philippine Sea near the Samar area of Leyte Island in the Philippines on October 25, 1944 and involved warships from the United States (U.
Battle on Lijevča field The Battle on Lijevča field was a battle fought between March 30 and April 8 1945 between the Croatian Armed Forces (the amalgamated Ustaša and Home Guard forces) and the Yugoslav Army in the Fatherland, commonly known as the Chetniks, near Banja Luka in what was then the Independent State of Croatia (NDH).
Battle on the Irpen' River The Battle on the Irpen' River (as referred to in historic chronicles) occurred in 1321 between the armies of Gediminas, the Grand Duke of Lithuania, and Prince (knyaz) Stanislav of Kiev, allied with Oleg of Pereyaslavl' and Roman of Bryansk. In the fierce battle at the small Irpen River (Irpin River), Gediminas resoundingly defeated Stanislav and his allies.
Battle Picture Weekly Battle Picture Weekly, later known as Battle Action, was a British war comic published by IPC Magazines from (issues dates) 8 March 1975 to 23 January 1988, when it merged with Eagle. Most stories were set in World War II, with some based on other conflicts.
Battle Pope Battle Pope is an independent comic book created by Robert Kirkman and Tony Moore, which was published by their own small press company under the moniker of Funk-O-Tron originally in 2000 and reprinted in color by Image Comics in 2005, with plans to possibly continue it with new stories after collecting the original material.
Battle records Battle records are vinyl records made up of brief samples from songs, film dialogue, sound effects, and drum loops for use by a DJ. The samples and drum loops are used for scratching and performances by turntablists.
Battle royal Battle royal, plural battles royal, traditionally refers to a fight involving three or more combatants which is fought until only one fighter remains standing. In recent times the term has been used in a more general sense to refer to any fight involving large numbers of people.
Battle royal (professional wrestling) In professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal) is a multi-competitor match in which wrestlers are eliminated from the match upon being thrown over the top rope and out of the ring, with both feet touching the floor of the venue.
Battle Raper Battle Raper is the first game in the Battle Raper series produced by Illusion. Battle Raper is a 3D fighting game in which the objective is to strip, grope, and sometimes actively rape the female characters, including a special move by the boss character and only male fighter where the female opponent is forced to perform fellatio as the camera zooms in.
Battle Realms Battle Realms, released by Ubisoft in 2001, is a real-time strategy computer game and is the first game created by relatively new Liquid Entertainment. Ubisoft released the stand alone expansion pack Battle Realms: Winter of the Wolf in 2002.
Battle Royale (Magic: The Gathering) Battle Royale was a Magic: The Gathering boxed set released in November 1999 as a collection of cards emphasizing the multiplayer aspect of the game. This included cards from all different sets that existed previous to it.
Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale (BRII ブリッツ ロワイアル) is a series of manga based on Battle Royale, in particular the manga adaptation. The series is presented by Koushun Takami and the artwork is by Hitoshi Tomizawa (富沢ひとし Tomizawa Hitoshi).
Battle Shark Battle Shark is a first person shoot 'em up arcade game released by Taito in 1993. The player looks through a submarine periscope in order to destroy enemies, featuring simulated damage whenever the player gets hit by either an enemy torpedo or a missile.
Battle Skipper Battle Skipper (Bishoujo Yuugekitai (Lovely-Girl Play Squadron) Battle Skipper) is a 3-part OAV series based on the small toy mecha action figures by Tomy and distributed in North America by Central Park Media.
Battle Tycoon Battle Tycoon is a Super Famicom fighting game that simulates the life of a futuristic prize fighter. With the money that that player wins per fight, the player can go to the store from sunrise to sunset and update his armor and gear.
Battle Wings Battle Wings, also known as B-Wings in Japan, is a vertically scrolling shoot 'em up arcade game released by Data East in 1984. The player controls a spacecraft in an alien environment and shoots enemies, collects power-ups, and attempts to defeat the bosses to advance levels.
Battle Without Honor or Humanity "Battle Without Honor or Humanity" is an alternate version of "Shin jingi-naki tatakai", an instrumental piece by Tomoyasu Hotei, originally used in the 2000 film Another Battle (aka Shin Jinginaki Tatakai) by Junji Sakamoto, in which Hotei also performs as an actor. The original version was also available in Hotei's live album Rock the Future Tour 2000-2001.
Battle's sign In medical terminology, Battle's sign, also postauricular ecchymosis, is an indication of fracture of the base of the posterior portion of the skull and may suggest underlying brain trauma. It consists of bruising immediately behind the ears.
Battle, East Sussex Battle is a small town in the local government district of Rother in East Sussex, England, about 5 miles (8 km) from Hastings, and the site of the Battle of Hastings, where William, Duke of Normandy, defeated King Harold II to become William I in 1066.
Battleaxe Records Battleaxe Records is an independent music label from Vancouver, Canada created by Swollen Members member Mad Child out of a desire of the band to release their own material. It has grown to 10 other hip hop artists including Sweatshop Union, Freestyle, Moka Only, Abstract Rude, DJ Drez, Son Doobie, Buc Fifty, Shabazz the Disciple and Rob The Viking.
Battleblade Warrior Battleblade Warrior is a single player roleplaying book, written by Marc Gascoigne and illustrated by Alan Langford and originally published in 1988. The book is part of Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone's Fighting Fantasy series, numbered 31 in the original Puffin printing and not yet included in the recent Wizard reissuing.
Battlebowl Battlebowl was a one-time professional wrestling pay-per-view produced by World Championship Wrestling. It was made up of tag team matches in which the partners were randomly drawn in a "Lethal Lottery" and a team had to work together to advance to the Battlebowl Battle Royal.
Battlecarrier A battlecarrier is a ship that is a combination of an aircraft carrier and a battleship. The only real battlecarriers in history were the Ise class battleships of the Imperial Japanese Navy, although the Playstation 2 games Naval Ops: Warship Gunner and Naval Ops: Commander make mention of the class.
Battlecars Battlecars is a simple wargame based upon the Mad Max genre of a post-apocalyptic world dominated by aggressive, waring gangs. It was first published by Games Workshop in the early 1980s and the game designers were Gary Chalk and Ian Livingstone
Battlecruiser Battlecruisers were large warships of the first half of the 20th century first introduced by the British Royal Navy. They evolved from armoured cruisers and in terms of ship classification they occupy a grey area between cruisers and battleships.
Battlecruiser 3000AD Battlecruiser 3000AD (aka [BC3K] in Usenet) is one of the most-hyped, most-panned, and longest-developed (at the time) games in computer game history. It was under development for seven years, generating one of the longest and largest flame wars in the history of Usenet , before publisher Take Two Interactive Software released it in September of 1996.
BattleCry BattleCry is a one-on-one beat 'em up arcade game released by Home Data in 1991. The Single player version of the game is a scrolling fighting game while the 2-player version is a "Versus fighting game".
Battledragon Battledragon (1995) is a fantasy novel written by Christopher Rowley. The book is the fourth in the Dragons of the Argonath series that follows the adventures of a human boy, Relkin, and his dragon, Bazil Broketail as they fight in the Argonath Legion’s 109th Marneri Dragons.
Battledress Battledress is a general term for the military uniform worn into combat, as opposed to 'display' dress and formal uniforms worn at parades and functions. It may be either monochrome (often a shade of green or brown) or in camouflage colours.
Battlefield (song) "Battlefield" is the sixth part of the progressive rock classic "Tarkus", from the album with the same name by Emerson, Lake & Palmer. It is the only part entirely written by Greg Lake, and features what many consider to be some of the deepest lyrics of the entire album.
Battlefield (video game series) The Battlefield franchise is a series of computer and console games that started with the PC/Mac game Battlefield 1942, the series is developed by Digital Illusions CE, and published by Electronic Arts. The games feature a focus on large maps and vehicle warfare over and above traditional first person shooters.
Battlefield 1942 Battlefield 1942 is an expansive first-person shooter (FPS), set in World War II, developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts for Microsoft Windows (2002) and Apple Macintosh (2004). The game can be played single-player against Computer game bots, but most playtime has been in its multiplayer Internet games.
Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Battlefield 2: Modern Combat is a first-person shooter entry into the Battlefield series, developed by Digital Illusions CE. Initially released for Xbox and PlayStation 2 on October 25 2005 in North America, Modern Combat is the first Battlefield game for video game consoles.
Battlefield Band Battlefield Band are a Scottish traditional music group. Founded in Glasgow in the 1970s, they have undergone several changes of lineup, though founder member Alan Reid has remained a constant presence; several former members, notably John McCusker, have developed distinguished solo careers.
Battlefield Surveillance Brigade The new Army concept of Battlefield Surveillance Brigade (BfSB) are not to be confused with the new Army concept of RSTA units. As part of the Army-wide transfer to Brigade Units of Action, some Infantry Divisions and separate brigades are transitioning to the RSTA format.
Battlefield Vietnam Battlefield Vietnam is a first-person shooter computer game and the next game in Electronic Arts Battlefield franchise after Battlefield 1942. The game was developed by Digital Illusions CE and published by Electronic Arts on March 15, 2004 in North America and days later in other parts of the world.
Battlefield: Bad Company Battlefield: Bad Company (abbreviated BFBC) is a first-person shooter under development by Digital Illusions CE. Currently planned for the Xbox 360 and PS3, Bad Company will be the first Battlefield game to be developed with next-gen consoles in mind.

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