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Battle, town, East Sussex, SE England. The town grew up on the site (then a moorland) of the battle of Hastings Hastings, city (1991 pop. 74,979) and district, East Sussex, SE England. A resort and residential city, Hastings is backed by cliffs and has a 3-mi (4.8-km) marine esplanade, parks, and bathing beaches. The site was occupied in Roman times. ..... Click the link for more information. (1066). The victorious William the Conqueror built Battle Abbey to commemorate the event. The abbey has been converted into a girls' school, but ruins can be seen. Battle1 Kathleen. born 1948, US opera singer: a coloratura soprano, she made her professional debut in 1972 and sang with New York City's Metropolitan Opera (1977--94) Battle2 a town in SE England, in East Sussex: site of the Battle of Hastings (1066); medieval abbey. Pop.: 5190 (2001) Battle See also War. Actium Octavian’s naval defeat of Antony and Cleopatra (31 B.C.). [Rom. Hist.: NCE, 15] longbow helps British defeat French (1415). [Br. Lit.: Henry V; Br. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 5] fort at San Antonio that was site of Mexican massacre of Texans (1836). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 8] indecisive battle of the Civil War (1862). [Am. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 15] Alexander’s rout of Darius (331 B.C.). [Classical Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 17] final battle between forces of good and evil. [N.T.: Revelation 16:16] Napoleon’s brilliant success over Austro-Russian coalition (1805). [Fr. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 23–24] fought between Russians and British during Crimean War (1854). [Russ. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 25–26] unsuccessful attempt by Germans to push Allies back from German territory (1944–1945). [Ger. Hist.: EB, II: 360–361] locale of significant American triumph in WWI (1918). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 47] Sanskrit epic relates the great fratricidal battle between two noble families. [Hindu Lit.: Bhagavad-Gita in Benét, 103] site of two important battles of the Civil War (1861) (1862). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 68] “Don’t shoot until you see the whites of their eyes”; American Revolutionary battle (1775). [Am. Hist.: Worth, 22]
perhaps Hannibal’s greatest victory (216 B.C.). [Rom. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 48] first naval engagement exclusively involving planes versus ships (1942). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 488] English over French; preeminence of longbow established (1346). [Fr. Hist.: Bishop, 382–385] site of opening blow of Civil War (1861). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 486–487] site of Pyrrhic victory for North in Civil War (1863). [Am. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 97] Marines triumphed in first major U.S. offensive of WWII (1942–1943). [Am. Hist.: Van Doren, 490] battle that determined the Norman Conquest of England (1066). [Br. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 107] inspiring American triumph in the Pacific (1945). [Am. Hist.: Leonard, 472–480] established British WWI naval supremacy (1916). [Br. Hist.: EB, 19: 954–955] opening engagement of the American Revolution (1775). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 283] object of first major Viking raid in Britain (792). [Br. Hist.: Grun, 86] Indian mutiny put down by British (1858). [Ind. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 143] plain near Athens where Greeks defeated Persians in 490 B.C. [Gk. Hist.: Benét, 633] site of decisive battle between Japanese and Americans in WWII (1942). [Am. Hist.: EB, VI: 877–878] here Arthur soundly defeated the Saxons (c. 520). [Arthurian Legend: Benét, 72] end of War of 1812; fought after treaty had been signed (1815). [Am. Hist.: Worth, 22] Allied invasion of Europe during WWII; D-Day (June 6, 1944). [Eur. Hist.: EB, VII: 391] scene of American amphibian operations during WWII (1945). [Am. Hist.: EB, VII: 505] Joan of Arc’s inspired triumph over English (1429). [Fr. Hist.: Bishop, 392] site of Japanese surprise attack (December 7, 1941). [Am. Hist.: EB, VII: 822] English victory decided last of French and Indian wars (1759). [Br. Hist.: NCE, 7]
site of battle between Byzantines and an Italian force under Pope Gregory II. Byzantines were routed (729). [Gk. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 207] Xerxes’ horde repulsed by numerically inferior Greek navy (480 B.C.). [Class. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 219] Arabs defeated Chinese (751); adopted some of Chinese technology and culture. [Chinese Hist.: Grun, 78] (Stillwater) fought between Americans and British during Revolution (1777). [Am. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 237–238] decisive battle of the Franco-German War (1870). [Fr. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 225] unsuccessful German assault on Stalingrad, Russia (1942–1943). [Ger. Hist.: EB, IX: 517] 300 Spartans hold off Xerxes’ horde (480 B.C.). [Classical Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 248] defeat of French and Spanish; zenith of British naval history (1805). [Br. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 252–253] Washington’s brilliant surprise attack galvanized American morale (1776). [Am. Hist.: Jameson, 508] battle fought between French and Prussians (1792). [Eur. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 259] site of numerous battles. [Fr. Hist.: EB, X: 395] city held by Confederates; besieged several times (1862, 1863). [Am. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 261–262] site of Napoleon’s defeat (1815). [Fr. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 266] site of American victory over British, ending Revolutionary War (1781). [Am. Hist.: Harbottle Battles, 271] |
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