Definition of "battles" []

• Plural form of battle. (noun)
• Third-person singular simple present indicative form of battle. (verb)

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• "Knowing how and when to pick your battles is the key to winning the war over the long run."
• "Soldiers of the old school proudly compare the shock of charging armies at Leipsic with modern battles, which they call battles of skirmishers with armies in reserve."
• "The constant tension faced by a military commander is that he must have two primary and mutually contradictory goals, the first to win battles, the second to preserve the effectiveness of his unit."