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PITCHED BATTLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2018-09-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Tactics
CONT

... the result of fighting a pitched battle is to limit violence in the community at large: if a conflict can be decided by a day of concentrated killing on the battlefield, then violence can be prevented from spilling over to the rest of society.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tactique militaire
DEF

Bataille opposant des troupes disposées régulièrement, l'une en face de l'autre, qui manœuvrent en rangs.

CONT

Au Moyen Âge, [...] la majorité des opérations militaires consistent à éviter la bataille rangée et l'affrontement en rase campagne. La majorité des conflits ne sont que des escarmouches ou des embuscades [...]

Spanish

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