pitched battle

Noun

Meaning

a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place

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After evading a pitched battle at the Rhone, Hannibal came to the aid of his Gallic allies, who were hard pressed by the Roman reinforcements. Source: Internet

A large Macedonian army under general Antipater marched to its relief and defeated the Spartan-led force in a pitched battle. Source: Internet

After Cannae, the Romans were very hesitant to confront Hannibal in pitched battle, preferring instead to weaken him by attrition, relying on their advantages of interior lines, supply, and manpower. Source: Internet

Arriving in Etruria, still in the spring of 217 BC, Hannibal tried without success to draw the main Roman army under Flaminius into a pitched battle by devastating the area the latter had been sent to protect. Source: Internet

For example, Nancy Wake 's group of 7,000 maquisards was involved in a pitched battle with 22,000 Germans on June 20, 1944. Source: Internet

Polybius, Histories, Book III, p74 He arrived in Etruria in the spring of 217 BC and decided to lure the main Roman army under Flaminius into a pitched battle by devastating the region that Flaminius had been sent to protect. Source: Internet

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