Henry’s and Stephen’s armies confronted one another here at Wallingford Castle. Professor Robert Bartlett, The Plantagenets I, BBC 2014
Henry did battle with the French King, the rebel barons and his own sons for eighteen months. ibid.
Around 5,000 English infantrymen died at Stirling Bridge ... Wallace’s defiance shook Edward. Professor Robert Bartlett, The Plantagenets II
Crecy marked a high point of the Plantagenet dynasty. ibid.
The days and weeks after the Battle of Edgehill in October 1642 had probably provided King Charles with his best and only chance of winning the Civil War outright. He had failed to take it. The English Civil War II: A Nation at War
The Battle of Marston Moor: The decisive battle of the English Civil War. ibid.
After the Battle of Naseby ordinary people throughout the land believed that the war was very close to its conclusion. The English Civil War III: To Kill a King
The second Battle of Fallujah had lasted ten days. When the guns fell silent the dead could be counted. Secret Iraq: Insurgency, BBC 2010
(And the children of Israel went up and wept before the Lord until even, and asked counsel of the Lord, saying, Shall I go up again to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother? And the Lord said, Go up against him.) Judges 20:23
And Phinehas, the son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, stood before it in those days,) saying, Shall I yet again go out to battle against the children of Benjamin my brother, or shall I cease? And the Lord said, Go up; for to morrow I will deliver them into thine hand. Judges 20:28
And the Lord smote Benjamin before Israel: and the children of Israel destroyed of the Benjamites that day twenty and five thousand and an hundred men: all these drew the sword. Judges 20:35
So it came to pass in the day of battle, that there was neither sword nor spear found in the hand of any of the people that were with Saul and Jonathan: but with Saul and with Jonathan his son was there found. I Samuel 13:22
And Saul and all the people that were with him assembled themselves, and they came to the battle: and, behold, every man’s sword was against his fellow, and there was a very great discomfiture. I Samuel 14:20
Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel fled from before the Philistines, and fell down slain in mount Gilboa.
And the Philistines followed hard upon Saul and upon his sons; and the Philistines slew Jonathan, and Abinadab, and Melchishua, Saul’s sons.
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him; and he was sore wounded of the archers.
Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and thrust me through, and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. Therefore Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. I Samuel 31:1-4
How are the mighty fallen in the midst of the battle! O Jonathan, thou wast slain in thine high places. II Samuel 1:25
And the battle went sore against Saul, and the archers hit him, and he was wounded of the archers.
Then said Saul to his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust me through therewith; lest these uncircumcised come and abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid. So Saul took a sword, and fell upon it. I Chronicles 10:3&4
And Abijah set the battle in array with an army of valiant men of war, even four hundred thousand chosen men: Jeroboam also set the battle in array against him with eight hundred thousand chosen men, being mighty men of valour.
And Abijah stood up upon mount Zemaraim, which is in mount Ephraim, and said, Hear me, thou Jeroboam, and all Israel. II Chronicles 13:3&4
Order ye the buckler and shield, and draw near to battle.
Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.
Wherefore have I seen them dismayed and turned away back? And their mighty ones are beaten down, and are fled apace, and look not back: for fear was round about, saith the Lord. Jeremiah 46:3-5
Then his son Judas, called Maccabeus, rose up in his stead.
And all his brethren helped him, and so did all they that held with his father, and they fought with cheerfulness the battle of Israel.
So he gat his people great honour, and put on a breastplate as a giant, and girt his warlike harness about him, and he made battles, protecting the host with his sword.
For the victory of battle standeth not in the multitude of an host; but strength cometh from heaven. I Maccabees 3:1-3&19
So they joined battle; and there were slain of the host of Lysias about five thousand men, even before them were they slain.
Now when Lysias saw his army put to flight, and the manliness of Judas’ soldiers, and how they were ready either to live or die valiantly, he went into Antiochia, and gathered together a company of strangers, and having made his army greater than it was, he purposed to come again into Judea. I Maccabees 4:34&35
Now when the nations round about heard that the altar was built and the sanctuary renewed as before, it displeased them very much.
Wherefore they thought to destroy the generation of Jacob that was among them, and thereupon they began to slay and destroy the people.
So he fought many battles with them, till at length they were discomfited before him; and he smote them.
When Judas therefore saw that the battle was begun, and that the cry of the city went up to heaven, with trumpets, and a great sound,
He said unto his host, Fight this day for your brethren.
So he went forth behind them in three companies, who sounded their trumpets, and cried with prayer. I Maccabees 5:1&2&7&31-33
Now when the sun shone upon the shields of gold and brass, the mountains glistered therewith, and shined like lamps of fire.
So part of the king’s army being spread upon the high mountains, and part on the valleys below, they marched on safely and in order.
Wherefore all that heard the noise of their multitude, and the marching of the company, and the rattling of the harness, were moved: for the army was very great and mighty.
As for the sanctuary, he besieged it many days: and set there artillery with engines and instruments to cast fire and stones, and pieces to cast darts and slings.
Whereupon they also made engines against their engines, and held them battle a long season.
Afterward departed he in all haste, and returned unto Antiochia, where he found Philip to be master of the city: so he fought against him, and took the city by force. I Maccabees 6:39-41&51&52&63
When Judas therefore saw that his host slipt away, and that the battle pressed upon him, he was sore troubled in mind, and much distressed, for that he had no time to gather them together.
Then Judas said, God forbid that I should do this thing, and flee away from them: if our time be come, let us die manfully for our brethren, and let us not stain our honour.
They also of Judas’ side, even they sounded their trumpets also, so that the earth shook at the noise of the armies, and the battle continued from morning till night
How is the valiant man fallen, that delivered Israel! I Maccabees 9:7&10&13&21
Now when Jonathan heard that Demebius’ princes were come to fight against him with a greater host than afore,
He removed from Jerusalem, and met them in the land of Amathis: for he gave them no respite to enter his country.
Wherefore Jonathan turned to the Arabians, who were called Zabadeans, and smote them, and took their spoils.
Then Jonathan went out to meet him with forty thousand men chosen for the battle, and came to Bethsan.