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The phrases "decisive battle" and "decisive victory" have evolved over time, as the methods and scope of wars themselves changed. More modernly, as armies, wars and theaters of operation expanded — so that the gestalt (i.e., a result which is greater than the sum total – see synergy) of the overall venture was more definitive — the phrase "lost its meaning."
Excerpt: "The victory which the Roman general, Aëtius, with his Gothic allies, had then gained over the Huns, was the last victory of imperial Rome." The Battle of Tours, AD 732 Also called the Battle of Poitiers. Excerpt: "the great victory won by Charles Martel... gave a decisive check to the career of Arab conquest in Western Europe."
Another battle often noted for being a victory against all odds was the Battle of Agincourt (1415), [10] [11] which saw a depleted English army, led by King Henry V and composed of 5,000 to 8,000 longbowmen, achieve victory over a superior French army of 15,000 to 30,000 cavalry and heavy infantry; the English were outnumbered, possibly by as ...
Turkish claim victory Battle of Gao: 26–28 June Decisive Islamist victory; end of state of Azawad: Battle of Tremseh: 12 July FSA victory Battle of Damascus: 15 July-4 August Syrian government's victory Battle of Aleppo: 19 July 2012 – 22 December 2016 Decisive Syrian government's & allied victory Siege of Nubl and al-Zahraa
The term is then applied to a simple tally of the numbers of losses of each side, but that may be complicated by the value attached to certain assets lost. An example of a naval tactical victory dependent on losses would be the Battle of the Coral Sea. The battle was considered a strategic victory for the Allies because they stopped a Japanese ...
The Second Battle of the Piave River (or Battle of the Solstice), fought between 15 and 23 June 1918, was a decisive victory [3] [4] for the Italian Army against the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I, as Italy was part of the Allied Forces, while Austria-Hungary was part of the Central Powers.
298 – Battle of Satala – Galerius secures a decisive victory against Narseh, following a peace treaty. Gothic and Alemannic wars 235 – Battle at the Harzhorn - Roman army under Emperor Maximinus Thrax defeats a German army while withdrawing back to Roman territory.
He gained a victory in the first battle despite being outnumbered, but lost the second battle after the Americans returned with an even larger force. Burgoyne found himself trapped by much larger American forces with no relief, so he retreated to Saratoga (now Schuylerville ) and surrendered his entire army there on October 17.