Battle facts for kids

The Battle of Waterloo

A battle is a fight between two or more groups where each group is trying to defeat (beat) the others. Battles are most often fought during wars, military campaigns, or two or more people fighting. If two armies fight many battles over period of time it is called a war. The ground on which a battle is fought is called a battlefield.

Battles can very important, for example the 1389 Battle of Kosovo, which was a draw in military terms, changed the history of the Balkans, Europe, and the entire world. The outcome changed Ottoman politics and had influence in the region for well over 500 years.

Famous battles

Land battles

• Battle of Hastings — 1066
• Battle of Kosovo — 1389
• Battle of Waterloo — 1815
• Battle of Gettysburg — 1863
• Battle of Verdun — 1916
• Battle of the Bulge — 1944

Naval battles

• Battle of Trafalgar — 1805
• Battle of Midway — 1942

Images for kids

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  British (red) and French (blue) armies begin engagement of the decisive Battle of Waterloo, with Prussian forces (gray) arriving from the northeast

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  Finnish soldiers on the Raate Road during the Winter War

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  The Battle of Poltava between Russia and Sweden, by Denis Martens the Younger

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  Battle Scene-Detail from Deccan miniature painting, c. 19th century

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  The Battle of Scheveningen of 1653: episode from the First Anglo-Dutch War.

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  Heinkel He 111 bombers during the Battle of Britain

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  Battle of Gibraltar of 1607, Hendrick Cornelisz Vroom

See also

In Spanish: Batalla para niños