英和和英

a rear-guard action

an infantry action

an artillery duel

an aggressive war

position operations

a general's battle

a hand-to-hand fight

fighting in open order―fighting in extended order

Fabian policy.

trench warfare

the race for the presidency

an ever-victorious army

an invincible army

a fight at close range―close quarters

a great naval battle

a thrilling race

to fight better than

a pitched battle

a struggle to the last

subterranean fighting―underground operations

(of games) engaged in

engage in a skirmish

to beat an opponent in a game

shame resulting from defeat

to win a conflict with guile, not force

The issue of the first battle affects the morale of the troops.

the act of defeating an opponent