The final battle of the Wars of the Roses was a battle.
 Battles can be planned, encountered or forced by one side when the other is unable to withdraw from combat
The use of the term "battle" in military history has led to its misuse when referring to almost any scale of combat, notably by strategic forces involving hundreds of thousands of troops that may be engaged in either one battle at a time (Battle of Leipzig) or operations (Battle of Kursk)

