Military engagement in the context of "Battle"

⭐ In the context of Battle, a Military_engagement is considered distinct from a skirmish primarily due to which factor?

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⭐ Core Definition: Military engagement

A military engagement is combat between two forces, neither larger than a division nor smaller than a company, in which each has an assigned or perceived mission. An engagement begins when the attacking force initiates combat in pursuit of its mission, and ends when the attacker has accomplished the mission, or ceases to try to accomplish the mission, or when one or both sides receive sufficient reinforcements, thus initiating a new engagement.

As a tactical mission, the engagement is often a part of a battle. An engagement normally lasts one to two days; it may be as brief as a few hours and is rarely longer than five days. It is at this scale of combat that tactical engagement ranges of weapons and support systems become important to the troops and their commanders.

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👉 Military engagement in the context of Battle

A battle is an occurrence of combat in warfare between opposing military units of any number or size. A war usually consists of multiple battles. In general, a battle is a series of military engagements that is well defined in duration, area, and force commitment. An engagement with only limited commitment between the forces and without decisive results is sometimes called a skirmish.

The word "battle" can also be used infrequently to refer to an entire operational campaign, although this usage greatly diverges from its conventional or customary meaning. Generally, the word "battle" is used for such campaigns if referring to a protracted combat encounter in which either one or both of the combatants had the same methods, resources, and strategic objectives throughout the encounter. Some prominent examples of this would be the Battle of the Atlantic, Battle of Britain, and the Battle of France, all in World War II.

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Military engagement in the context of Stormings of Turtucaia

The first storming of Turtucaia (Turtukaya) and the second storming of Turtucaia were two separate military engagements between the Russian and Ottoman armies during the Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774). They took place on 21 May and 28 June respectively, in 1773. The Ottoman stronghold of Turtucaia (now Tutrakan), its adjacent fortifications (redoubts, retrenchments) and camps were twice attacked by Russian reconnaissance.

The first engagement ended in Russian victory under Suvorov's leadership; he seized the city of Turtucaia itself by driving the Turks out of the houses that they had occupied during this engagement. The second engagement began under Russian Major Rehbock (in accordance with the disposition); he managed to capture the retrenchments, and was completed with the reinforcements of Suvorov. In spite of Colonel Baturin's disorderliness, who lined up two infantry squares on the mountain and did not support Rehbock, as he should have done according to the disposition of personnel, and thus almost led the Russians to defeat, the second engagement also ended in Russian victory. In the second engagement, Russian forces were again at a severe disadvantage, as Suvorov was ill and was to battle against the brave and able Egyptian commander in Sari Mehmet Pasha, who had elite troops, but nonetheless won.

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