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Pike publicly criticized the commanders of the regiment for the lack of discipline and cowardice displayed in battle, which eventually led to an inconclusive court of inquiry.
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Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
The technology was developed a decade earlier but had not been used in battle.
—Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Of the five clubs currently lodged in battle for three Champions League spots, only two, Manchester City and Aston Villa, booked revenue from the competition this season.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Many, very many, fell down as men slain in battle, and continued for hours together in an apparently breathless and motionless state—sometimes for a few moments reviving, and exhibiting symptoms of life by a deep groan or piercing shriek, or by a prayer for mercy most fervently uttered.
—Richard D. Mahoney, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
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Arkansas Online, 3 May 2025
The technology was developed a decade earlier but had not been used in battle.
—Sheera Frenkel, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Of the five clubs currently lodged in battle for three Champions League spots, only two, Manchester City and Aston Villa, booked revenue from the competition this season.
—Sam Lee, New York Times, 1 May 2025
Many, very many, fell down as men slain in battle, and continued for hours together in an apparently breathless and motionless state—sometimes for a few moments reviving, and exhibiting symptoms of life by a deep groan or piercing shriek, or by a prayer for mercy most fervently uttered.
—Richard D. Mahoney, JSTOR Daily, 30 Apr. 2025
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“In battle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20battle. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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