In 378, Roman Emperor Valens attacked the Visigoths in the decisive battle of Adrianople.
Innovative and energetic, Scipio dramatically changed Roman military strategy and tactics, ultimately out-Hannibaling Hannibal at the decisive battle of Zama.
The first skirmishes in America's war of independence were at Concord and Lexington in 1775 and the decisive battle was fought at Yorktown in 1781, six years later (though the articles of peace were not signed until 1783).
With two stout defenses the turnover battle could be the decisive factor in determining who will play Indianapolis.
On Capitol Hill, the tension is high and the stakes are even higher, as Republicans and Democrats near the decisive moment of the health care battle.
She recalled Winston Churchill visiting on September 15 - later seen as the decisive day in the Battle.
That oversight defies both common sense and past military experience, and it disarms us in what may be the most decisive theater of this conflict: the battle of ideas.
"The patient has won a decisive battle that will conduct him and Venezuela to a great victory, " Mr. Castro said.
But every time rebels appear to be inching closer to a decisive battle for the capital, President Bashar al-Assad's stronghold, the regime steps up its offensive using fighter jets and missiles to shell the suburb, opposition groups say.
Alternatively, al-Assad could hang on to power for months yet, if regime forces and the Free Syrian Army continue to battle without a decisive victory on either side and the international community declines to step in.
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The guidelines Pirelli received from the sport's brass called for more days like the 2010 Canadian Grand Prix, a race where tire strategy became decisive for Lewis Hamilton in winning a five-way battle.
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