Every battle is won before it is fought.

The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand.

Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.

I was thinking we had won a hard-fought battle, and I was going to celebrate.

The battle of Austerlitz is the grandest of all I have fought.

We had to battle our way through with Miami. They were a tough, scrappy bunch, and they fought until the end.