It was true, and I saw that the battle could last but a short time.

The battle started in the middle of the day and lasted over 6 hours.

The great battle lasted for 23 days, without any result.

The battle began on 10 May 1940 and lasted just one day.

The battle lasted four hours before a decision was reached.

The battle lasted for three days in the spring of 1750.

The battle itself only lasted a few hours and was over by the early afternoon.

The battle lasted for several days and involved over 125,000 troops.

His battle for life lasted only a minute or so until he ran out of air.

In any case, the battle lasted all of five seconds.