They had no obvious battle wounds and were most likely captives.
But those fish don't always survive their battle wounds.
A gallant officer, he led from the front and, as a result, collected a number of serious battle wounds.
God, I'd rather take a dozen battle wounds than go through that again!
I think scars are like battle wounds - beautiful, in a way.
He was given a state funeral, and his cause of death announced as old battle wounds.
In my experience with battle wounds, nothing is absolutely sure, but I'm inclined to doubt it.
There were scars from battle wounds on the big man's face and neck, new since they had parted.
But he could not rescue his mother and sister as he died from battle wounds in March 1417.
After the story of the battle wound, Lionel continues talking, getting further into deeply personal stories from his younger days.