Maybe it had something to do with the city's battle against the ice.
People give up the fight, decide not to continue with the battle.
Despite the success with the battle, however, the campaign was a failure for the Union.
It is not to be confused with the earlier battle at the same place.
With the battle over, he counted how many of his men still stood.
Most had nothing directly to do with battle or soldiers; a few were old even then.
They are, instead, political, having to do with the long-term battle over the future of the welfare state.
Then, Brennan had to deal with his mother's battle against cancer.
This shows dramatically the need to press ahead with the battle for clean air.
The worst casualties may have nothing to do with battle.