pitched battle - a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place

War of the Spanish Succession - a general war in Europe (1701-1714) that broke out when Louis XIV installed his grandson on the throne of Spain; England and Holland hoped to limit Louis' power

Deutschland, FRG, Germany, Federal Republic of Germany - a republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990