What does you may have won the battle but not the war?

lose/win the battle, win/lose the war to lose the battle but win the war. If you say that someone has won the battle but lost the war, you mean that they have won the small conflict but lost the larger one. The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war.

Can a battle be won even though it was lost?

If you win the battle, but lose the war, you achieve a small thing but in achieving that, lose or fail to get something which is more important. The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war. Note: You can also say that you lose the battle, but win the war, meaning the opposite.

What does the saying they won the battle but lost the war mean?

Winning a battle but losing the war is a military mental model that refers to achieving a minor victory that ultimately results in a larger defeat, rendering the victory empty or hollow. It can also refer to gaining a small tactical advantage that corresponds to a wider disadvantage.

Who said they may have won the battle but not the war?

Charles de Gaulle Quotes France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

What though if the battle is lost?

All is not Lost; the unconquerable will, And study of revenge, immortal hate, And the courage never to submit or yeild.”

What were the losses in ww1?

There were 20 million deaths and 21 million wounded. The total number of deaths includes 9.7 million military personnel and about 10 million civilians. The Entente Powers (also known as the Allies) lost about 5.7 million soldiers while the Central Powers lost about 4 million.

What though the field be lost All is not lost the unconquerable will and courage never to submit or yield?

John Milton Quotes What though the field be lost? All is not lost; the unconquerable will, And study of revenge, immortal hate And courage never to submit or yield, And what is else not to be overcome.

What is the meaning of win the battle but lose the war?

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. © 2015 Farlex, Inc, all rights reserved. If you win the battle, but lose the war, you achieve a small thing but in achieving that, lose or fail to get something which is more important. The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war.

Did the Strikers win the battle but they lost the war?

The strikers may have won the battle, but they lost the war. Note: You can also say that you lose the battle, but win the war, meaning the opposite. Betty Hyde may have lost the battle, but she won the war and took her business to another bank. See also: but, lose, war, win

How do you use the phrase lost the battle for now?

The phrase is often split into two halves across different parts of a sentence to achieve its meaning. We may have lost the battle for now against this unjust law, but we’re confident that we will win the war when it comes before the Supreme Court next month.

Did most wars have lost battles on both sides?

It would be a bit weird thing to say – most wars had plenty of lost battles on both sides (and plenty of battles that achieved their strategic goals, but incurred too heavy a cost).