Twice during the Civil War it was saved from destruction by the opposing armies by the pleas and prayers of a local minister.

Early board games represented a battle between two armies, and most current board games are still based on defeating opposing players in terms of counters, winning position or accrual of points ( often expressed as in-game currency ).

However Lewis Spence's 1937 book Boadicea-warrior queen of the Britons went so far as to include a map showing the positions of the opposing armies.

The opposing armies are made up of reservists, up to 1, 600 in some scenes, who had been given permission to grow beards and swapped their drab uniforms for medieval garb.

This was used as an advance guard and a strong striking force to route the opposing armies with its greater mobility that give it an upper hand when maneuvering against any Byzantine army.

After only two minor clashes between the two opposing armies in England, and anti-Catholic riots in several towns, James's regime collapsed, largely by a lack of resolve shown by the king.

The land war quickly became dominated by the muddy, bloody stalemate of Trench warfare, a form of war in which both opposing armies had static lines of defense.

On 27 July 1214, the opposing armies suddenly discovered they were in close proximity to each other, on the banks of a little tributary of the River Lys, near the Bridge of Bouvines.

As in ages past, most sieges were decided with very little fighting between the opposing armies.

During World War I the front line between the opposing German and Allied armies in France ran through the province, resulting in enormous physical damage.

The student bodies of Hollywood and Fairfax High Schools played opposing armies, and the elaborate battle scenes were performed on a huge stage as well as the surrounding hillsides.

The opposing armies in the battle were led by the Roman Catholic King James II of England, Scotland, and Ireland and opposing him, his nephew and son-in-law, the Protestant King William III (" William of Orange ") who had deposed James the previous year.

At the end of the Second World War, during the winter of 1944 – 45, Dordrecht and its surroundings were in the middle between the opposing armies.

Procopius's picture is given an uncharacteristic setting, for Totila generally avoided formal battles with opposing armies drawn up in battle array and excelled at skirmishing.

Thus, in 999, the opposing armies fought the Battle of Glen Mama.

When the troops of opposing armies both carried the pike, it often grew in a sort of arms race, getting longer in both shaft and head length to give one side's pikemen an edge in the combat ; the longest pikes could exceed 6 m ( 22 feet ) in length.

However Lewis Spence's 1937 book " Boadicea-Warrior Queen of the Britons ", went so far as to include a map showing the positions of the opposing armies.

True to their word, several Jewish armies marched against Diodotus ' rival Demetrius and opposing cities.

Lewis Spence's 1937 book Boadicea-warrior queen of the Britons includes a map showing the supposed positions of the opposing armies.

The morning of 14 June was foggy, preventing the opposing armies from sighting each other at first.

Although no Civil War battles were fought inside Bentonville, the city was occupied by both armies and saw almost all of its buildings burned, either by opposing armies or guerrilla outlaws.

During the Eighty Years ' War, Hillegom found itself several times between the opposing Spanish and Dutch Rebel armies, resulting in its near destruction in 1577.

This often means that the only individuals who are capable of opposing a character are from his or her family, a fact that leads to much suspicion and intrigue.

Other groups opposing the Trinity are not necessarily Arian.

Colonists who supported the British in opposing the Revolution are usually referred to as " Loyalists " or " Tories ".

The name " adversarial system " may be misleading in that it implies it is only within this type of system in which there are opposing prosecution and defense.

Earned runs stem from the theory that the pitcher has sole responsibility to earn strikes against opposing batter ( s ) until at least three batters are retired in each inning of play, and nine innings ( a complete game ) are pitched.

Scholars opposing this view claim that while the dagger is unusual, ghosts of murdered victims are more believable, having a basis in the audience's superstitions.

Found within Consolation are themes that have echoed throughout the Western canon: the female figure of wisdom that informs Dante, the ascent through the layered universe that is shared with Milton, the reconciliation of opposing forces that find their way into Chaucer in The Knight's Tale, and the Wheel of Fortune so popular throughout the Middle Ages.

The concepts Yin and Yang represent two opposing forces that are permanently in conflict with each other, leading to perpetual contradiction and change.

There are two opposing pairs of elements: cold vs. fire and lightning vs. acid / poison.

Many theorists suggest that there are two opposing conceptions of citizenship: an economic one, and a political one.

Scholars investigating the cause of civil war are attracted by two opposing theories, greed versus grievance.

In opposing interpretations of the Bible that are supportive of homosexual relationships, conservative Christians have argued for the reliability of the Bible, and the meaning of texts related to homosexual acts, while often seeing what they call the diminishing of the authority of the Bible by many homosexual authors as being ideologically driven.

As an alternative to a school-sponsored Day of Silence opposing bullying of LGBT students, conservative Christians organized a Golden Rule Initiative, where they passed out cards saying " As a follower of Christ, I believe that all people are created in the image of God and therefore deserve love and respect.

The forces on each side are well-defined, and fight using weapons that primarily target the opposing army.

Some examples of these opposing values are Nazism ( Red Skull, Baron Zemo ), Neo-Nazism ( Crossbones, Doctor Faustus ), technocratic fascism ( AIM, Arnim Zola ), Communism ( Aleksander Lukin ), anarchism ( Flag Smasher and Viper ), and international and domestic terrorism ( HYDRA ).

Strong colors indicate highest and lowest potential ( where the opposing charges of the dipole are located ).

Cyan is zero magnitude, green – yellow – red and blue – pink – red are increasing strengths in opposing directions.

Self and other, private and public, subjective and objective, freedom and control are examples of such pairs demonstrating the influence of this opposing concepts on the development of legal doctrines through history.

Knights are placed on the board in a similar manner to settlements, and can be used to block opposing roads, active or not.

Many championship and bowl games at college and professional level are commemorated by the names of the opposing teams each being painted in one of the opposite end zones.