41. Although the Romans had experience in land battles , to defeat this new enemy, naval battles were necessary. 42. Battles can take place on a planet ( land battle ) or above the planet ( space battle ). 43. The Dutch ships at sea were boarded by the Puerto Ricans who defeated the Dutch in the land battle . 44. In a twist of irony, these land battles would be the last time the career naval officer saw combat. 45. Fleets can engage in sea battles with foreign fleets, although unlike land battles these are resolved by the computer. 46. Battle of Philippi, or the " Philippi Races ", was the first land battle of the Civil War. 47. He participates in several of the major naval and land battles of the American Revolutionary War and the Napoleonic Era. 48. BATTLE BULGE-- The largest land battle on the Western front in World War II began 60 years ago today. 49. In a new twist to the land battle , Israeli officials said Wednesday that Palestinians have been buying land inside Israel. 50. It notes that this was the site of the " Last Land Battle in the War from 1861 to 1865 ."