American Fork Citizen | 1920-07-03 | Page 6 | Origin of "Pitched Battle" |

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Date	1920-07-03
Paper	American Fork Citizen
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Article Title	Origin of "Pitched Battle"
Type	article
Date	1920-07-03
Paper	American Fork Citizen
Page	6
OCR Text	Show Origin of "Pitched Battle." "A pitched battle" originated In the days of knlgbt-erruntry nnd was so-called so-called then heraiiM boiling pitch" wns ued by tho defenders of n feudal castle to repel the attacking force. The battles, which usually took plnco outside the castle walls, would soon end when tho boiling pttch began to flow from a tank on top of the walls. This originated the term "a pltcbal battle."
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