The phrase "a certain battle" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to a specific battle without naming it directly, often to create intrigue or emphasize its significance.
Example: "In the history of the war, a certain battle changed the course of events forever."
Alternatives: "a particular battle" or "one specific battle".
You can have any opinion you would like, but you can't say that a certain battle began on a certain day if it did not.
His mother remembers that he was born after a certain battle, which would have made him twelve at the time of his capture.
There is often coordination in a particular town or for a certain battle, between groups that are part of the F.S.A. as well as those outside it, but that's about it.
3 5 When the Marcomani were successful in a certain battle and slew Marcus Vindex, the prefect, the emperor erected three statues in his honour; and after conquering the foe he himself received the title of Germanicus (for we give the name of Germans to those who dwell in the northern regions).
There was a certain battle-testedness in the way they operated so closely during the day.
You would remember certain battle scenes, explosions or incredible shots and work them in to whatever you were playing with.
At the end of certain battles, a minigame known as Shuffle Time may appear, in which players select a card from a set that is shuffled around.
It had about a half a dozen elements in Iraq; an increase in the number of young Americans on the ground; Moqtada al-Sadr's self-declared ceasefire; the Sunni Awakening, which was part a wake-up and part a purchase of services; and certain battles had been bloodily played out, communities ethnically cleansed, hundreds of thousands made refugees.
In specific rooms and buildings, the camera swings to the side and Nier is restricted to moving as in a two-dimensional platforming environment, while during certain battles the camera pulls up to simulate a top-down shoot 'em up or other video game genres.
Battle honours are awarded to a regiment for their performance in certain battles and campaigns, and are displayed on their colours.
In chronicling his early successes, Lucas spoke like a weary solider who had been called into fight certain battles, specifically with the comedy American Graffiti.
