So if it wasn't a battle by your definition it was a campaign
definition: A series of military operations undertaken to achieve a large-scale objective during a war.
Which ended in a failure on the Axis side and a victory on the side of the British.
The objective of the Axis was to get the British to sue for peace or destroy their capability to resist an invasion (depending upon who you listen to) , an objective that they failed to accomplish.
The objective that the British had was to repel the Axis attacks and gain time to rebuild their offensive capabilities, which they succeeded in doing. Obviously a victory.
Of cource battle would be equally vaild if you used the definition "A protracted controversy or struggle" and it does roll off the tongue better than the "Britain campaign"
Cheers!
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