# Superintendent Battle — The Seven Dials Mystery character guide > Superintendent Battle in The Seven Dials Mystery by Agatha Christie. **Role:** major **Also known as:** Battle, Superintendent, old Battle **First appearance:** 0009-x-bundle-visits-scotland-yard ## Snapshot A wooden-faced Scotland Yard man who works from six in the morning, labels his exhibits, and lets other people underestimate him at their cost. ## Who they are Battle reconstructs the shooting at Chimneys with patient, unglamorous precision, reading footprints, bullets, and the dent where a thrown pistol struck the lawn. He listens to Bundle's account of her adventures with a facial woodenness that briefly cracks into genuine astonishment. His quiet suspicion of nearly everyone, including the secretary Pongo, gives the investigation its steady spine while the amateurs chase their theories. ## Relationships ### [Bundle Brent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/bundle_brent) _professional_ Bundle and Superintendent Battle cooperate as amateur sleuth and police officer, with mutual respect despite her meddling. ### [Jimmy Thesiger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/jimmy_thesiger) _professional_ Jimmy works alongside Superintendent Battle in the investigation, with a cooperative but wary respect. ### [Sir Oswald Coote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/sir_oswald_coote) _rivalry_ Sir Oswald Coote is hostile and uncooperative with Superintendent Battle, resisting police scrutiny. ### [Bundle Brent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/bundle_brent) _professional_ Bundle and Superintendent Battle cooperate as amateur sleuth and police officer, with mutual respect despite her meddling. ### [Bundle Brent](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/bundle_brent) _professional_ Bundle and Superintendent Battle cooperate as amateur sleuth and police officer, with mutual respect despite her meddling. ### [Sir Oswald Coote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/sir_oswald_coote) _rivalry_ Sir Oswald Coote is hostile and uncooperative with Superintendent Battle, resisting police scrutiny. ### [Jimmy Thesiger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/jimmy_thesiger) _professional_ Jimmy works alongside Superintendent Battle in the investigation, with a cooperative but wary respect. ### [Jimmy Thesiger](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/jimmy_thesiger) _professional_ Jimmy works alongside Superintendent Battle in the investigation, with a cooperative but wary respect. ### [Sir Oswald Coote](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/sir_oswald_coote) _rivalry_ Sir Oswald Coote is hostile and uncooperative with Superintendent Battle, resisting police scrutiny. ## In the story ### [X: Bundle Visits Scotland Yard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/x-bundle-visits-scotland-yard) Receives Bundle at Scotland Yard; initially evasive but eventually hints that Bill Eversleigh may provide information about Seven Dials. ### [The House Party at the Abbey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xvi-the-house-party-at-the-abbey) Disguised as a footman at Wyvern Abbey to keep an eye on things after the warning letter. ### [XIX: Bundle’s Adventures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xix-bundle-s-adventures) Stops Bundle on the terrace, firmly but politely sends her back to her room, and hints that he is watching for intruders. ### [The Recovery of the Formula](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxi-the-recovery-of-the-formula) Leads the investigation; theorizes the packet was deliberately thrown to Loraine; finds the Countess Radzky hiding behind a screen. ### [The Countess Radzky’s Story](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxii-the-countess-radzky-s-story) Listens to the Countess's story, advises Bundle to be cautious, and reveals he knows about the Countess. ### [XXIII: Superintendent Battle in Charge](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxiii-superintendent-battle-in-charge) Leads the investigation, reconstructs the crime scene, and presents evidence including bullets, the pistol, and a charred glove. ### [XXIV: Bundle Wonders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxiv-bundle-wonders) Examining golf clubs in a cupboard; admits the case is puzzling and takes responsibility for perceived bungling. ### [XXXI: The Seven Dials](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxxi-the-seven-dials) Revealed as No. 7, the leader of the Seven Dials Society, when he removes his clock mask. ### [Bundle Is Dumbfounded](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxxii-bundle-is-dumbfounded) Reveals the secret operation and introduces the members of the Seven Dials. ### [Battle Explains](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/chapters/xxxiii-battle-explains) Delivers the full explanation of the crimes, revealing Jimmy Thesiger as the culprit and Loraine Wade as his accomplice. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters/superintendent_battle - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_seven_dials_mystery_se/characters