Section 39 of the Criminal Justice Act 1988, which provides that 'common assault and battery shall be summary offences', deals with two offences, one of assault and the other of battery. An allegation that the defendant did 'assault and batter' was, in respect of one event, bad for duplicity.Which of the following best describes what a battery is?

A、 A battery is a course of conduct by which an individual intentionally or recklessly causes another to fear, on at least two occasions, that violence will be used against him
B、 A battery is an action where an individual intentionally or recklessly might cause any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim
C、 A battery is an action where an individual intentionally or recklessly causes any hurt or injury calculated to interfere with the health or comfort of the victim
D、 A battery is an action where an individual intentionally or recklessly applies unlawful force to another
E、 A battery is an action where an individual intentionally or recklessly causes the victim to apprehend the immediate application of unlawful force