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<p>Given an <code>m x n</code> matrix <code>board</code> where each cell is a battleship <code>&#39;X&#39;</code> or empty <code>&#39;.&#39;</code>, return <em>the number of the <strong>battleships</strong> on</em> <code>board</code>.</p>

<p><strong>Battleships</strong> can only be placed horizontally or vertically on <code>board</code>. In other words, they can only be made of the shape <code>1 x k</code> (<code>1</code> row, <code>k</code> columns) or <code>k x 1</code> (<code>k</code> rows, <code>1</code> column), where <code>k</code> can be of any size. At least one horizontal or vertical cell separates between two battleships (i.e., there are no adjacent battleships).</p>

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<p><strong>Example 1:</strong></p>
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<strong>Input:</strong> board = [[&quot;X&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;X&quot;],[&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;X&quot;],[&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;.&quot;,&quot;X&quot;]]
<strong>Output:</strong> 2
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<p><strong>Example 2:</strong></p>

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<strong>Input:</strong> board = [[&quot;.&quot;]]
<strong>Output:</strong> 0
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<p><strong>Constraints:</strong></p>

<ul>
	<li><code>m == board.length</code></li>
	<li><code>n == board[i].length</code></li>
	<li><code>1 &lt;= m, n &lt;= 200</code></li>
	<li><code>board[i][j]</code> is either <code>&#39;.&#39;</code> or <code>&#39;X&#39;</code>.</li>
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<p><strong>Follow up:</strong> Could you do it in one-pass, using only <code>O(1)</code> extra memory and without modifying the values <code>board</code>?</p>