fredericksburg battle of
1Fredericksburg, Battle of — (Dec. 13, 1862) Engagement of the American Civil War fought at Fredericksburg, Va. , that resulted in a decisive victory for the Confederate forces. Over 120,000 Union troops under Ambrose E. Burnside were met at Fredericksburg by an entrenched… …
2Fredericksburg, Battle of — (1862) A disastrous defeat of Union forces in the American Civil War. Although the Army of the Potomac had checked Robert E. Lee’s advance into the North at Antietam in Maryland in September, President Abraham Lincoln cashiered George… …
3Battle of Chancellorsville — Part of the American Civil War …
4Battle of Fredericksburg — Part of the American Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg …
5Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park — IUCN Category V (Protected Landscape/Seascape) …
6Fredericksburg — /fred riks berrg , fred euhr iks /, n. a city in NE Virginia, on the Rappahannock River: scene of a Confederate victory 1862. 15,322. * * * ▪ Virginia, United States city, administratively independent of, but located in, Spotsylvania county …
7battle — battle1 battler, n. /bat l/, n., v., battled, battling. n. 1. a hostile encounter or engagement between opposing military forces: the battle of Waterloo. 2. participation in such hostile encounters or engagements: wounds received in battle. 3. a… …
8Fredericksburg, Virginia —   City   Historic downtown Fredericksburg …
9Battle of Franklin's Crossing — Part of the American Civil War Date June 5–6, 1863 Location Near Fredericksburg, Virginia …
10Battle of Shok Valley — Part of the War in Afghanistan (2001–present) …
