| NOUN | act | Battle of Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg | an important battle in the American Civil War (1862) |
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| Meaning | An important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union Army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army under Robert E. Lee. | |
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| Synonym | Fredericksburg | |
| Instance of | pitched battle | A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
| Part of | American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States | civil war in the United States between the North and the South |
| Region | Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va. | A state in the eastern United States |
| Spanish | batalla de Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg | |
| Catalan | Batalla de Fredericksburg | |
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