HyperDic: battle_of_spotsylvania_courthouse

English > 1 sense of the expression battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse:
NOUNactbattle of Spotsylvania Courthouse, Spotsylvaniaa battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign
English > battle of Spotsylvania Courthouse: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA battle between the armies of Grant and Lee during the Wilderness Campaign.
SynonymSpotsylvania
Instance ofpitched battleA fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
Part ofWilderness CampaignAmerican Civil War
RegionVirginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va.A state in the eastern United States

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