Meaning | A battle of the American Civil War (1863); the defeat of Robert E. Lee's invading Confederate Army was a major victory for the Union. |
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Synonym | Battle of Gettysburg |
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Instance of | pitched battle | A fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place |
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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 |
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Region | Pennsylvania, Keystone State, PA, Pa. | A Mid-Atlantic state |
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Spanish | batalla de Gettysburg, Gettysburg |
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