English > Petersburg: 2 senses > noun 2, act| Meaning | The final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee. |
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| Synonym | Petersburg Campaign |
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| Instance of | campaign, military campaign | Several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints) |
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| siege, besieging, beleaguering, military blockade | The action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack |
| 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 | Virginia, Old Dominion, Old Dominion State, VA, Va. | A state in the eastern United States |
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| Spanish | campaña de Petersburgo |
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