| NOUN | act | siege of Vicksburg, Vicksburg | a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863) |
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| Meaning | A decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered. | |
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| Synonym | Vicksburg | |
| Instance of | 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 |
| Region | Mississippi, Magnolia State, MS, Miss. | A state in the Deep South on the gulf of Mexico |
| Spanish | asedio de Vicksburg | |
| Catalan | Setge de Vicksburg | |
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