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Shiloh, battle of

(Encyclopedia)Shiloh, battle of, Apr. 6–7, 1862, one of the great battles of the American Civil War. The battle took its name from Shiloh Church, a meetinghouse c.3 mi (5 km) SSW of Pittsburg Landing, which was a...

Verdun, battle of

(Encyclopedia)Verdun, battle of, the longest and one of the bloodiest engagements of World War I. Two million men were engaged. It began on Feb. 21, 1916, when the Germans, commanded by Crown Prince Frederick Willi...

Chancellorsville, battle of

(Encyclopedia)Chancellorsville, battle of, May 2–4, 1863, in the American Civil War. Late in Apr., 1863, Joseph Hooker, commanding the Union Army of the Potomac, moved against Robert E. Lee, whose Army of Norther...

battle, wager of

(Encyclopedia)battle, wager of: see ordeal.

Midway, battle of

(Encyclopedia)Midway, battle of: see under Midway. ...

Grünwald, battle of

(Encyclopedia)Grünwald, battle of, 1410: see Tannenberg. ...

Tippecanoe, battle of

(Encyclopedia)Tippecanoe, battle of: see under Tippecanoe, river. ...

Glendale, battle of

(Encyclopedia)Glendale, battle of: see Seven Days battles. ...

Battle above the Clouds

(Encyclopedia)Battle above the Clouds: see Chattanooga campaign. ...

Marengo, battle of

(Encyclopedia)Marengo, battle of, a major engagement of the French Revolutionary Wars, fought on June 14, 1800, at the village of Marengo in Piedmont, N Italy. Determined to throw the Austrians back from positions ...