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BATTLE OF CHATTANOOGA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
In the American Civil War (1863) the Union armies of Hooker, Thomas, and Sherman under the command of Ulysses S. Grant won a decisive victory over the Confederate Army under Braxton Bragg
Synonyms:
battle of Chattanooga; Chattanooga
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Instance hypernyms:
pitched battle (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)
Domain region:
Tenn.; Tennessee; TN; Volunteer State (a state in east central United States)
Holonyms ("battle of Chattanooga" is a 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; 1861-1865)
