Engelsk navneord: Vicksburg | |||
1. | Vicksburg (om sted) a town in western Mississippi on bluffs above the Mississippi River to the west of Jackson; focus of an important campaign during the American Civil War as the Union fought to control the Mississippi River and so to cut the Confederacy into two halves | ||
Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termer | town | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | Magnolia State, Mississippi, MS | ||
2. | Vicksburg (om handling) a decisive battle in the American Civil War (1863); after being besieged for nearly seven weeks the Confederates surrendered | ||
Termer med samme betydning (synonymer) | siege of Vicksburg | ||
Eksempler på forekomster af mindre specifikke termer | beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege | ||
Omfatter disse overordnede termer | American Civil War, United States Civil War, War between the States | ||
Overordnet (geografisk) region | Magnolia State, Mississippi, MS | ||