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Petersburg Campaign

DEFINITIONS OF: Petersburg Campaign

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n the final campaign of the American Civil War (1864-65); Union forces under Grant besieged and finally defeated Confederate forces under Lee

Synonyms:
Petersburg
Example of:
campaign, military campaign
several related operations aimed at achieving a particular goal (usually within geographical and temporal constraints)
beleaguering, besieging, military blockade, siege
the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
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