a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
noun
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
a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place
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