Battle of the Crater

When

30 Jul 1864

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

37.22° N, 77.38° W

Description

1864 American Civil War battle

Military action of the American Civil War

The Battle of the Crater took place during the American Civil War, part of the Siege of Petersburg. It occurred on Saturday, July 30, 1864, between the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, commanded by General Robert E. Lee, and the Union Army of the Potomac, commanded by Major General George G. Meade under the direct supervision of the general-in-chief, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of the Crater – Union forces attempt to break Confederate lines, by exploding a large bomb under their trenches”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Kraterschlacht im Rahmen der Belagerung von Petersburg besiegen die Südstaaten die Nordstaaten, nachdem letztere sich in einem Krater gefangen haben”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Japanese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “南北戦争：クレーターの戦い。”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page

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