Opération militaire

Gettysburg campaign

3 juin 1863 – 24 juil. 1863 · 39.81° N, 77.24° W

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3 juin 1863 – 24 juil. 1863
Type
Opération militaire
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39.81° N, 77.24° W
Description
1863 military campaign of the American Civil War

Gettysburg campaign

Military campaign during the American Civil War

The Gettysburg campaign was a military invasion of Pennsylvania by the main Confederate army under General Robert E. Lee in summer 1863. It was the first time during the war the Confederate Army attempted a full-scale invasion of a free state. The Union won a decisive victory at Gettysburg, July 1–3, with heavy casualties on both sides. Lee managed to escape back to Virginia with most of his army.

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