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 battle of Fredericksburg
 
 
 
       
        
         | 1. | (noun) an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union's Army of the Potomac under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia under Robert E. Lee |  
	 |  | Synonyms: Fredericksburg |  
	 |  | Related Words: pitched battle |  | 
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