Battle of Amelia Springs

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The Battle of Amelia Springs was a minor but strategically significant cavalry engagement during the closing days of the American Civil War, occurring as Confederate forces retreated toward Appomattox in April 1865.

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Battle of Amelia Springs canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
approximateCasualties light compared to other Appomattox Campaign battles ⓘ
belligerent Confederate Army ⓘ
Union Army ⓘ
campaignPhase closing days of the American Civil War ⓘ
combatant Confederate States of America ⓘ
United States (Union) ⓘ
commander Fitzhugh Lee ⓘ
George A. Custer ⓘ
Philip H. Sheridan ⓘ
linked to: Philip Sheridan

Thomas L. Rosser ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date April 5, 1865 ⓘ
describedAs minor engagement ⓘ
strategically significant engagement ⓘ
followedBy Battle of Sailor's Creek ⓘ
forceType cavalry ⓘ
front Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
geographicalFeature near Amelia Springs, Virginia ⓘ
hasCategory 1865 in Virginia ⓘ
Battles of the Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
linked to: Appomattox Campaign

Cavalry operations of the American Civil War ⓘ
linked to: Confederate cavalry

Conflicts in 1865 ⓘ
involvement Confederate cavalry screened retreating columns ⓘ
Union cavalry attacked Confederate rear guard ⓘ
location Amelia County, Virginia ⓘ
nature cavalry engagement ⓘ
objective harass and delay retreating Confederate forces ⓘ
opponentObjective protect Confederate wagon trains and retreat route ⓘ
partOf Appomattox Campaign ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Namozine Church ⓘ
relatedEvent Battle of Appomattox Court House ⓘ
Battle of Appomattox Station ⓘ
Battle of Sailor's Creek ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
state Virginia ⓘ
strategicSignificance helped pressure Confederate retreat toward Appomattox ⓘ
tookPlaceDuring Confederate retreat from Petersburg and Richmond ⓘ
Lee's retreat to Appomattox ⓘ
year 1865 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Appomattox Campaign → hasPart → Battle of Amelia Springs ⓘ
Battle of Namozine Church → followedBy → Battle of Amelia Springs ⓘ