Battle of Williamsport

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The Battle of Williamsport was an American Civil War engagement in July 1863 during Robert E. Lee’s retreat to Virginia following the Battle of Gettysburg.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Williamsport canonical 2
Fighting at Williamsport 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American Civil War battle ⓘ
battle ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Battle of Hagerstown ⓘ
Fighting at Williamsport ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States of America ⓘ
Union ⓘ
campaignPhase Retreat phase of the Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
cause Retreat of Confederate forces after defeat at Gettysburg ⓘ
combatType Cavalry engagements ⓘ
Infantry skirmishes ⓘ
Rear-guard action ⓘ
commander A.P. Hill ⓘ
George G. Meade ⓘ
Henry Heth ⓘ
J.E.B. Stuart ⓘ
John Buford ⓘ
Richard H. Anderson ⓘ
Robert E. Lee ⓘ
William H. French ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
date July 6–16, 1863 ⓘ
followedBy Crossing of the Potomac River by the Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
geographicalFeature Potomac River ⓘ
historicalPeriod American Civil War era ⓘ
linked to: American Civil War
involvedMilitaryUnit Army of Northern Virginia ⓘ
Army of the Potomac ⓘ
location Washington County, Maryland ⓘ
Williamsport, Maryland ⓘ
notableFor Part of Lee’s withdrawal after Gettysburg ⓘ
Union failure to destroy Lee’s army before it crossed the Potomac ⓘ
partOf Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
Robert E. Lee’s retreat from Gettysburg ⓘ
precededBy Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
primaryObjective Delay Union pursuit after Gettysburg ⓘ
Protect Confederate retreat route to Virginia ⓘ
relatedEvent Skirmishes at Falling Waters ⓘ
Skirmishes at Hagerstown ⓘ
result Inconclusive ⓘ
stateOfOutcome No decisive tactical victor ⓘ
strategicConsequence Enabled Confederate army to escape across the Potomac ⓘ
Ended major operations of the Gettysburg Campaign ⓘ
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War ⓘ
year 1863 ⓘ

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Gettysburg Campaign → majorEngagement → Battle of Williamsport ⓘ
Lee's second invasion of the North → majorEngagement → Battle of Williamsport ⓘ
Battle of Williamsport → alsoKnownAs → Fighting at Williamsport ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Williamsport