Battle of Little Round Top

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battle engagement

The Battle of Little Round Top was a pivotal engagement during the second day of the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg in the American Civil War, where Union forces successfully defended a strategically vital hill on the left flank of their line.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Gettysburg, Little Round Top assault 1
Battle of Little Round Top canonical 1
Defense of Little Round Top 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
engagement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Defense of Little Round Top NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedWith Gettysburg National Military Park NERFINISHED ⓘ
belligerent Confederate States Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
Union Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
casualties heavy on both sides ⓘ
commander Gouverneur K. Warren NERFINISHED ⓘ
James Longstreet NERFINISHED ⓘ
John Bell Hood NERFINISHED ⓘ
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain NERFINISHED ⓘ
Strong Vincent NERFINISHED ⓘ
conflict American Civil War ⓘ
consequence contributed to overall Union victory at Gettysburg ⓘ
secured Union left flank at Gettysburg ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
county Adams County, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
date July 2, 1863 ⓘ
featuredIn The Killer Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ
film Gettysburg ⓘ
followedBy continued fighting on the Union left at Gettysburg ⓘ
heightAboveSurroundings about 150 feet ⓘ
historicalReputation pivotal moment of the Battle of Gettysburg ⓘ
location Gettysburg, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ
Little Round Top NERFINISHED ⓘ
memorial 20th Maine monument on Little Round Top NERFINISHED ⓘ
Brigadier General Strong Vincent monument NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableAction bayonet charge by 20th Maine ⓘ
notableOfficerRole Gouverneur K. Warren identified the hill’s vulnerability NERFINISHED ⓘ
objective defend Union left flank ⓘ
outcome Confederate assault repulsed ⓘ
partOf Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy Confederate attacks on Devil’s Den ⓘ
result Union victory ⓘ
side Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ
Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED ⓘ
state Pennsylvania ⓘ
strategicImportance left flank of Union line at Gettysburg ⓘ
tacticalNature infantry assault and defense ⓘ
terrainFeature rocky hill ⓘ
timeOfDay afternoon and early evening ⓘ
unitInvolved 15th Alabama Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ
20th Maine Volunteer Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ
3rd Alabama Infantry Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ
V Corps (Union Army) NERFINISHED ⓘ
weaponTypeUsed bayonets ⓘ
rifled muskets ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

83rd Pennsylvania Infantry → notableEngagement → Battle of Little Round Top ⓘ
15th Alabama Infantry → battle → Battle of Little Round Top ⓘ
this entity surface form: Battle of Gettysburg, Little Round Top assault
16th Michigan Infantry → notableEngagement → Battle of Little Round Top ⓘ
this entity surface form: Defense of Little Round Top
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain → notableWork → Battle of Little Round Top ⓘ
this entity surface form: defense of Little Round Top