Battle of Aldie

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The Battle of Aldie was a June 1863 American Civil War cavalry clash in Loudoun County, Virginia, fought between Union and Confederate forces as part of the lead-up to the Battle of Gettysburg.

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instanceOf American Civil War battle
battle
associatedWith Battle of Gettysburg NERFINISHED
belligerent Confederacy NERFINISHED
Confederate States of America
Union
United States of America NERFINISHED
campaignRole part of Confederate cavalry screen during Gettysburg Campaign
screening action for the Army of Northern Virginia
casualtiesConfederateApproximate about 120
casualtiesUnionApproximate about 300
combatant Army of Northern Virginia NERFINISHED
Army of the Potomac NERFINISHED
Confederate Army NERFINISHED
Union Army NERFINISHED
commanderConfederate Fitzhugh Lee NERFINISHED
Thomas T. Munford NERFINISHED
commanderUnion Alfred N. Duffié NERFINISHED
Hugh Judson Kilpatrick NERFINISHED
conflict American Civil War
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date June 17, 1863
followedBy Battle of Middleburg NERFINISHED
Battle of Upperville NERFINISHED
forceTypeConfederate Confederate cavalry
forceTypeUnion Union cavalry
hasWikipediaPage https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Aldie
historicalPeriod 19th century
isPartOfSeries cavalry engagements in Loudoun Valley in June 1863
location Aldie, Virginia NERFINISHED
Loudoun County, Virginia NERFINISHED
month June
notableFeature fought along the Ashby’s Gap Turnpike
heavy dismounted cavalry fighting
objectiveConfederate delay and screen movements of Army of Northern Virginia
objectiveUnion locate and break through Confederate cavalry screen
partOf Gettysburg Campaign NERFINISHED
precededBy Battle of Brandy Station NERFINISHED
result Inconclusive
tactically inconclusive
state Virginia
strategicContext Lee's invasion of the North in 1863
theater Eastern Theater of the American Civil War NERFINISHED
typeOfEngagement cavalry battle
cavalry clash
year 1863

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Gettysburg Campaign majorEngagement Battle of Aldie