Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun battle_of_pittsburgh_landing

1 sense of battle of pittsburgh landing

Sense 1
Shiloh, battle of Shiloh, battle of Pittsburgh Landing -- (the second great battle of the American Civil War (1862); the battle ended with the withdrawal of Confederate troops but it was not a Union victory)
       INSTANCE OF=> pitched battle -- (a fierce battle fought in close combat between troops in predetermined positions at a chosen time and place)