Battle at Brandy Station
| date | June 9, 1863 |
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| place | Culpeper County , Virginia , USA |
| output | draw |
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approx. 11,000
(cavalry: 7,981 men, infantry: 3,000 men, artillery: 700 men and 34 guns) |
around 10,800
(cavalry: 10,300 men, artillery: 527 men and 20 guns) |
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Brandy Station - Winchester II - Aldie - Middleburg - Upperville - Hanover - Gettysburg - Hunterstown - Fairfield - Williamsport - Boonsboro - Manassas Gap
The Battle of Brandy Station took place on June 9, 1863 and was one of the greatest equestrian battles of the American Civil War .
In an attempt after the defeat in the Battle of Chancellorsville information about the troop movements of Northern Virginia Army to get that crossed cavalry - Corps of Potomac Army under the command of Brigadier General Alfred Pleasonton the Rappahannock at several points and surprised the Confederate Cavalry Division of Major General J.EB Stuart with his attack. After the fighting had lasted most of the day without either side being able to gain a decisive advantage, the US cavalry evaded via the Rappahannock. For the first time it had shown itself to be on a par with the previously superior southern cavalry. The Battle of Brandy Station was one of the largest equestrian battles of the Civil War and was only surpassed by the number of cavalrymen involved by the Battle of Trevilian Station . However, this was not a pure cavalry battle in the “classic” sense, as the fighting was mostly dismounted.
literature
- United States War Department: The War of the Rebellion: a Compilation of the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies , Series I. Volume XXVII Part 1-3, Govt. Print. Off., Washington 1880-1901,
- Beattie Dan: Brandy Station, 1863 . Osprey Publishing, Oxford 2008, ISBN 978-1-84603-304-9