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Pickett's charge
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Alternative forms
en Pickett's Charge
Etymology
A reference to an event during the American Civil War, wherein 16,000 Confederate infantrymen attacked Union positions; the attack failed, with several thousand Confederate casualties.
Noun
Pickett's charge
A valiant but futile frontal assault.
A major battle.
A bad decision. en
Quotations
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Synonyms
valiant, futile frontal assault Charge of the Light Brigade
See also
cold steel
en eponyms
en American Civil War