Burnside,Ambrose Everett

Burnside,Ambrose Everett
Burn·side (bûrnʹsīd'), Ambrose Everett. 1824-1881.
American general and politician known more for his side-whiskers (or sideburns) than for his career in the Union Army, which included defeats at Fredericksburg (1862) and Petersburg (1864).

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  • Burnside, Ambrose Everett — ▪ United States general born May 23, 1824, Liberty, Ind., U.S. died Sept. 13, 1881, Bristol, R.I.  Union general in the American Civil War and originator in the United States of the fashion of side whiskers (later known as sideburns).… …   Universalium

  • Burnside, Ambrose (Everett) — (23 may. 1824, Liberty Ind., EE.UU.–13 sep. 1881, Bristol, R.I.). General de la Unión en la guerra de Secesión. Egresado de West Point, ascendió a general de división en 1862 y reemplazó a George B. McClellan en el mando del ejército del Potomac …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Burnside, Ambrose (Everett) — born May 23, 1824, Liberty, Ind., U.S. died Sept. 13, 1881, Bristol, R.I. Union general in the American Civil War. A graduate of West Point, he was promoted to major general in 1862 and replaced George B. McClellan as commander of the Army of the …   Universalium

  • Ambrose Everett Burnside — Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside Naissance 23 mai 1824 Liberty (Indiana) Décès 13 septembre 1881 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ambrose Everett Burnside — Ambrose E. Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside (* 23. Mai 1824 in Liberty, Indiana; † 13. September 1881 in Bristol, Rhode Island) war ein General der United States Army im Sezessionskrieg und …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ambrose Everett Burnside — noun United States general in the American Civil War who was defeated by Robert E. Lee at the Battle of Fredericksburg (1824 1881) • Syn: ↑Burnside, ↑A. E. Burnside • Instance Hypernyms: ↑general, ↑full general …   Useful english dictionary

  • Ambrose E. Burnside — Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside Naissance 23 mai 1824 Liberty (Indiana) Décès 13 septembre 1881 …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ambrose Burnside — Ambrose Everett Burnside Naissance 23 mai 1824 Liberty (Indiana) Décès 13 septembre 1881 (à 57 ans) …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Ambrose E. Burnside — Ambrose Everett Burnside (* 23. Mai 1824 in Liberty, Indiana; † 13. September 1881 in Bristol, Rhode Island) war ein General der United States Army im Sezessionskrieg und …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Ambrose Burnside — Ambrose E. Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside (* 23. Mai 1824 in Liberty, Union County, Indiana; † 13. September 1881 in Bristol, Rhode Island) war ein General des US Heeres während des Sezessionskriege …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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