the Battle of Mobile Bay

the Battle of Mobile Bay

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  • (the) Battle of Mobile Bay — the Battle of Mobile Bay [the Battle of Mobile Bay] a US Navy victory on 5 August 1864 during the Civil War. The US sent 18 ships against 4 ships of the Confederate Navy in Mobile Bay at Mobile, ↑Alabama. The bay was also protected by three… …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Mobile Bay — Landsat program photo with Mobile Bay in the center Mobile Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, lying within the state of Alabama in the United States. Its mouth is formed by the Fort Morgan Peninsula on the eastern side and Dauphin Island, a… …   Wikipedia

  • Mobile Bay — /moh beel/ a bay of the Gulf of Mexico, in SW Alabama: Civil War naval battle 1864. 36 mi. (58 km) long; 8 18 mi. (13 29 km) wide. * * * Inlet of the Gulf of Mexico, extending 35 mi (56 km) north to the mouth of the Mobile River in southwestern… …   Universalium

  • Battle of Mobile — Several historical battles were fought near the town of Mobile, Alabama:*In 1780, the Spanish captured the town at the Battle of Fort Charlotte. *In 1781, the Spanish defeated a British counterattack at the Battle of Mobile (1781). *In 1864, a… …   Wikipedia

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  • Mobile Bay, Battle of — (Aug. 5, 1864) Naval engagement in the American Civil War. The Union fleet under David Farragut sailed into Mobile Bay, Ala., breaching the protective string of mines (torpedoes) and engaging the Confederate ironclad Tennessee. After a two hour… …   Universalium

  • Mobile, Alabama — Mobile   City   From top: Pincus Building, Old City Hall and Southern Market, Fort Condé, Barton Academy, Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Co …   Wikipedia

  • Mobile, Alabama, in the American Civil War — Mobile, Alabama, during the American Civil War was an important port city on the Gulf of Mexico for the Confederate States of America. Mobile fell to the Union army late in the war following successful attacks on the defenses of Mobile Bay by the …   Wikipedia

  • USS Mobile Bay (CG-53) — NOTOC USS Mobile Bay (CG 53) is a Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy. She is named for the naval Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War in 1864. She is currently homeported in San Diego,… …   Wikipedia

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