Pickett's charge

English

Alternative forms

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.

Proper noun

Pickett's charge

  1. A valiant, futile frontal assault.
  2. A big battle.
  3. A bad decision.

Quotations
  • For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:Pickett's charge.

Synonyms
  • (valiant, futile frontal assault): Charge of the Light Brigade

See also
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