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| - La seconde bataille de Newtonia s'est déroulée le 28 octobre 1864, dans le comté de Newton, au Missouri, dans le cadre de l'expédition du Missouri du major général Sterling Price de la guerre de Sécession. (fr)
- La seconda battaglia di Newtonia è stata un episodio della guerra di secessione americana e venne combattuta nell'ambito del raid condotto dal maggiore generale sudista Sterling Price in Missouri. (it)
- The Second Battle of Newtonia was fought on October 28, 1864, near Newtonia, Missouri, between cavalry commanded by Major General James G. Blunt of the Union Army and Brigadier General Joseph O. Shelby's rear guard of the Confederate Army of Missouri. In September 1864, Confederate Major General Sterling Price had entered the state of Missouri with hopes of creating a popular uprising against Union control of the state. A defeat at the Battle of Pilot Knob in late September and the strength of Union positions at Jefferson City led Price to abandon the main objectives of the campaign; instead he moved his force west towards Kansas City, where it was badly defeated at the Battle of Westport by Major General Samuel R. Curtis on October 23. Following a set of three defeats on October 25, Price (en)
- De Tweede Slag bij Newtonia vond plaats op 28 oktober 1864 in Newton County, Missouri tijdens de Amerikaanse Burgeroorlog. De restanten van de Zuidelijke strijdmacht onder leiding van generaal-majoor Sterling Price waren in volle terugtocht na hun nederlaag tegen de Noordelijken bij . Op 28 oktober 1864 stopten ze om uit te rusten op ongeveer 3 km ten zuiden van Newtonia, Missouri. Rond 15.00u kregen de cavaleristen van generaal-majoor de bagagetrein van Price in het zicht die net in de bossen verdween ten zuiden van het stadje op de Cassville Road. De en het openden het vuur op de Zuidelijken. (nl)
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