那什维尔之战 (Battle of Nashville) ：联邦军队于1864年12月16日突破南方联盟的防线

在那什维尔成为现在的音乐之都前，在内战期间，这里曾经发生过死伤惨重的战争。在1864年12月16日的下午，当时正是严冬的时刻，联邦军队在乔治．汤玛斯 (George H. Thomas) 将军的带领下，突破南方联盟在田纳西州那什维尔的防线。汤码斯在前一天就已经展开攻击，也开始了这场战争。最后，经过两个星期的等待，汤玛斯终于在援军赶到之下，配合暂时好转的气候，顺利展开攻击。为什么会发生那什维尔之战呢？


Long before Nashville became the music capital it is today, it was the scene of a devastating Civil War battle. On the afternoon of December 16, 1864, in the heart of a cold, icy winter, Union troops, led by General George H. Thomas, crushed Confederate forces at Nashville, Tennessee. The battle had begun the day before, when Thomas initiated an attack. Finally, after two weeks of waiting, he had received the troop reinforcements and favorable weather he needed to begin. Why did the Battle of Nashville take place?

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