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Battle of Cross Creak
DateSeptember 17, 1876
Location
Maryland
Result Major Confederate Victory M.C.V
Belligerents
Confederate Army British Empire
Commanders and leaders
Lt. General Quentin Newsbury Maj. John Pickett
Units involved

About 5,000 Line Infantry

150 Militia Men
3,457 Militia
Casualties and losses
10 Militia 857 Regulars 1,456 Militia



This was a major battle between the C.S.A and the British Empire, if the C.S.A didn't win this battle they would have been cut in too and the southern states would've starved out but because of the wits of Lieutenant General Quentin Newsbury. Who took his army to Cross Creak, which took the British by surprise.