Battle of Gettysburg

1863 battle of the American Civil War
Event battle Q33132
Battle of Gettysburg
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Summary

Battle of Gettysburg is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 0.08% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,285 views/month, #6 of 7,470).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: United States[3]
  • Location: Adams County[4]
  • Part of: American Civil War[5]
  • Commons category: Battle of Gettysburg[6]
  • Start time: July 1, 1863[7]
  • End time: July 3, 1863[8]
  • Participant: Confederate States of America[9], United States[10]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Battle of Gettysburg[11]
  • Commons gallery: Battle of Gettysburg[12]
  • Described by source: Sytin Military Encyclopedia[13], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[14], The American Cyclopædia[15]
  • Order of battle: order of battle at the Battle of Gettysburg[16], Gettysburg Confederate order of battle[17], Gettysburg Union order of battle[18], Battle of Gettysburg order of battle[19]
  • P14460: Class A[20]
  • P14541: roYE6[21]

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Outcome and Impact

Things named for Battle of Gettysburg include Gettysburg[22], a city in the United States[23], in United States[24], founded in 1884[25].

Why It Matters

Battle of Gettysburg has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

Entities named for it include Gettysburg[22], a city in the United States[23], in United States[24], founded in 1884[25].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  2. 4w ago · Stuartyeates · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Fandom article id → military-history:Battle_of_Gettysburg
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  3. 14w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → roYE6
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  4. 18w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0001842-bitva-u-Gettysburgu-1863-Gettysburg-Pensylvanie
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  5. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14460 → Class A
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