Pickett's charge

English

Alternative forms

• Pickett's Charge (with a capital 'C')

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 using this term, see Citations:Pickett's charge.

Synonyms

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

See also

• cold steel