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The Battle of Galveston or the Second Battle of Galveston was a naval and land battle that occurred on January 1, 1863, during the American Civil War when Confederate forces under Maj. Gen. John B. Magruder attacked and expelled occupying Union troops from the city of Galveston, Texas. The First Battle of Galveston was a naval engagement fought on October 4, 1862, during early Union attempts to blockade Galveston Harbor. ==Battle== Two Confederate cottonclads, The and the , sailed from Houston to Galveston in an effort to engage the Union Fleet in Galveston Harbor consisting of , , , , and . Outnumbered six to two by the Northern ships, the ''Neptune'' was severely damaged by the Union Fleet and eventually sank. While the ''Neptune'' was quickly disabled, the ''Bayou City'' succeeded in capturing the . During this time, the was grounded on a sandbar. A three-hour truce was called for by Magruder, but Union Fleet Commander William B. Renshaw, ignoring the negotiation offer, attempted to destroy the grounded ''Westfield'' with explosives rather than let it fall into enemy hands. Renshaw and several Union troops were subsequently killed when the explosives were set off too early. Union troops on shore were convinced that their own ships were surrendering and, therefore, laid down their arms. The remaining U.S. ships did not surrender and succeeded in retreating to Union-controlled New Orleans.〔 〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】work=Lone Star Junction (1996), www.lsjunction.com )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Battle of Galveston」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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