No, it was a land battle.
The first major land battle of the Civil War was the First Battle of Bull Run, known to the South as First Manassas, in Virginia.
The other name for the Battle of Manassas is the First Battle of Bull Run. It was the first major land battle of the American Civil War, fought on July 21, 1861, near Manassas, Virginia.
The land battle to retake Attu Island from Japan in WWII claimed 549 American lives and 2,300 Japanese. The air battle for the Aleutians claimed 225 US aircraft and 640 lives. The Naval battle saw two US Submarines lost with 70 lives and the USS Abner Read (DD-526) was damaged and lost 22 seamen.
Fort Sumter then First Battle of Bull RunThere are varying opinions on what qualifies as the first battle of the Civil War. Fort Sumter was the first conflict and it led to the Civil War. But the First Battle of Bull Run was the first major land battle of the Civil War.
While there was certainly Japanese attacks on the island, the major conflict was between the two navy battle groups.
Iwo Jima involved a major land battle.
Was WHAT a major battle of the Civil War?
No, it was a land battle.
glob
they fought over the land of germany
It is an island that is near the coast of another piece of land, as opposed to an island that is a long way from any other major pieces of land.
the battle of saint James, France 1943
None, it was fought on land near Brussels.
The South won the first major land battle of the Civil War - the First Battle of Bull Run - also known as First Manassas.
Mannassas
Water - in the strait between the island of Salamis and Athens.