By the time the Battle of Gettysburg happened, the people that thought watching a battle was glorious, figured out it wasn't. There were only spectators in the early battles of the Civil War.
First Battle of Bull Run also known as the First Battle of Manassas.
Because they had no experience of real combat - they thought they were just off to watch some kind of ball-game.
If you mean the Colosseum in Rome, it could hold 70,000 spectators.
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By the time the Battle of Gettysburg happened, the people that thought watching a battle was glorious, figured out it wasn't. There were only spectators in the early battles of the Civil War.
The Battle of Bull Run, July 21, 1861, which was the first major battle of the civil war, had spectators. See http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/bullrun.htm, " On the day of the battle, carriages filled with spectators eager to see the Confederate defeat flocked from Washington to the battle site"
Battle spectators range in sorts. In some cases like the civil war, the north- thinking the south would be easily dealt with- invited spectators to come and watch the war itself. In a sense this is a type and i do emphasize type of battle spectator. In other definitions, if you have ever seen a battle reenactment, you indeed to a point anyway may be considered a battle spectator. Hope this helps. ;)
First Battle of Bull Run also known as the First Battle of Manassas.
Bull run
Spectators was created in 1999.
spectators
1st real battle, Confederate victory, Washingtonian spectators gather to watch battle, Gen. Jackson stands as Stonewall and turns tide of battle in favor of Confederates, realization that war is not going to be quick and easy for either side
it can hold 3,000 spectators
2000 to 3000 spectators
Because they had no experience of real combat - they thought they were just off to watch some kind of ball-game.
The collective nouns are:a crowd of spectatorsan audience of spectators.