Battle of Hampton Roads happened on 1862-03-08.
No. Neither side won.
The Union warship USS Monitor defeated the Confederate warship USS Merrimack in the Battle of Hampton Roads. This is also known as the Battle of the Ironclads.
Iron clad ships were introduced into battle
About 500 for US and 700 for CSA
Battle of Hampton Roads happened on 1862-03-08.
No. Neither side won.
The Battle of Hampton Roads.
Hampton Roads, Virginia, just off the coast. it was a naval battle, so... wet?
The Union warship USS Monitor defeated the Confederate warship USS Merrimack in the Battle of Hampton Roads. This is also known as the Battle of the Ironclads.
The Battle of Hampton Roads.
69 days
Hampton Roads
Iron clad ships were introduced into battle
The Battle of Hampton Roads was fought over the two day period spanning March 8-9, 1862 in Hampton Roads. Hampton Roads is basically a ship dock in Virginia where the James River meets the Nansemond and Elizabeth Rivers right outside Chesapeake Bay. It was the first time in naval warfare that two ironclads met in battle. As an aside the sinking of Union ships at Hampton Roads by the CSS Virginia caused a delay in the Union's Peninsula campaign.
It took place into Hampton Roads.
march 8-9 1862