Bull Run

American  

noun

1. a creek in NE Virginia: two important battles of the Civil War were fought near here, 1861 and 1862, both resulting in defeat for the Union forces.

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Bull Run British  

noun

1. Also known as: First and Second Manassas.  two battles fought at Manassas Junction near a stream named Bull Run, during the American Civil War (July, 1861 and August, 1862), in both of which the Federal army was routed by the Confederates See also Manassas

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Bull Run

Battle scenes — including Bull Run, where picnicking tourists are accurately shown in attendance — are convincingly rendered.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026

It’s burning about a mile south of one of two reservoirs in the Bull Run watershed and 2 miles from a water treatment facility.

From Seattle Times ● Aug. 30, 2023

Gilcher, an employee of Magee’s at Infinity Solutions, received $1.4 million, but then wrote checks worth $620,000 back to another Magee-controlled company, Bull Run Capital Investments.

From Washington Times ● May 26, 2023

A second coal-burning plant, Bull Run, also went offline, TVA spokesman Scott Brooks said.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 19, 2023

A cannonball had landed in his fireplace during the first Battle of Bull Run, at the very start of the conflict.

From "Lincoln's Last Days: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever" by Bill O'Reilly