In May, 1863, one of the most significant battles in American history, was fought; the Battle of Chancellorsville, in which the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, under General Robert E Lee, defeated the Union Army of the Potomac under General Joseph “Fighting Joe” Hooker. It was significant for a number of reasons: 1-It is significant on a military level for it was an astonishingly stunning victory by Robert E. Lee, against all odds, an American Agincourt, a victory of the  few over the many. If you consider Robert E. Lee an American General, (and how can you not since his father was one of the great military heroes of the Revolutionary War) it was the greatest tactical victory ever achieved by an American General, even above MacArthur’s landing at Inchon. Lee’s victory was an American Cannae, Hannibal’s pitch perfect annihilation of the Roman Army. Lee matched Hannibal in audacity, tactical brilliance, skill and steeliness. Chancellorsville was  Lee’s masterpiece of Generalsh