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Top 10 Deadliest Battles in American History
Posted on 11/21/16 at 11:46 pm
Posted on 11/21/16 at 11:46 pm
Ordered by number of men killed in action:
10. Battle of Saipan (June 15 - July 19, 1944): 2,949 men killed
09. Battle of Second Bull Run (August 28-30, 1862): 3,000 men killed
08. Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862): 3,482 men killed
07. Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862): 3,654 men killed
06. Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19 - March 26, 1945): 6,821 men killed
05. Battle of Guadalcanal (August 7, 1942 - February 9, 1943): 7,099 men killed
04. Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863): 7,863 men killed
03. Battle of Okinawa (April 1 - June 22, 1945): 12,513 men killed
02. Battle of the Bulge (December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945): 19,276 men killed
01. Battle of the Meuse-Argonne (September 26 - November 11, 1918): 26,277 men killed
10. Battle of Saipan (June 15 - July 19, 1944): 2,949 men killed
09. Battle of Second Bull Run (August 28-30, 1862): 3,000 men killed
08. Battle of Shiloh (April 6-7, 1862): 3,482 men killed
07. Battle of Antietam (September 17, 1862): 3,654 men killed
06. Battle of Iwo Jima (February 19 - March 26, 1945): 6,821 men killed
05. Battle of Guadalcanal (August 7, 1942 - February 9, 1943): 7,099 men killed
04. Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863): 7,863 men killed
03. Battle of Okinawa (April 1 - June 22, 1945): 12,513 men killed
02. Battle of the Bulge (December 16, 1944 - January 25, 1945): 19,276 men killed
01. Battle of the Meuse-Argonne (September 26 - November 11, 1918): 26,277 men killed
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Posted on 11/21/16 at 11:50 pm to RollTide1987
Compare that list to the top ten in Russia/Germans campaign during WW2.. doesn't diminish our sacrifices but puts them in perspective
Posted on 11/21/16 at 11:51 pm to TROLA
Russians mean it when they say they'll die for their country
Posted on 11/21/16 at 11:53 pm to RollTide1987
My dad was there for Number 3.
It's why we never ate SPAM at our house, he had it cold there for about a month as his exclusive food source.
Would that this was the worst issue he had with his visit to Okinawa.
It's why we never ate SPAM at our house, he had it cold there for about a month as his exclusive food source.
Would that this was the worst issue he had with his visit to Okinawa.
Posted on 11/21/16 at 11:57 pm to RollTide1987
Look at how short the civil war battles were compared to the others.
Which both sides were American casualties, but still. #1 was 47 days, Gettysburg was 3.
Which both sides were American casualties, but still. #1 was 47 days, Gettysburg was 3.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 12:07 am to Titus Pullo
My dad's dad's ancestral family farm is less than 100 air miles from both #4 & #7.
My great grandpa was born in '59 there, grandpa in '92.
Faulkner was right, "The past is never dead. It's not even past."
My great grandpa was born in '59 there, grandpa in '92.
Faulkner was right, "The past is never dead. It's not even past."
Posted on 11/22/16 at 12:08 am to RollTide1987
quote:
04. Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863): 7,863 men killed
Hum... history class was a while back, but these numbers seem way off. IIRC Gettysburg had like 8-10k KIA/MIA just from the Union side alone, and Confederate numbers were even higher at 10-15k. (During this time, if you were MIA then you were more likely dead than alive. You have to remember that mass grave sites without individual markers were the norm.)
Also, casualties back then quite often led to death within a number of days/weeks.
The War of Northern Agression took more Americans than any other war.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 12:10 am to RollTide1987
I take it these are only American casualties. Need a total death toll from each side to put the battle in perspective.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 12:12 am to soccerfüt
Shiloh is not far from here, less than an hour IIRC. It's a beautiful place, but so eerie when you're up there and thinking about the chaos and madness of the days of the battle. Very sobering.
I love to go in the Spring when everything is in bloom.
I love to go in the Spring when everything is in bloom.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 12:13 am to TROLA
quote:
Compare that list to the top ten in Russia/Germans campaign during WW2..
Yep, that war greatly diminished the population of the Soviet Union. Roughly 11 million soldiers and possibly double the civilians.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 12:19 am to Titus Pullo
quote:It's thought the origin of the word is a corruption of the Hebrew word shalo (peace, ironically).
Shiloh
It's a sad but beautiful place.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 12:21 am to RogerTheShrubber
That list is just including US Army (Northern casualties) for the Civil War. Those battles were far bloodier.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 12:24 am to soccerfüt
A really big area too and when you read the signs describing the battles it makes you realize just how chaotic things had to have been. I could spend a week or two there touring and listening to lectures out in the park. I've never been to any reenactments there but it's something I'd love to do.
Well, actually I probably couldn't even begin to imagine how crazy it was. The ponds and creeks running red with blood, the smell of death and gunpowder.
Very sobering drive back (that's helped by a catfish plate from Hagy's
).
Well, actually I probably couldn't even begin to imagine how crazy it was. The ponds and creeks running red with blood, the smell of death and gunpowder.
Very sobering drive back (that's helped by a catfish plate from Hagy's
). 
Posted on 11/22/16 at 12:24 am to Titus Pullo
Looking at the deadliest battles in world history:
Siege of Leningrad (1941-1944): estimates between 1.1-4.5 million
Battle of Stalingrad (1942-43): 1.7 million
Battle of Berlin (1945): 1.3 million
Battle of Verdun (1916): 714k
Battle of Kiev (1941): 701k
Battle of Changping (260 BC): 700k
Battle of Wuhan (1938): 540k
Siege of Changchun (1948): 425k
Siege of Budapest (1944-45): 422k
Siege of Baghdad (1258): 400k (2.1 million including civilians)
The World Wars were such a different animal in terms of casualties and all within a few year period.
Siege of Leningrad (1941-1944): estimates between 1.1-4.5 million
Battle of Stalingrad (1942-43): 1.7 million
Battle of Berlin (1945): 1.3 million
Battle of Verdun (1916): 714k
Battle of Kiev (1941): 701k
Battle of Changping (260 BC): 700k
Battle of Wuhan (1938): 540k
Siege of Changchun (1948): 425k
Siege of Budapest (1944-45): 422k
Siege of Baghdad (1258): 400k (2.1 million including civilians)
The World Wars were such a different animal in terms of casualties and all within a few year period.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 12:25 am to SoFla Tideroller
I was thinking that Shiloh was lower than I remembered. Too lazy to look it up though.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 12:26 am to saintsfan92612
Yeah Leningrad and Stalingrad are just fricking nuts...over 6mil between the two over the 3 years. frick....
This post was edited on 11/22/16 at 12:27 am
Posted on 11/22/16 at 4:59 am to saintsfan92612
I can't imagine how intense the Battle of Berlin was. 1.3 million casualties in just three weeks of fighting.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 5:41 am to RollTide1987
The casualties listed in the battles of the war of northern aggression are way low.
Posted on 11/22/16 at 6:40 am to RollTide1987
Crazy how D-day just missed this list and it was only a day long
Posted on 11/22/16 at 6:55 am to saintsfan92612
quote:
Siege of Baghdad (1258): 400k (2.1 million including civilians)
Baghdad and the whole region has never been the same since. I bet Baghdad pre-Mongols was a pretty fascinating place.
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