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Bloodiest battle from each major American war/conflict
Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:37 pm
Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:37 pm
In honor of the 20th anniversary of the 2nd Battle of Fallujah (the bloodiest battle fought by U.S. forces this century thus far), I've decided to compile a list of the bloodiest battles from each major American war/conflict.
Revolutionary War: The Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780) - 1050 total U.S. casualties; 314 total British casualties.
War of 1812: The Battle of Lundy's Lane (July 25, 1814) - 853 total U.S. casualties; 867 total British casualties.
Mexican-American War: The Battle of Buena Vista (February 22-23, 1847) - 660 total U.S. casualties; 3533 total Mexican casualties.
War of the Rebellion: The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) - 23049 total U.S. casualties; 28000 total C.S. casualties.
Spanish-American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill (July 1, 1898) - 1240 total U.S. casualties; 465 total Spanish casualties.
Philippine-American War: The Battle of Manila (February 4-5, 1899) - 465 total U.S. casualties; 544 total Filipino casualties.
World War I: The Battle of the Meuse-Argonne (September 26-November 11, 1918) - 122063 total U.S. casualties; 70000 total French casualties; 126000 total German casualties.
World War II: The Battle of Normandy (June 6-August 30, 1944) - 124394 total U.S. casualties; 65000 total British casualties; 18444 total Canadian casualties; 2097 Polish casualties; 210000 German casualties.
Korean War: The Battle of Chosin Reservoir (November 27-December 13, 1950) - 17843 total U.S. casualties; 52098 total Chinese casualties.
Vietnam War: The Battle of Hue (January 31-March 2, 1968) - 1800 total U.S. casualties; 2575 total South Vietnamese casualties; 5400 total North Vietnamese casualties.
Persian Gulf War: The Battle of Norfolk (February 27, 1991) - 130 total U.S. casualties; 42 total British casualties; 21000 total Iraqi casualties.
Afghan-American War: The Battle of Kamdesh (October 3, 2009) - 35 total U.S. casualties; 10 total Afghan casualties; 200 total Taliban casualties.
Iraq-American War: The 2nd Battle of Fallujah (November 7-December 23, 2004) - 655 total U.S. casualties; 51 total Iraqi casualties; 14 total British casualties; 3500 total Insurgent casualties.
Revolutionary War: The Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780) - 1050 total U.S. casualties; 314 total British casualties.
War of 1812: The Battle of Lundy's Lane (July 25, 1814) - 853 total U.S. casualties; 867 total British casualties.
Mexican-American War: The Battle of Buena Vista (February 22-23, 1847) - 660 total U.S. casualties; 3533 total Mexican casualties.
War of the Rebellion: The Battle of Gettysburg (July 1-3, 1863) - 23049 total U.S. casualties; 28000 total C.S. casualties.
Spanish-American War: The Battle of San Juan Hill (July 1, 1898) - 1240 total U.S. casualties; 465 total Spanish casualties.
Philippine-American War: The Battle of Manila (February 4-5, 1899) - 465 total U.S. casualties; 544 total Filipino casualties.
World War I: The Battle of the Meuse-Argonne (September 26-November 11, 1918) - 122063 total U.S. casualties; 70000 total French casualties; 126000 total German casualties.
World War II: The Battle of Normandy (June 6-August 30, 1944) - 124394 total U.S. casualties; 65000 total British casualties; 18444 total Canadian casualties; 2097 Polish casualties; 210000 German casualties.
Korean War: The Battle of Chosin Reservoir (November 27-December 13, 1950) - 17843 total U.S. casualties; 52098 total Chinese casualties.
Vietnam War: The Battle of Hue (January 31-March 2, 1968) - 1800 total U.S. casualties; 2575 total South Vietnamese casualties; 5400 total North Vietnamese casualties.
Persian Gulf War: The Battle of Norfolk (February 27, 1991) - 130 total U.S. casualties; 42 total British casualties; 21000 total Iraqi casualties.
Afghan-American War: The Battle of Kamdesh (October 3, 2009) - 35 total U.S. casualties; 10 total Afghan casualties; 200 total Taliban casualties.
Iraq-American War: The 2nd Battle of Fallujah (November 7-December 23, 2004) - 655 total U.S. casualties; 51 total Iraqi casualties; 14 total British casualties; 3500 total Insurgent casualties.
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Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:40 pm to RollTide1987
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Revolutionary War: The Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780) - 1050 total U.S. casualties; 314 total British casualties.
Seeing this number of casualties and it being the bloodiest battle of the revolutionary war really puts into perspective how small of a war it was manpower wise.
There just weren’t the people dedicated to it like the wars in Europe at the time.
Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:41 pm to RollTide1987
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Revolutionary War: The Battle of Camden (August 16, 1780) - 1050 total U.S. casualties; 314 total British casualties.
Gates was a fool
Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:42 pm to Oilfieldbiology
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There just weren’t the people dedicated to it like the wars in Europe at the time.
I get the impression that the Brits were almost like, why are we even doing this?
Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:48 pm to geauxtigers87
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Gates was a fool
Going muzzle to muzzle with Redcoats in the open field. It was madness.
Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:50 pm to RollTide1987
what's your source?
Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:53 pm to RollTide1987
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Persian Gulf War: The Battle of Norfolk (February 27, 1991) - 130 total U.S. casualties; 42 total British casualties; 21000 total Iraqi casualties.
What a rout
Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:54 pm to RollTide1987
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War of the Rebellion:
War of Northern Agression
Fixed it for you
Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:55 pm to 1BamaRTR
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What a rout
'murcans are pretty goos at kicking arse
Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:58 pm to 1BamaRTR
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What a rout
The vast majority of them straight up surrendered. We overwhelmed them with superior firepower. Their armor and artillery were no match against ours.
Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:58 pm to RollTide1987
Losing 100,000 people in a few days time blows my mind.
Posted on 11/29/24 at 12:59 pm to TygerLyfe
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what's your source?
Wikipedia.
Posted on 11/29/24 at 1:01 pm to RollTide1987
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The vast majority of them straight up surrendered. We overwhelmed them with superior firepower. Their armor and artillery were no match against ours.
not to stir up the hornets nest but we won the Vietnam war in every statistical category except time of possession, we absolutely kicked their arse and just walked away
Posted on 11/29/24 at 1:01 pm to RollTide1987
"War of the Rebellion"??? Wtf is this shite ?
Posted on 11/29/24 at 1:02 pm to RollTide1987
ah.
Posted on 11/29/24 at 1:03 pm to jpbTiger
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"War of the Rebellion"??? Wtf is this shite ?
The official name of the Civil War.
Posted on 11/29/24 at 1:04 pm to RollTide1987
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War of the Rebellion"??? Wtf is this shite ?
The official name of the Civil War.
winners get to write the history books
Posted on 11/29/24 at 1:09 pm to 777Tiger
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winners get to write the history books
In truth, the Civil War is one of those rare conflicts in history where the losers and their descendants wrote a majority of the scholarship on the conflict. It's only within the last 30-40 years that you have begun to see "revisionist" historians put a so-called Northern spin on the conflict.
Posted on 11/29/24 at 1:11 pm to RollTide1987
Some of these are not like others. Comparing multi day operations to a single day battle isnt very useful. I get the nature of warfare has evolved (and definitions/labels) but Meuse Argonne or Normandy campaign consisted of many full scale battles. Battle for Normandy beaches rather than entire peninsula campaign might be a better comparative sample. (arguably the beaches were even multiple battles themselves 54 miles between Sword and Utah)
Alternatively you could look at entire campaigns such as Gettysburg Jun 3-Jul 24 1863.
Alternatively you could look at entire campaigns such as Gettysburg Jun 3-Jul 24 1863.
Posted on 11/29/24 at 1:17 pm to RollTide1987
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War of the Rebellion
Da frick
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