re: What would be the worst war to fight in in history?

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Pre gunpowder battles could be brutal but I don’t think they were generally as bad as WWI. The battles were smaller scale and with proper armor the chances of surviving were pretty good. Of course some battles like Cannae were complete bloodbaths but I don’t know how to compare being slaughtered in Cannae versus charging a machine gun at Somm

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Again, would rather not be involved in any wars period.

Looking at comparing these wars though I do think one factor to be considered is the continual war aspect of post revolutionary war combat and how the engagements seem to continue to go longer and longer until recently.

Bunker Hill and Monmouth, two major engagements in the Revolutionary War lasted a day each. Gettysburg lasted three and was considered apocalyptic.

Verdun ran from February to December. Entire seasons came and went in the conditions you outlined earlier without major changes to troop positions. I dont know how you would function after that type of prolonged contact even if you survived unscathed which was unlikely.