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re: The Top 10 Deadliest Battles in U.S. Military History
Posted on 2/4/23 at 5:38 pm to sledgehammer
Posted on 2/4/23 at 5:38 pm to sledgehammer
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Off shoot of this topic, but the deadliest place and time in history has to be Tokyo, Japan on the night of March 9 during the B-29 firebombings. Greater than 100k deaths and thousands more casualties in one night! It really puts those battle fatalities in perspective.
One of the craziest things I've ever read was a Japanese family that actually survived. They went to their local elementary school because Japan didn't build air raid shelters for the civilians like Germany did and the school was packed so they ended up on the roof of the 3 story building.
Somehow they managed to survive the heat and exposure from the fire bombing and when they went to go back down everyone in the school was dead. It was so hot inside the water in the school swimming pool had even boiled away
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Posted on 2/4/23 at 5:41 pm to NWLATigerFan12
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The difference between these is that most of the World War 1/2 battles took place over the course of weeks or even months.
Well...as warfare became more mechanized and industrialized the battles themselves ended up lasting longer and longer. I still think it appropriate to call actions such as Meuse-Argonne and Ardennes 1944-45 "battles" more than "campaigns."
Posted on 2/4/23 at 5:44 pm to MugMan
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Uh, no Antietam?
It certainly was the bloodiest day in American history but as far as overall casualties, it is behind such Civil War battles as Gettysburg, Chickamauga, the Wilderness, Spotsylvania Court House, Shiloh, Stones River, and Chancellorsville.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 5:45 pm to RollTide1987
No seige of the US Capital in 2021?
Posted on 2/4/23 at 5:45 pm to RollTide1987
If you include both sides, Kennesaw Mountain was 4000.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 5:46 pm to TigerFanatic99
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No seige of the US Capital in 2021?
if you are going to shite post at least spell siege right
Posted on 2/4/23 at 5:49 pm to kciDAtaE
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And crazy to think the Antietam was just one day where as the Argonne offensive was over a month and a half.
It’s all about how you define “battle”. Antietam was part of the Maryland campaign that lasted for two weeks.
The Guadalcanal campaign lasted for six months, and covered not only the island of Guadalcanal, but over 2,000 square miles of sea and other islands.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 5:52 pm to RollTide1987
Government still covering up the battle of shrute farms I see.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 5:53 pm to geauxtigers87
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if you are going to shite post at least spell siege right
You aren't going to call him out for capital vs capitol?
You are a shitty caller-outer.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 5:53 pm to RollTide1987
Spotsylvania Court House doesn’t frick around.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 5:55 pm to jmarto1
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I think Antietam would be top 3
I mean, the list is posted lol
Posted on 2/4/23 at 6:01 pm to Cajunhawk81
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Spotsylvania Court House doesn’t frick around.
A frightening precursor to the First World War if there ever was one. May 12, 1864, saw almost an entire day of sustained hand-to-hand combat at the center of the Confederate line (known by both sides as the "Mule Shoe" due to the shape of the entrenchments there). Bullets flew so thick that entire trees were toppled by rifle fire. One of those stumps is currently on display at the Smithsonian Museum of American History. There are well over 40 bullet holes in that small section of tree.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 6:05 pm to RollTide1987
Siege of Port Hudson
East Baton Rouge Parish
Union General Banks -
“Banks continued the siege. Finally, on July 9 with the Confederate garrison reduced to eating mules and rats, Port Hudson surrendered. Over the 45-day siege Banks lost approximately 10,000 men, half from disease. The Union gained absolute control of the Mississippi River.”
LINK
East Baton Rouge Parish
Union General Banks -
“Banks continued the siege. Finally, on July 9 with the Confederate garrison reduced to eating mules and rats, Port Hudson surrendered. Over the 45-day siege Banks lost approximately 10,000 men, half from disease. The Union gained absolute control of the Mississippi River.”
LINK
Posted on 2/4/23 at 6:09 pm to geauxtigers87
I think I remember hearing that from Dan Carlin’s supernova in the East or Ian tolls twilight of the gods
Posted on 2/4/23 at 6:10 pm to geauxtigers87
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4. The Battle of Hurtgen Forest (World War II) - 8,157 U.S. fatalities
Doesnt get enough press. patton got our riflemen chewed up and spit out. big reason why we had such a manpower shortage during the bulge
Patton didn't have anything to do with Hurtgen. Courtney Hodges was in command of 1st Army and of course under Bradley and Ike.
Going in the Hurtgen was folly. And not surprising considering the chain of command.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 6:11 pm to Dr RC
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For whatever reason I always think of stuff like this in terms of people at a stadium. I guess it's the only way I can conceptualize such large amounts of people.
I conceptualize it in terms of schools and towns/cities.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 6:12 pm to BuckyCheese
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Patton didn't have anything to do with Hurtgen. Courtney Hodges was in command of 1st Army and of course under Bradley and Ike.
Going in the Hurtgen was folly. And not surprising considering the chain of command.
sorry you're right, was thinking of metz. still, hurtgen doesn't get talked about enough.
Posted on 2/4/23 at 6:13 pm to sledgehammer
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I think I remember hearing that from Dan Carlin’s supernova in the East or Ian tolls twilight of the gods
pretty sure it's actually in both
Posted on 2/4/23 at 6:18 pm to Them
Someone gave me an intelligent retort. Appreciate the clarification
Posted on 2/4/23 at 6:23 pm to Huey Lewis
“The Civil War history industry has conveniently forgotten about the battle of Schrute Farms.” Dwight Schrute.
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