- List of battles by casualties
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The following is a list of the casualty count in battles' in world history. The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding similar combat-related deaths) and civilian casualties during the battles. Large battle casualty counts are almost impossible to calculate precisely. Many of these figures are estimates, and, where possible, a range of estimates is presented. Figures display numbers of all types of casualties when available (killed, wounded, missing, and sick) but may only include number killed. Where possible, the list specifies whether or not prisoners are included in the count. This list does not include most bombing runs or missile strikes (such as the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki), which, despite potentially massive casualties, are not typically classified as "battles," since they are usually one-sided engagements. Tactical or strategic strikes, however, may form part of larger engagements which are themselves battles.
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Classical formation battles
These refer to battles in which armies met on a single field of battle and fought each other for anywhere from one to several days. With more advanced weapons, military formations lost their impact and use of this type of battle died out in favor of grander military operations. Many of these battles are ancient, and in several cases, the few extant historical records differ, sometimes wildly, on casualties. Entries here use modern figures when available.
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Sieges and urban combat
This list includes sieges, as well as modern battles that were fought primarily in urban areas. Major military operations that included city fighting are listed below. Sieges and urban combat often include heavy civilian casualties, which are included in this list.
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Major operations
This list includes major operations and prolonged battles or operations fought over a large area or for a long time. Please be aware that the duration of some operations, like the Battle of Moscow, are disputed so numbers found in various sources may differ for that reason alone.
See also
Notes
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- ^ a b Grant, p. 26
- ^ Grant, p. 28
- ^ a b Grant, p. 27
- ^ a b Grant, p. 37
- ^ Grant, p. 56
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- ^ a b Grant, p. 39
- ^ Grant, p. 40
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- ^ a b Grant, p. 41
- ^ a b Grant, p. 31
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- ^ Grant, p. 43
- ^ Grant, p. 47
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- ^ a b Grant, p. 74
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- ^ Grant, p. 89
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- ^ Grant, p. 118
- ^ Grant, p. 94
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- ^ Volume III: To the Year A.D. 1398, Chapter: XVIII. Malfúzát-i Tímúrí, or Túzak-i Tímúrí: The Autobiography or Memoirs of Emperor Tímúr (Taimur the lame). Page 389. 1. Online copy, 2. Online copy) from: Elliot, Sir H. M., Edited by Dowson, John. The History of India, as Told by Its Own Historians. The Muhammadan Period; published by London Trubner Company 1867–1877.
- ^ Grant, p. 95
- ^ Grant, p. 121
- ^ The Military Campaigns of the Wars of the Roses Philip A. Haigh (Chap. 8)
- ^ Grant, p. 144
- ^ Grant, p. 145
- ^ a b Grant, p. 129
- ^ Grant, p. 136
- ^ Grant, p. 132
- ^ Grant, p. 134
- ^ Grant, p. 175
- ^ a b Grant, p. 151
- ^ Grant, p. 152
- ^ a b Grant, p. 149
- ^ a b Grant, p. 159
- ^ a b Grant, p. 133
- ^ a b Grant, p. 160
- ^ Grant, p. 161
- ^ Grant, p. 186
- ^ Duff, ch. V, p. 110
- ^ Rawlinson, p. 40
- ^ Grant, p. 199
- ^ a b Grant, p. 201
- ^ Grant, p. 202
- ^ a b c Grant, p. 205
- ^ Castle, I. Aspern/Wagram (1809), Osprey (1990)
- ^ Grant, p. 208
- ^ a b Grant, p. 209
- ^ a b Grant, p. 212
- ^ a b Grant, p. 213
- ^ Grant, p. 214
- ^ Barbero, pp 419–420 Barbero, Alessandro (2005). The Battle: A New History of Waterloo. Atlantic Books. ISBN 1-84354-310-9
- ^ Grant, p. 215
- ^ Grant, p. 260
- ^ Grant, p. 226
- ^ a b c Grant, p. 227
- ^ Brewer, p. 36
- ^ Brewer, p. 38
- ^ Brewer, p. 46
- ^ Grant, p. 228
- ^ Brewer, p. 48
- ^ a b Grant, p. 258
- ^ The Paraguayan War by William Henry Koebel
- ^ Grant, p. 259
- ^ Grant, p. 240
- ^ Grant, p. 241
- ^ a b Grant, p. 270
- ^ "Artaxerxes III Ochus ( 358 BC to 338 BC )". http://persianempire.info/ArtaxerxesIII.htm. Retrieved 2 March 2008.
- ^ Josephus, The Wars of the Jews VI.9.3
- ^ Antiochus Strategos, The Capture of Jerusalem by the Persians in 614 AD, F. C. Conybeare, English Historical Review 25 (1910) pp. 502–517.
- ^ Paul Tobin http://web.archive.org/web/20091027110712/http://geocities.com/paulntobin/crusades.html
- ^ Grant, p. 93
- ^ Mann, p. 143
- ^ Hassig
- ^ Arnold Cassola, The 1565 Ottoman Malta Campaign Register, (Publishers Enterprise Group: Malta, 1998), p. 111.
- ^ Grant, p. 150
- ^ Firoozi, Edith, and Ira N. Klein. Universal History of the World: The Age of Great Kings. Vol. 9. New York: Golden Press, 1966. pp. 738–739.
- ^ a b Grant, p. 230
- ^ a b Grant, p. 231
- ^ Grant, p. 263
- ^ Grant, p. 252
- ^ Hall, p. 112
- ^ Glantz (1995), p. 293
- ^ Grant, p. 308
- ^ Wagner, p. 528
- ^ Сведения городской комиссии по установлению и расследованию злодеяний немецко-фашистских захватчиков и их сообщников о числе погибшего в Ленинграде населения ЦГА СПб, Ф.8357. Оп.6. Д. 1108 Л. 46–47
- ^ Harrison Evans Salisbury (1969). The 900 Days: The Siege of Leningrad. Da Capo Press. pp. 590.
- ^ Glantz, David (2001), The Siege of Leningrad 1941–44: 900 Days of Terror, Zenith Press, Osceola, WI, ISBN 0-7603-0941-8. p. 220
- ^ World War 2: Warsaw Uprising :: FAQ
- ^ a b Grant, p. 318
- ^ Glantz, p. 271
- ^ Krivosheev, pp. 219–220
- ^ [2]
- ^ [3]
- ^ "From Sarajevo to Hollywood: Life under siege". The Independent (London). 1 September 2008. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/from-sarajevo-to-hollywood-life-under-siege-914554.html. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
- ^ Brewer, p. 33
- ^ Brewer, p. 42
- ^ Brewer, p. 53
- ^ Grant, p. 253
- ^ Hall, p. 31
- ^ a b Hall, p. 36
- ^ Brewer, p. 99
- ^ Grant, p. 271
- ^ Brewer, p. 100
- ^ Grant, p. 272
- ^ Brewer, p. 110
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Brewer, p. 142
- ^ a b Grant, p. 273
- ^ Grant, p. 282
- ^ Grant, p. 276
- ^ Grant, p. 279
- ^ Tucker, 810
- ^ Grant, p. 277
- ^ Brewer, p. 150
- ^ Grant, p. 280
- ^ Brewer, p. 151
- ^ Brewer, p. 152
- ^ a b Grant, p. 281
- ^ a b Grant, p. 286
- ^ Grant, p. 292
- ^ Grant, p. 294
- ^ a b Grant, p. 295
- ^ Grant, p. 293
- ^ a b c Grant, p. 298
- ^ Wagner, p. 437
- ^ Grant, p. 299
- ^ Wagner, p. 462
- ^ Wagner, p. 474
- ^ Wagner, p. 479
- ^ a b Grant, p. 306
- ^ Wagner, p. 480
- ^ Grant, p. 323
- ^ Wagner, p. 502
- ^ Wagner, p. 499
- ^ a b Erickson, p. 90
- ^ a b Grant, p. 302
- ^ Grant, p. 326
- ^ Wagner, p. 531
- ^ Erickson, p. 138
- ^ Wagner, p. 522
- ^ Wagner, p. 547
- ^ Grant, p. 307
- ^ Wagner, p. 550
- ^ Wagner, p. 555
- ^ Wagner, p. 560
- ^ Grant, p. 303
- ^ Mart Laar (2006) (in Estonian). Sinimäed 1944: II maailmasõja lahingud Kirde-Eestis (Sinimäed Hills 1944: Battles of World War II in Northeast Estonia). Tallinn: Varrak.
- ^ Wagner, p. 567
- ^ Wagner, p. 580
- ^ a b Grant, p. 316
- ^ Wagner, p. 587
- ^ Brewer, p. 306
- ^ Wagner, p. 592
- ^ Wagner, p. 594
- ^ Wagner, p. 596
- ^ Wagner, p. 600
- ^ Wagner, p. 606
- ^ Grant, p. 317
- ^ Wagner, p. 608
- ^ Grant, p. 328
- ^ Wagner, p. 612
- ^ Grant, p. 329
- ^ Grant, p. 344
- ^ Liaoning-Shenyang Campaign
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- ^ Pingjin rewrite history? ? Tianjin Campaign
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- ^ Grant, p. 335
- ^ Grant, p. 338
- ^ a b Grant, p. 341
- ^ a b Grant, p. 345
- ^ a b Grant, p. 351
- ^ Grant, p. 353
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