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  2. List of battles by casualties - Wikipedia

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    The list includes both sieges (not technically battles but usually yielding similar combat-related or civilian deaths) and civilian casualties during the battles. Large battle casualty counts are usually impossible to calculate precisely, but few in this list may include somewhat precise numbers.

  3. List of military engagements of World War I - Wikipedia

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    The Battle of Charleroi, another of the frontier battles, was an action taking place 12–23 August 1914. The battle was joined by the French Fifth Army, advancing north towards the River Sambre, and the German Second and Third armies, moving southwest through Belgium. The Fifth army was meant to join the Third and Fourth armies in their attack ...

  4. Deadliest single days of World War I - Wikipedia

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    Will Longstaff's Menin Gate at Midnight Moscow City Brotherly Cemetery in 1915 Sandweiler German war cemetery in Luxembourg. World War I was fought on many fronts around the world from the battlefields of Europe to the far-flung colonies in the Pacific and Africa.

  5. List of battles with most United States military fatalities

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    The definition of "battle" as a concept in military science has varied with the changes in the organization, employment, and technology of military forces. Before the 20th century, "battle" usually meant a military clash over a small area, lasting a few days at most and often just one day—such as the Battle of Waterloo, which began and ended on 18 June 1815 on a field a few kilometers across.

  6. List of wars by death toll - Wikipedia

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    This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths that are either directly or indirectly caused by war.These numbers include the deaths of military personnel which are the direct results of a battle or other military wartime actions, as well as wartime/war-related deaths of civilians which are often results of war-induced epidemics, famines, genocide, etc. Due to incomplete records, the ...

  7. Lists of battles - Wikipedia

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    Lists of battles contain links to sets of articles on battles. They may be organized alphabetically, by era, by conflict, by participants or location, or by death toll. They may be organized alphabetically, by era, by conflict, by participants or location, or by death toll.

  8. World War I casualties - Wikipedia

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    British and German wounded, Bernafay Wood, 19 July 1916. Photo by Ernest Brooks.. The total number of military and civilian casualties in World War I was about 40 million: estimates range from around 15 to 22 million deaths [1] and about 23 million wounded military personnel, ranking it among the deadliest conflicts in human history.

  9. Category:Battles of World War I - Wikipedia

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    This category contains historical battles fought as part of the First World War (1914–1918). Please see the category guidelines for more information. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Battles of World War I .