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c. ^ Civil War: All Union casualty figures, and Confederate killed in action, from The Oxford Companion to American Military History except where noted (NPS figures). [20] estimate of total Confederate dead from James M. McPherson, Battle Cry of Freedom (Oxford University Press, 1988), 854. Newer estimates place the total death toll at 650,000 ...
For example, during the Seven Days Battles in the American Civil War (June 25 to July 1, 1862) there were 5,228 killed, 23,824 wounded and 7,007 missing or taken prisoner for a total of 36,059 casualties. [1] [note 1] The word casualty has been used in a military context since at least 1513. [2]
South Sudan vs. SPLM-IO, Nuer White Army, and SSDM: South Sudan Yemeni civil war: 0.15–0.37 million [153] [154] 2014–present Multiple sides Yemen War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) 0.17–0.36 million [155] [156] 2001–2021 Taliban and allies vs. United States-led coalition and the Afghan Government [f] Afghanistan Boko Haram insurgency: 0. ...
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.
The dead included about two dozen Army casualties and, depending on the source, 200 to 300 or more Lakota. Some bodies lay in the snow for several days, eventually gathered up by the military and ...
A DOD-contracted aircraft flying an "intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance" mission crashed in the Philippine Province of Maguindanao del Sur, killing all four on board, U.S. Indo-Pacific ...
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Two military helicopters crashed Wednesday night in southwestern Kentucky during a routine training mission, the U.S. Army's Fort Campbell said in a statement. 'Several casualties' after 2 U.S ...