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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 ...
Graph of global conflict deaths from 1900 to 1944 from various sources. This is a list of wars that began between 1900 and 1944.. This period saw the outbreak of World War I (1914–1918) and World War II (1939–1945), which are among the deadliest conflicts in human history, with many of the world's great powers partaking in total war and some partaking in genocides.
The timeline of wars has been split up in the following periods: List of wars: before 1000; List of wars: 1000–1499; List of wars: 1500–1799; List of wars: 1800–1899; List of wars: 1900–1944; List of wars: 1945–1989; List of wars: 1990–2002; List of wars: 2003–present
Conflict Casualties (High est.) (Low est.) Siege of Tyre: 332 BC Wars of Alexander the Great: 39,000 (including 13,000 enslaved civilians and 2,000 executed Persian soldiers) 34,000 Siege of Gaza: 332 BC Wars of Alexander the Great: 14,000 11,000 Siege of Syracuse (213–212 BC) 213-212 BC Second Punic War: 40,000 (including Archimedes) 9,000
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.
This law finally eliminated the political disparity between the two classes, bringing the Conflict of Orders to an end after about two hundred years of struggle. [24] 241 BC Revolt of the Falisci: Roman Republic: Falisci: The Falisci were defeated and subjugated to Roman dominance, the town of Falerii was destroyed. [25] 209 BC Dazexiang ...
List of conflicts in Central America; List of conflicts in South America; Asia : List of conflicts in Asia; List of conflicts in the Near East; List of conflicts in the Middle East. List of modern conflicts in the Middle East; Europe : List of conflicts in Europe. Post-Cold War European conflicts; Ongoing conflicts around the World : List of ...
It ranks as one of the bloodiest wars in human history, the bloodiest civil war, and the largest conflict of the 19th century, comparable to World War I in terms of deaths. [8] [9] Thirty million people fled the conquered regions to foreign settlements or other parts of China. [10] The war was characterized by extreme brutality on both sides.