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  2. July 1916 - Wikipedia

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    Battle of the Somme – The biggest battle of World War I opened with the Battle of Albert, with British forces capturing the French communes of Gommecourt, Mountauban and Mametz on the same day. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The opening offense was the British Army's bloodiest day , with 57,470 British casualties including 19,240 killed.

  3. Deadliest single days of World War I - Wikipedia

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    The Great War at Sea: A Naval History of the First World War. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9781107036901. - Total pages: 407 ; Trouillard, Stéphanie (August 22, 2014). "August 22, 1914: The bloodiest day in French military history". France 24; Veterans Affairs Canada (2017). "Canada - April 9, 1917".

  4. Battle of the Somme - Wikipedia

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    British casualties on the first day were the worst in the history of the British Army, with 57,470 casualties, 19,240 of whom were killed. [52] [53] British survivors of the battle had gained experience and the BEF learned how to conduct the mass industrial warfare which the continental armies had been fighting since 1914. [51]

  5. Battle of Towton - Wikipedia

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    In 1461 England was in the sixth year of the Wars of the Roses, a series of civil wars between the houses of York and Lancaster over the English throne. The Lancastrians backed the reigning King of England, Henry VI, a weak and indecisive man who suffered from intermittent bouts of madness. [5]

  6. List of wars by death toll - Wikipedia

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    This list of wars by death toll includes all deaths directly or indirectly caused by the deadliest wars in history. These numbers encompass the deaths of military personnel resulting directly from battles or other wartime actions, as well as wartime or war-related civilian deaths, often caused by war-induced epidemics, famines, or genocides.

  7. List of battles by casualties - Wikipedia

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    Viking activity in the British Isles: 9,000 Battle of Brenta: 899 Hungarian invasions of Europe: 14,000+ Battle of Lechfeld: 955 Hungarian invasions of Europe: 15,000 Battle of Arcadiopolis: 970 Sviatoslav's invasion of Bulgaria: 27,000 Battle of the Gates of Trajan: 986 Byzantine–Bulgarian wars: 27,000 Battle of Kleidion: 1014 Byzantine ...

  8. Israel suffers bloodiest day in decades as fierce gunfights ...

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    Another British citizen, photographer Dan Darlington, was reported missing by his family, while relatives of 20-year-old Nathanel Young – a Briton serving with the Israeli Defence Forces (IDF ...

  9. Bloody Sunday (1920) - Wikipedia

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    Later that afternoon, British forces raided a Gaelic football match in Croke Park. British RIC members called "Black and Tans", Auxiliaries, and British soldiers, [3] [4] [5] were sent to carry out a cordon and search operation. Without warning, the police opened fire on the spectators and players, killing or fatally wounding 14 civilians and ...