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This list comprises examples of battles that ended in a Pyrrhic victory. It is not intended to be complete but to illustrate the concept. Battle of Asculum (279 BC), [4] Pyrrhus of Epirus and Italian allies against the Roman Republic: the Romans, though suffering twice as many casualties, could easily replenish their ranks. Pyrrhus lost most of ...
The Pyrrhic War was the first time that Rome confronted the professional mercenary armies of the Hellenistic states of the eastern Mediterranean. Rome's victory drew the attention of these states to the emerging power of Rome. Ptolemy II, the king of Egypt, established diplomatic relations with Rome. [2]
The Battle of Asculum [2] was a poorly documented battle that took place near Asculum (modern Ascoli Satriano) in 279 BC, and was thought to have lasted either one or two days, between the Roman Republic under the command of the consuls Publius Decius Mus (who by some accounts died before the battle) and Publius Sulpicius Saverrio, and the forces of King Pyrrhus of Epirus.
A "Pyrrhic victory" is a military victory purchased at such a cost in troops and resources that it amounts to a defeat. The Pyrrhic defeat theory argues that the failure of the criminal justice system yields such benefits to those in positions of power that it amounts to a victory...
Following this Allied victory, the German Senger Line collapsed on 25 May, and the German defenders were driven from their positions. [7] The capture of Monte Cassino resulted in 55,000 Allied casualties, with German losses estimated at around 20,000 killed and wounded. [3] The battle has been described as a Pyrrhic victory. [8] [9]
Pyrrhus lends his name to the term "Pyrrhic victory", which stems from a statement he is alleged to have made following the Battle of Asculum. In response to congratulations for winning a costly victory over the Romans, he is reported to have said: "If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined". [39]
The Battle of Eryx was one of the battles in the Pyrrhic War. It was held between the Kingdom of Epirus and the Magna Graecia of the Empire of Carthage, as part of the Sicilian Front in the Pyrrhic War. It ended in an Epirote victory.
The siege of Szigetvár was fought from 5 August to 8 September 1566 and it resulted in an Ottoman victory. [1] [2] Some historians have viewed the victory as pyrrhic as there were heavy losses on both sides. [1] [2] Both commanders died during the course of the siege – Zrinski during the final charge, and Suleiman in his tent from natural ...