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For questions related to: acts of organized violence between groups of people where the violence often has a political purpose; the impact of such violence on peoples/nations; and any other related questions.
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In Mongolian Conquests, how did they screen the population for engineers?
The obvious answer would be that the Mongols, like all states, could easily persuade or coerce their conquered subjects into becoming collaborators. These collaborators can then provide essential serv …
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Did American forces specifically target officers during the revolutionary war?
There is a story that says that American revolutionaries fought unconventionally against the British, including targeting their officers, which was not done between European forces.
Is this true or i …
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What is the longest retreat?
What is the longest sustained retreat by a military force in history, by total length? Not counting naval examples, as they can be much longer.
When I search for it I get a lot of results to the Batt …
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Did the British Army burn any capitals other than Washington?
In 1860, during the Second Opium War with Qing China, combined British and French forces, under British direction, looted and burnt the Old Summer Palace. This was done in retaliation for the killing …
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Battle of Xiaoting: was Shu's invasion doomed from the start?
The Battle of Xiaoting was one of the three major battles of China's Three Kingdoms period; after the kingdom of Wu invaded Jing province a few years earlier, the state of Shu amassed an army to retak …
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Why bother attacking castles at all? Why not go around?
Armies go around castles all the time, but what usually happens is that the castle is placed under siege. This is done at least with the intention of keeping the defenders in, and hopefully taking the …
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