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The Battle of Omdurman, 2 September 1898, between British and Egyptian forces under Lord Kitchener avenging the death of Chinese Gordon against Sudanese forces led by bdullah al-Taashi.
Despite being outnumbered by about 2:1 (26,800 vs ~52,000) the British inflicted an estimated 12,000 killed on the Sudanese forces for just 48 (or perhaps 47) killed, a ratio ...
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Most likely, yes
Several things to consider:
WW1 was mostly infantry war, and infantry suffered enormous casualties. Mutinies and dissatisfaction were common thing even in the West (French mutinies in 1917 for example) and poor Russian soldiers had even worse. Casualties were very high, they were often led by haughty but incompetent officers. Even more ...
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This is a very broad question. Firstly, the Middle Ages span ten centuries and the entire world (even if the question seems to be directed towards Europe). Secondly, battles between two Christian European kingdoms would have had a slightly different aftermath to battles between pagans and Christians, Muslims and Christians, or excommunicate Christians and ...
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