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    Posted: 02-Sep-2005 at 21:23
Hydaspes as an exception, all of Alexander the Great's battles were pretty much massacres.
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Im totally suprised no one has mentioned the most obvious battle for one sided casualties: Manila bay in 1898.  I dont know Spanish casualties though they were at least in the hundreds and perhaps thousands, American casualties was one fat guy who died of heat exhaustion.
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Originally posted by Tobodai

Im totally suprised no one has mentioned the most obvious battle for one sided casualties: Manila bay in 1898.  I dont know Spanish casualties though they were at least in the hundreds and perhaps thousands, American casualties was one fat guy who died of heat exhaustion.

Sir, you have kicked me in the groin.

The Battle of Kiev had 100,000 German KIA & WIA, compared to 300,000 Russian KIA & WIA, as well as 665,000 POWs.
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I have?
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Yes. You have presented a fact about my country's history, when I, a person of the Philippines should have been the one to do it.

Sir, you have besmirched my honor. Prepare you defenses, I shall come for you soon...

Back on topic, though it is much smaller in scale, the 'Battle' of Wounded Knee was pretty one sided.
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i would say Battle of Karbala

30 000 against 72

all 72 were killed among them the Grandson of the Prophet Mohammed pbuh.

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Originally posted by Ahmed The Fighter

Battle of Yarmuk when 20,000 arab soldiers inflicted heavy losses on Byzantine army of 40,000 men near Yarmuk river.


khaleed al waleed defeating the persians outnumbered like 5 or 6 to 1
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Battle of Watling Street is a pretty one sided battle. Britons had an estimated 300,000 while the Romans had only 15,000. Romans lose around a thousand while Britons lose 80,000.

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Originally posted by Emperor Barbarossa

Battle of Watling Street is a pretty one sided battle. Britons had an estimated 300,000 while the Romans had only 15,000. Romans lose around a thousand while Britons lose 80,000.

The ancient British always amaze me, their capacity to field an army twice the size of the entire population of the area, women, children aged and infirmed included.

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Warsaw Uprising.
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The Battle of Amphipolis (422 BC) is worth mentioning.  600 Athenian casualties compared to Sparta's 7 or 8.
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San Jacinto
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San Jacinto indeed,Can't believe the Texans won...

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Isn't that what they call a massacre not a battle?

1637 Attack on the Pequot Fort

500 Indians + 100 English killed 600 - 800 Pequots
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San Jacinto was a massacre. The Texans surprised the Mexicans while they were napping so it is no suprise that they won the battle.

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Cajamarca, 1532

Incas: 8000 vs Spanish 168

Inca casualties: 7000 vs Spanish casualties: 0

Let's see you beat that!
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Originally posted by Decebal

Cajamarca, 1532


Incas: 8000 vs Spanish 168


Inca casualties: 7000 vsSpanish casualties: 0


Let's see you beat that!



That's a pretty good batting average.
Beats Omdurman hands down.
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Now in all fairness, some historians have claimed that the casualty figures advanced by the Spanish in regards to Cajamarca have been exagerated. But the fact remains that the Spanish won a great victory against a much  larger Inca army without losing a man.
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Originally posted by Emperor Barbarossa

San Jacinto was a massacre. The Texans surprised the Mexicans while
they were napping so it is no suprise that they won the battle.


Santa Anna's fault.
He did not order to post centinels.
some 700 mexican were killed in matters of minutes, while the texicans suffered only 2 cassualties
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