Ratio Of Loss In Great Battles
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This section is from the book "Manual Of Useful Information", by J. C Thomas. Also available from Amazon: Manual of useful Information.
Ratio Of Loss In Great Battles
The number placed hors-de-combat in battle is not relatively so large as formerly, as the table below will show:
Men Engaged. | Hors-de-combat. | Ratio. | |
Thrasymene...................................... | 65,000 | 17,000 | 27 per cent |
Cannae.......................................... | 146,000 | 52,000 | 34 ,, |
Bannockburn.......................................... | 135,000 | 38,000 | 28 ,, |
Agincourt.......................................... | 62,000 | 11,400 | 18 ,, |
Crecy.......................................... | 117,000 | 31,200 | 27 ,, |
Marengo.......................................... | 58,000 | 13,000 | 22 ,, |
Austerlitz.......................................... | 170,000 | 23,000 | 13 ,, |
Borodino.......................................... | 250,000 | 78,000 | 31 ,, |
Waterloo........................................... | 145,000 | 51,000 | 35 ,, |
Alma.......................................... | 103,000 | 8,400 | 8 ,, |
Sadowa.......................................... | 402,000 | 33,000 | 8 ,, |
Gravelotte.......................................... | 320,000 | 48,500 | 15 ,, |
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