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None of those came close to the scale of the Napoleonic wars. Nor did they involve many nations.
by jorblumesea 7y ago
None of those came close to the scale of the Napoleonic wars. Nor did they involve many nations.
- joycian 7y agoAs far as I can find, the military casualties of the (decade-long) Napoleonic wars were around 3 million. The Crimean war caused close to 1 million casualties in 3 years. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crimean_War The war involved Second French Empire, British Empire, Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Perhaps there are other examples of major wars, but this one seems significant. EDIT: Outside of Europe, consider the Taiping Rebellion, with the highest deaths estimates at 30 million (or even higher!). The British and French got involved as well. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taiping_Rebellion