2,061 soldiers died of disease. Just to add on a bit, 385 soldiers died in battle.
The United States lists 2,656 cases of malaria. The Spanish estimated at 13,000 cases of the disease. The loss due to combat was only 345 for the US and a little of 11,000 for the Spanish.
500, 5000, 6000
Yes, more died from disease than from battlefield trauma.
No careful records were kept on the losses of the Spanish in the Spanish American War. However, it is estimated that as many as 60,000 soldiers died in the war mostly from malaria and other mosquito borne diseases.
There were 1,600 British soldiers that were killed in action during the War of 1812. 3,321 soldiers perished because of disease.
Approximately 1,500 Canadian soldiers died in the War of 1812. Some of the soldiers died in action while most of the died from disease.
I have no Idea I have the same question :(
Yes, more died from disease than from battlefield trauma.
It is estimated that over 20,600 died from combat, shipwreck and drowning, and disease.
No careful records were kept on the losses of the Spanish in the Spanish American War. However, it is estimated that as many as 60,000 soldiers died in the war mostly from malaria and other mosquito borne diseases.
There were 1,600 British soldiers that were killed in action during the War of 1812. 3,321 soldiers perished because of disease.
Approximately 164,000 Confederate soldiers died from disease and other non-combat causes during the American Civil War. Dysentery alone killed 50,000 confederate troops.
Many U.S. soldiers died in attacks on Spain's south coast.
Approximately 258,000 Confederate soldiers died in the American Civil War. Most deaths were due to disease.
One Officer and 19 enlisted for a total of 20.
Disease. Remember this was before vaccinations against disease were created. More soldiers died from disease that died from bullets. Besides unsanitary living conditions, add bad food and bad water.
Disease
At least 3,000 were killed or wounded and 6,700 were captured plus 560 Naval dead and more than 300 wounded.
Many of the natives died of small pox. This helped the Spanish take over the Inca empire.