Prabably the decisive battle in the 15C Wars of the Roses between the houses of Lancaster and York was fought at Towton to the south of York and near Tadcaster.
No official records were kept but it is estimated atleast 20,000 men met their death on this bitterly cold dayin March.
Try and imagine then what the population ofBritain was in the 15C, it has been sudjested that the carnage at Towton was so great that everyone living in Britain then would have known or atleast lost somebody close to them in the battle.
Battle of The Somme during World War 1. The British suffered up to 20,000 deaths and approximately 60,000 wounded.
one of the most bloodiest battles that took place was the battle of the Somme AKA the bloodiest day in military history. the British lead by sir Douglas haig. on the first day the British lost 20,000 men in one day between 7am and 10am
what is the name of the war that was the bloodiest single day of fighting in american history
Cold Harbor is the bloodiest hour. Antietam War is the bloodiest day.
September 17, 1862, the battle of Antietam, with 32,719 casualties and 3,654 dead was the single bloodiest day in American history.
The Battle of Antietam
Antietam (Sharpsburg) - a 1-day battle. The bloodiest battle was Gettysburg, which was a 3-day battle.
It was the bloodiest day of battle in U.S. history.
Antietam
battle of Antietam
The battle of Antietam.
the battle of gettysburg is the most bloodiest war ,though it is not the most bloodiest single day of war .The most bloodiest single day of war is the battle of antietam
Battle of Antietam/Sharpsburg - September 17th 1862