At the time that Shiloh was fought, it had the highest number of casualties of any battle in American History. It was later surpassed by Antietam and Gettysburg.
At the time that Shiloh was fought, it had the highest number of casualties of any battle in American History. It was later surpassed by Antietam and Gettysburg.
With almost 24,000 casualties, the Battle of Shiloh was known for being the costliest battle in U.S. history, at that point. Despite a victory on the Union side, Grant's reputation was tarnished after the Battle of Shiloh because journalists reported that he was drunk and unprepared for the battle. It also showed both sides that the war would be long and bloody because this particularly costly battle seemed to have little effect on ending the war sooner.
Battle of Yorktown
Battle of Yorktown
The Confederate victory at the Battle of Chancellorsville was costly. The South suffered 10,737 casualties . The Union army, the Army of the Potomac had 11,116 casualties.
Phase 2 of what? If you are referring to the Battle of Britain, then it was costly to the RAF & less costly to the Luftwaffe, however it was not a Luftwaffe victory. The Luftwaffe was most successful when its raids had a smaller number of bombers and more numbers of fighter escorts than the earliest raids.
Because Stomewall Jackson was mortally wounded there. Neither Lee nor his army was ever the same after that.
It was a decisive, though costly, Union victory. Coupled with the contemporary size of the Island Number. 10 (April 7th) carried out by Pope's Union Army, it opened to the North the way to the conquest of Memphis and the valley of the River Mississippi
Yes, the Battle of the Bulge was a US victory, though it was a costly one, and Eisenhower was forced to ask Montgomery for British help in repelling the Germans.
it became clear that an invasion of japan would be extremely costly
the Battle of Yorktown was the last major battle of the American Revolution.
A victory which is very costly -- so costly that it is doubtful that it gave any gain to the victor.Phyrrus won such a victory - A phyrric victory is a victory where you win, but the cost of winning is so high that it would have been better not to bother with the war in the first place.-Twilight-