First tell us which battle you are talking about and on which side the 'lost batallion' was fighting.
The Confederate forces are reported to have suffered about 10,699 casualties in the battle:1,728 killed 8,012 wounded959 captured/missing
Over 10,000 casualties were suffered on each side.
Ulyssess. Grant
The British had suffered more than one thousand casualties out of the 2,300 or so who fought.
The Battle of Gettysburg, in Pennsylvania, July 1-3, 1863. But I believe it was the other way around, with the north suffering the larger loss.
First tell us which battle you are talking about and on which side the 'lost batallion' was fighting.
The Union suffered 10,000 casualties. The South suffered 9,091 casualties and had 29,495 men surrender. = =
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.
The Confederate forces are reported to have suffered about 10,699 casualties in the battle:1,728 killed 8,012 wounded959 captured/missing
The HMS Revenge suffered no casualties and received to battle damage at the Battle of Jutland.
Union and Confederate forces suffered severe casualties at the Battle of Shiloh. Confederate casualties amounted to 10, 699 and Union casualties were 13, 047. This battle was the bloodiest one in the war at that time in April 1862.
Over 10,000 casualties were suffered on each side.
The Union army suffered over 2,100 combat deaths at Antietam.
During the first day of the 1st battle of the Somme, the British suffered 20,000 casualties
Ulyssess. Grant
Battle losses are often measured in terms of casualties. Deaths as a result of combat wounds may be strung out over days and weeks. With that said, both sides in the Battle of Antietam suffered casualties close to 12,000 for each side.
The Battle of Kursk involved 780,900 Germans and 1,910,361 Russians. The combined forces suffered 1,066,303 casualties.