5 Deadliest Battles in History 

5. Battle of Gettysburg (1863): 46,000 casualties, marking a turning point in the U.S. Civil War with Union victory.

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4. Battle of Cannae (216 BC): 60,000 casualties, where Hannibal's Carthaginian forces annihilated the Romans using brilliant tactics.

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3. First Day of the Somme (1 July 1916): 68,000 casualties on the first day, with limited progress for the British despite heavy losses.

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2. Battle of Leipzig (1813): 84,000 casualties; Napoleon’s decisive defeat by the Allied forces.

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1. Battle of Stalingrad (1942-1943): Over 2 million casualties, marking a key Soviet victory that turned the tide of WWII.

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