Deadliest Battles in History
Deadliest Battles In History is a structured history dataset with 369 entries. Its fields include Name, Battle, Year. The source values are preserved as a structured reference table.
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Dataset details
- Table scope
- 40-row preview of 369
- Fields
- 4 columns
- Source
- Wikipedia
- Data updated
- Feb 22, 2026
Included fields: Name, Battle, Year, Conflict, Casualties.
Sorting and filtering apply to the 40 loaded preview rows. CSV, JSON, and Excel downloads contain all 369 records.
Preview observations
No reliable range or grouping can be calculated from the loaded rows without interpreting the source data.
Useful for
- Comparing Name, Battle, and Year across history entries
- Building reference tables, charts, or analyses from 369 downloadable records
Name↕ | Battle↕ | Year↕ | Conflict↕ | Casualties↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Battle of Megiddo | Battle of Megiddo | 1457 BC | Thutmose III's first campaign in the Levant | 16,000+ |
Battle of Kadesh | Battle of Kadesh | 1274 BC | Second Syrian campaign of Ramesses II | 30,000+ |
Battle of Qarqar | Battle of Qarqar | 853 BC | Assyrian conquest of Aram | 24,000+ |
Battle of Thymbra | Battle of Thymbra | 547 BC | Lydian–Persian War | 100,000 |
Battle of Marathon | Battle of Marathon | 490 BC | Greco-Persian Wars | 5,000–8,000 |
Battle of Thermopylae | Battle of Thermopylae | 480 BC | Greco-Persian Wars | 22,500 |
Battle of Plataea | Battle of Plataea | 479 BC | Greco-Persian War | 51,500–257,000 |
Battle of Mycale | Battle of Mycale | 479 BC | Greco-Persian War | 70,000 |
Battle of Leuctra | Battle of Leuctra | 371 BC | Theban–Spartan War | 4,300 |
Battle of Mantinea | Battle of Mantinea | 362 BC | Theban–Spartan War | 18,000 |
Battle of the Granicus | Battle of the Granicus | 334 BC | Wars of Alexander the Great | 7,000 |
Battle of Issus | Battle of Issus | 333 BC | Wars of Alexander the Great | 20,000-40,000 |
Battle of Gaugamela | Battle of Gaugamela | 331 BC | Wars of Alexander the Great | 53,500 |
Battle of the Persian Gate | Battle of the Persian Gate | 330 BC | Wars of Alexander the Great | 48,500 |
Battle of the Hydaspes | Battle of the Hydaspes | 326 BC | Wars of Alexander the Great | 23,310 |
Battle of Sentinum | Battle of Sentinum | 295 BC | Third Samnite War | 33,700 |
Battle of Heraclea | Battle of Heraclea | 280 BC | Pyrrhic War | 11,000–26,000 |
Battle of Asculum | Battle of Asculum | 279 BC | Pyrrhic War | 9,500+ |
Battle of Beneventum | Battle of Beneventum | 275 BC | Pyrrhic War | 20,000 |
Battle of Messana | Battle of Messana | 264 BC | First Punic War | 7,400+ |
Battle of Changping | Battle of Changping | 260 BC | Warring States period | 700,000 (ancient source & includes prisoners) |
Battle of the Bagradas River (240 BC) | Battle of the Bagradas River (240 BC) | 240 BC | Mercenary War | 8,000+ |
Battle of Telamon | Battle of Telamon | 225 BC | Roman–Gallic wars | 56,000+ |
Battle of Ticinus | Battle of Ticinus | 218 BC | Second Punic War | 9,500+ |
Battle of the Trebia | Battle of the Trebia | 218 BC | Second Punic War | 35,000 |
Battle of Lake Trasimene | Battle of Lake Trasimene | 217 BC | Second Punic War | 30,000 |
Battle of Cannae | Battle of Cannae | 216 BC | Second Punic War | 50,000+ |
Battle of Silva Litana | Battle of Silva Litana | 216 BC | Second Punic War | 24,000+ |
Battle of the Silarus | Battle of the Silarus | 212 BC | Second Punic War | 15,000 + |
Battle of the Metaurus | Battle of the Metaurus | 207 BC | Second Punic War | 12,000 |
Battle of Julu | Battle of Julu | 207 BC | Chu–Han Contention | 400,000+ (including prisoners) |
Battle of Wei River | Battle of Wei River | 204 BC | Chu-Han contention | 200,000+ |
Battle of Utica | Battle of Utica | 203 BC | Second Punic War | 45,000+ |
Battle of Gaixia | Battle of Gaixia | 203 BC | Chu-Han contention | 100,000+ |
Battle of the Arius | Battle of the Arius | 200 BC | Antiochus's Bactrian Campaign | 3,750 |
Battle of Cynoscephalae | Battle of Cynoscephalae | 197 BC | Second Macedonian War | 23,700 |
Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC) | Battle of Thermopylae (191 BC) | 191 BC | Roman–Seleucid War | 14,000 |
Battle of Magnesia | Battle of Magnesia | 190 BC | Roman–Seleucid War | 53,350 |
Battle of Pydna | Battle of Pydna | 168 BC | Third Macedonian War | 21,000 |
Battle of Noreia | Battle of Noreia | 115 BC | Germanic Wars (Cimbrian War) | 24,000 |
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