What Was the Most Pointless Battle in History?
by Mindy Weisberger, Senior Writer | March 14, 2018 07:44am ET
Throughout humanity's long and often-bloody history, there have been battles in which one side gained ground and promptly lost it again. And victories have often been marred by the sobering reality of heavy casualties on both the winning and the losing sides.
Many military clashes seem like a waste in retrospect, but are there any battles that stand out for their sheer futility?
There are, sadly, many contenders. Some were poorly planned and executed, such as the botched Dieppe Raid of Aug. 19, 1942, in which undersupported Allied forces lost more than 3,000 soldiers while attempting to take a French port under German control during World War II.
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