Talk:List of military disasters/Archive 2
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Added Battles of Pliska, Arcadiopolis and Kleidion, arguing for remival of the Siege of Viena
These 3 battles were both utter annihlations of an army, so I belive they should count. The Siege of Vienna by Suleiman was just a failed siege; an unsuccessful campaign, but not nearly a disaster. Zapcre (talk) 13:02, 21 November 2019 (UTC)
Western Bias/Prespective
How are we defining a Military Disaster? The First Gulf War for example was a triumph for the US but a Disaster for the Iraqis. What I see on this list is many examples of Imperial setbacks (Little Bighorn, Majuba Hill, Isandlwana) being labeled disasters which is fine, but not the Battle of Ommdurman or other significant defeats of non-imperial forces against Imperalist forces. Basically the problem I see with this page is it is a list of significant and "embarrassing" defeats of mostly England and the US which in the long-run didn't really have much an impact on those societies rather than a list of battles that actually destroyed a whole society. I would argue for example that the Battle of Midway was far more of a disaster for Japan than Pearl Harbor was for the US anyway something to think about. 138.28.241.32 (talk) 22:51, 28 January 2020 (UTC) Guest User