HISTORY

Casualty Rates

Sometimes casualty rates require a bit of perspective. Take 1812-1815 for example:

War of 1812 (1812-1815)

U.S. Killed: 2,260
U.S. Wounded: 4,505
British Killed: 1,600
British Wounded: 3,679

Battle of Waterloo (June 18 1815)

British Killed: 3,500
British Wounded: 10,200
German Killed: 1,200
German Wounded: 4,400
French Killed and Wounded: 25,000