Well by sheer body count, nothing matches WWII. This is even if you don’t include the second Sino-Japanese War as part of it. (If you do, that boosts WWII’s score by a further 15-20%.)
But my personal “favourite” is the Paraguay war. It “only” has a body count of about half a million, but that covers about 50-70% of its total population.
Pause for a second and think of that. At least half of your population gone in six years.
By count or proportion?
I’m not sure. Damage.
Well by sheer body count, nothing matches WWII. This is even if you don’t include the second Sino-Japanese War as part of it. (If you do, that boosts WWII’s score by a further 15-20%.)
But my personal “favourite” is the Paraguay war. It “only” has a body count of about half a million, but that covers about 50-70% of its total population.
Pause for a second and think of that. At least half of your population gone in six years.