Wars Ranked By US Combat Deaths
| Rank | War | Years | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World War II | 1937–1945 | 291,557 |
| 2 | American Civil War | 1861–1865 | 212,938 |
| 3 | World War I | 1917–1918 | 53,402 |
| 4 | Vietnam War | 1955–1975 | 47,355 |
| 5 | Korean War | 1950–1953 | 33,746 |
| 6 | American Revolutionary War | 1775–1783 | 8,000 |
| 7 | War on Terror | 2001–present | 4,977 |
| 8 | War of 1812 | 1812–1815 | 2,260 |
| 9 | Mexican–American War | 1846–1848 | 1,733 |
| 10 | Northwest Indian War | 1785–1795 | 1,221+ |
| American Combat Deaths by War | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World War II | 291,557 | |||
| American Civil War | 212,938 | |||
| World War I | 53,402 | |||
| Vietnam | 47,355 | |||
| Korean War | 33,746 | |||
| American Revolutionary War | 8,000 | |||
| War on terror* | 6,595 | |||
| War of 1812 | 2,260 | |||
| Mexican American War | 1,733 | |||
| Northwest Indian War | 1,221+ | |||
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Famous quotes containing the words wars, ranked, combat and/or deaths:
“There’s in people simply an urge to destroy, an urge to kill, to murder and rage, and until all mankind, without exception, undergoes a great change, wars will be waged, everything that has been built up, cultivated, and grown will be destroyed and disfigured, after which mankind will have to begin all over again.”
—Anne Frank (1929–1945)
“The trumpets sound, the banners fly,
The glittering spears are ranked ready;
The shouts o’ war are heard afar,
The battle closes thick and bloody;
But it’s no the roar o’ sea or shore
Wad mak me langer wish to tarry;
Nor shout o’ war that’s heard afar,
Its leaving thee, my bonnie Mary.”
—Robert Burns (1759–1796)
“In any combat between a rogue and a fool the sympathy of mankind is always with the rogue.”
—H.L. (Henry Lewis)
“There is the guilt all soldiers feel for having broken the taboo against killing, a guilt as old as war itself. Add to this the soldier’s sense of shame for having fought in actions that resulted, indirectly or directly, in the deaths of civilians. Then pile on top of that an attitude of social opprobrium, an attitude that made the fighting man feel personally morally responsible for the war, and you get your proverbial walking time bomb.”
—Philip Caputo (b. 1941)