By: Evan Andrews

Evan Andrews — Thu, 29 Jun 2023 23:00:51 +0000

Five (5) Famous Pyrrhic Victories

From the ancient world to the Civil War, take a look back at five engagements where the winner may have come out worse for the wear.

By: Evan Andrews, The History Channel, June 28, 2015

1. The Battles of Heraclea and Asculum, 280 B.C.

2. The Battle of Malplaquet, 1709.

3. The Battle of Bunker Hill, 1775.

4. The Battle of Borodino, 1812.

5. The Battle of Chancellorsville, 1863.

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