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“Most killings on battlefield in ancient warfare came when losing side broke and was fleeing the field” — is this true? Recently was told to me by a person purporting to be a historian.
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YourConsigliere
Thx!
DanKensington
It's true, yes. Some further reading from previous answers on the matter:
u/Iphikrates examines
the Greek perspective
;
u/Hergrim examines
the Medieval European perspective
and also has some contemporary quotes
on a similar examination
.