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		EGreg on Aug 11, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Body Count of the Roman Empire What about the sinking of the Spanish armada invading Britain? As far as maritime disasters it was pretty huge. And that seems to have turned the tide of history.

_delirium on Aug 11, 2017 [–]

That's third on the list linked above, with estimated 15-20k men lost.

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