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Moreover, the land-based air force at Rabaul was exhausted; many of its best pilots were dead. In late October, the Japanese air effort fell off steeply. Because of its heavy losses and inadequate pilot training program, the Japanese naval air force had already slipped into a qualitative decline from which it never recovered.
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must win every battle overwhelmingly to win this war. This last one, although a victory, unfortunately, was not an overwhelming victory." Naval victories are usually counted in ships lost but given the destruction of the cream of the Japanese Navy's aircrews, it could even be argued that, in the case of the
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As at Coral Sea, the contest would go into the books as a tactical victory for the Japanese but a strategic victory for the Americans... The Japanese press reported another triumph, and the rank and file cheered another fantastic victory. But the senior commanders of the navy privately acknowledged
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it was in many ways a Pyrrhic victory, because Maurice in 1604 led his troops against Sluys. What began as a diversionary raid to lure Spain from Ostend developed into a properly conducted siege and since neither side would take risk of interfering with the others siege works the fall of Ostend was
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and nearby islands. After an exchange of carrier air attacks, U.S. surface ships retreated with one aircraft carrier sunk along with a destroyer and another carrier and a battleship severely damaged. The Japanese carrier forces achieved a tactical victory, as none of their ships were sunk, but the
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Vice-Admiral Nagumo, who was transferred to shore duty after the battle, reported to the Combined Fleet with greater than usual insight and honesty, "This battle was a tactical win, but a shattering strategic loss for Japan. Considering the great superiority of our enemy's industrial capacity, we
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This battle of the Santa Cruz Islands was clearly a Japanese victory; the sole Japanese victory in a carrier battle during the war. But it was a Pyrrhic victory, which the Japanese were in no condition to exploit. The damage to their carriers was serious, and their plane losses were very heavy.
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and civilian volunteers. After 87 days, the ruined city fell to the JNA. Although the city was besieged from all sides, it exhausted the Yugoslav army and Serbian paramilitaries that had about twenty times more soldiers and complete armoured and artillery superiority, and they had twice as many
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The Armenian defeat in the Battle of Avarayr in 451 proved a pyrrhic victory for the Persians. Though the Armenians lost their commander, Vartan Mamikonian, and most of their soldiers, Persian losses throughout battles in the 4th to 6th century were proportionately heavy, close to 350,000, and
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in the early stages of the war, but the engagement cost them many more casualties than the Americans had incurred (including a large number of officers) and led them to adopt more cautious methods, which helped American rebel forces; the political repercussions increased colonial support for
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to replace Ostend before surrendering. The Spaniards ultimately captured the city, but the vast cost and casualties of the siege were compounded by Spain's subsequent campaign to recapture the Dutch gains, which achieved little, and by 1607 Spain was bankrupt. The resultant
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In three hours, Cornwallis's army took possession of the field, but it was a Pyrrhic victory... Cornwallis could not afford the casualties his army sustained, and withdrew to Wilmington. By doing so, Cornwallis ceded control of the countryside to the
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So spirited was the Armenian defense, however, that the Persians suffered enormous losses as well. Their victory was pyrrhic and the king, faced with troubles elsewhere, was forced, at least for the time being, to allow the Armenians to worship as they
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split his army in the face of Joseph Hooker's larger Union force; the audacious strategy allowed the Confederate army to win the day against a numerically superior foe. However, 20% of Lee's army was injured or killed, including General
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In both Epirote victories, the Romans suffered greater casualties, but they had a much larger pool of replacements, so the casualties had less impact on the Roman war effort than the losses had on the campaign of King Pyrrhus.
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For three years Ostend had occupied the entire Spanish army exhausting entirely the resources of Spain while leaving the Dutch free to increase their wealth and power by trade and commerce. It had paid to defend
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heavy loss of 100 airplanes and irreplaceable veteran aircrews was to the strategic advantage of the Allies. Japanese ground forces on Guadalcanal had also just lost the
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numbering 100,000 with hundreds of cannons and artillery at Gangwana. Jaipur emerged victorious but with heavy losses of 12,000 killed and thousands other wounded
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If minority groups hail this holding as their victory, they might consider the possible relevancy of this ancient remark: "Another such victory and I am undone".
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Moral reason must learn how to make coercion its ally without running the risk of a Pyrrhic victory in which the ally exploits and negates the triumph.
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This list comprises examples of battles that ended in a Pyrrhic victory. It is not intended to be complete but to illustrate the concept.
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Although the British eventually won the battle, it was a Pyrrhic victory that lent considerable encouragement to the revolutionary cause.
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and shattered their carrier air strength on the eve on the critical days of mid-November. It was indeed a pyrrhic victory."
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The armies separated; and, it is said, Pyrrhus replied to one that gave him joy of his victory that
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balanced by the fall of Sluys - which it could be argued was more useful to the United Provinces.
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to defeat. Such a victory negates any true sense of achievement or damages long-term progress.
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A few more such victories would have shortly put an end to British dominion in America.
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in business, politics and sport to describe struggles that end up ruining the victor.
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If we are victorious in one more battle with the Romans, we shall be utterly ruined.
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If I achieve such a victory again, I shall return to Epirus without any soldier.
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said, "Another such victory would ruin the British Army!". Baker, Thomas E.
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in 279 BC destroyed much of his forces, forcing the end of his campaign.
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on his third attempt: "Another victory like this and our money's gone!"
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Ne ego si iterum eodem modo vicero, sine ullo milite Epirum revertar.
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losses. It was a turning point in the Croatian War of Independence.
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and were in no position to take advantage of the new situation.
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that the result had been, at best, a pyrrhic victory.
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Index

Phyrric victory
Pyrrhic Victory (EP)
Pyrrhic Victory (album)

James G. Blaine
1884 Republican nomination for US president
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PIRR-ik
tantamount
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Battle of Asculum
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Romans
Battle of Heraclea
Battle of Asculum
Pyrrhic War
Plutarch
Dionysius
Life of Pyrrhus
Orosius
Battle of Asculum
Pyrrhus of Epirus
Roman Republic
Battle of Avarayr
Vardan Mamikonian
Sassanid Empire
Nvarsak Treaty
Men waving sabers on horseback charge across a bridge, surrounded by figures struggling in hand-to-hand combat
Last stand

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