What is the most numerically surpsing victory in military history?

[Serb]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker
Getting back Ukraine != kicking Germany's ass.

I've never said we won WW1. I've said we kicked Germans a couple of times before and after that.

[Jon Shafer]

Ahhh, Siberia...

[Combat Ingrid]

[Serb]

Originally posted by Trip
Ahhh, Siberia...

Nope, it's Nevada or something.

[Chemical Ollie]

Originally posted by Last Conformist
If technologically comparable adversaries are required, Charles XII's victory over the Russians at Narva is fairly cool - the Swedish army was outnumbered 4-1. Then, the Russians weren't expecting to be attacked.

I should probably read the whole thread before replying, but this is my view of the battle of Narva:

The Russian defenders had fixed positions , so they were stuck where they were. The Swedish attackers were mobile and could chose the direction from where they attacked. The weather was horrible, and the Swedes used that with great skill. They attacked with the raging snow storm blowing from their backs, so that the Russians could not see them until the Swedes were 10 meters from the Russian trenches. The Russians fled in panic, and the bridge over the river was a narrow bottle-neck for their retreat. Hundreds, if not thousands, of Russian soldiers fell into the river and died in the freezing waters.

[Kuciwalker]

Originally posted by Serb
I've never said we won WW1. I've said we kicked Germans a couple of times before and after that.

And I said your ass got kicked in WW1 and the Cold War.

[dudemanjack]

Didn't Japan beat up on a Russia a little bit in the late 1800's or early 1900's? I wouldn't say "kicked their asses" but came out the victor.

[Serb]

Originally posted by Kuciwalker


And I said your ass got kicked in WW1 and the Cold War.

And I asked to name me a single neighbour we didn't beat.
Cold war doesn't count, because it's not a real war.

[dudemanjack]

Originally posted by Serb
And I asked to name me a single neighbour we didn't beat.
Cold war doesn't count, because it's not a real war.

Afghanistan? China?

[Last Conformist]

Originally posted by Serb


Now I see why they call you the Last Confirmist. You are the last who accept the truth.

Note to self: Next you you run of arguments, attack adversary's username, and hope your patheticness will move bystanders to pity.

[Last Conformist]

Originally posted by Serb

And I asked to name me a single neighbour we didn't beat.

Japan.

[Serb]

Originally posted by dudemanjack
Didn't Japan beat up on a Russia a little bit in the late 1800's or early 1900's? I wouldn't say "kicked their asses" but came out the victor.

We paid them back twice. Check the links on page three or type "Khalkin Gol 1939" and Manchuria 1945" in any search engine.

[Jon Shafer]

Originally posted by dudemanjack
Didn't Japan beat up on a Russia a little bit in the late 1800's or early 1900's? I wouldn't say "kicked their asses" but came out the victor.

1904-1905... and it was a pretty bad beat-down.

[Whoha]

Yea that was around 1905 I think dudemanjack. Japan made initial gains in fighting, sunk both Russian fleets in sucession,etc, but couldn't carry the fighting into Russia and knew it. A "peace" agreement was brokered by the US and our British lackeys(or it might have been the other way around at that point in time), forcing Japan to give most if not all of what it got back.

the treaty :http://www.lib.byu.edu/~rdh/wwi/1914m/portsmouth.html

[chequita guevara]

Yes, but the Soviets kicked Japan's butt in WWII. They smashed the Japanese in Manchurian and Korea. Many credit the Soviet invasion with the Japanese surrender.

The Russians never kicked China's butt, though, at least not without help.