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Ranked among the top ten most defeated countries in world history

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Ranked among the top ten most defeated countries in world history

Crimean War

1st place: Turkey

In the XIX century, Turkey was defeated by Russia 3 times - the first in 1812, the second in 1829, and the third in 1878. The Greeks gained independence as a result of defeating the Turks in 1827.

Egypt defeated Turkey three times in 1832, 1839 and 1840. Between 1912 and 1913, Turkey lost all its wars with Italy, Greece, Serbia, Bulgaria and Albania.

During World War I, Turkey sided with Germany and became a member of the Allies, only to be defeated by the Allies. The only time Turkey emerged victorious was the war with Greece in 1922.

Ranked among the top ten most defeated countries in world history

Battle of Villa Vicsoa

2nd place: Austria

Between 1792 and 1814, Vienna, the capital of Austria, was twice occupied by the French. In 1814, Austria won a war against Napoleon with other countries.

In 1859, Austria was once again defeated in the Franco-Austrian War.

When war broke out between Austria and Prussia in 1866, Prussia quickly became the victorious power. During World War I, Austria suffered another defeat as a member of the Central Powers.

By the time of World War II, Austria was once again a defeated country as part of Germany. Since 1945, Austria has pursued a strictly neutral position.

Ranked among the top ten most defeated countries in world history

Bolivia

3rd place: Bolivia

In 1828, three years after Bolivia gained independence from Spain, it was invaded and defeated by Peru. In 1835, Bolivia's president, André Santa Cruz, succeeded in confederation Peru and Bolivia and established a federal government. This government lasted until 1839.

Soon, Chile occupied Bolivia and plundered vast amounts of resources. In 1879, Bolivia again allied with Peru, but was soon invaded by Chile and had to cede a province along the coast.

From 1932 to 1935, Bolivia participated in several more wars, all of which ended in defeat, including the costly Battle of Chaco with the Paraguayans. Since Bolivia's independence in 1825, it has lost nearly half of its original territory due to repeated defeats.

Ranked among the top ten most defeated countries in world history

sphinx

4th place: Egypt

Egypt won its independence from 1832 to 1840 after three wars with Turkish servants. The British invaded and occupied Egypt in 1882 and ruled the country until the end of World War II. In 1948, Egypt intervened in the establishment of the State of Israel, only to end in its own embarrassing defeat.

In 1956, Israeli and British and French forces defeated the Egyptian army and took control of the Suez Canal. However, seven days later, the occupying forces withdrew from Egypt. Egypt regained control of the Suez Canal until 1967. On June 5 of that year, Israel launched another surprise attack on Egypt, winning in just four days.

In 1973, Egypt launched a counterattack against Israel, forced its crossing of the Suez Canal and destroyed Israel's "Bar-Lev Line" into the Sinai Peninsula. But the Israeli army quickly turned back into victory, and at the end of the 16-day war, regained lost land.

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat realized that the Egyptians had lost four wars in less than 30 years, so he finally signed a peace treaty with Israeli Prime Minister Begin on March 26, 1979.

Ranked among the top ten most defeated countries in world history

Battle of Waterloo

5th place: France

Although French forces occupied almost all of Europe during Napoleon's reign, the Battle of Waterloo in 1815 resulted in a complete defeat for France. Between 1862 and 1867, the French war against Mexican morality also ended in failure, and the French army was forced to leave Mexico in 1867.

In the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871), the Germans defeated the French and occupied northern France. Although France was the victorious side in the First World War, it was too expensive in terms of casualties - a whole generation of French died on the battlefield - and the French themselves had to admit that victory in the First World War was equal to defeat for France.

In 1940, Hitler invaded France with a blitzkrieg, and it was not liberated by the Anglo-American coalition until 1944. After the war, France fought two wars, the Indochina War (1946-1954) and the Algerian War of 1954-1962, and France ended up losing.

Ranked among the top ten most defeated countries in world history

Bulgarian cities

6th place: Bulgaria

After the Russo-Turkish War of 1885 made Bulgaria an independent state, there was a war between Bulgaria and Serbia, but the former soon became a loser.

During the First Balkan War between 1912 and 1913, Bulgaria, together with its allies Greece, Serbia, and Montenegro, defeated Turkey as the victor; But a year later, during the Second Balkan War, Bulgaria suffered a crushing defeat.

After the outbreak of the First World War, Bulgaria joined the Allies, being defeated by the Entente along with the Germans. By World War II, Bulgaria was once again an accomplice of Germany until it was captured by Soviet troops in 1944.

Ranked among the top ten most defeated countries in world history

World war ii

7th place: Italy

Ever since the collapse of the Roman Empire due to the invasion of Turkic descendants and the double blow of the plague, it seems that the god of victory has moved away from the Mediterranean. In addition to the glory of Italian football, the Italian army is miserable and repeatedly defeated, you can think about World War I and World War II, Italy is a pig teammate who can't support the wall.

Ranked among the top ten most defeated countries in world history

Budapest

8th place: Hungary

In 1848, Hungarian patriots staged an armed uprising and gained independence from the Austrian Habsburgs. A year later, Austrian and Russian armies defeated the Hungarians and incorporated Hungary into Austria as a semi-autonomous kingdom. In World War I, Hungary was a defeated country.

In 1919 Hungary was again defeated in a short war with Romania , Serbia , and Czechoslovakia.

During World War II, Hungary, as an ally of Nazi Germany, also sent troops to fight in the Soviet Union. Soviet troops occupied Hungary in 1944. In 1956, the Hungarians staged an uprising against the continued occupation by Soviet troops, but this was quickly put down.

Ranked among the top ten most defeated countries in world history

Finland

9th place: Finland

Finland was once part of Tsarist Russia, and during the Russian Revolution, Finland gained independence. However, in 1939, the Soviet invasion caused about 25,000 deaths on the Finnish side and 200,000 in the Soviet army. However, due to the strength of the Soviet Union, Finland was eventually defeated and ceded 10% of its land to the Soviet Union.

In 1941, Finland became an ally of Hitler's Germany, and the Finns helped Germany encircle Leningrad. But by 1944, Finland was occupied by Soviet troops. Although Finland was defeated in every war, it remained independent.

Ranked among the top ten most defeated countries in world history

World War II remains

10th place: Germany

Germany became a unified country in 1871, and it fought in two world wars, both of which ended in defeat. The German army lost 1.8 million deaths in World War I, 3.5 million in World War II, and another 10 million civilians died in both wars

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