The Most Deadly Wars In Human History

War isn’t something that makes many people happy. It destroys countries, families, homes and it always takes much longer for a place to recover from a war. Sadly, the history of the human race has been riddled by some truly vicious wars, and it doesn’t seem like we’re any step closer to world peace.
For today’s history lesson, let’s take a look at some of the deadliest wars in human history.

Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815)
Napoleon waged war on the rest of Europe for over a decade, costing the lives of 3 to 6 million people – either directly or indirectly.

Second Congo War (1988-2003)
One of the deadliest wars in African history, this war cost the lives of 5.4 million people. While some of these were because of the war itself, there were also quite a number of casualties because of the famine and disease that followed in its wake.

Chinese Civil War (1927-1950)
Well, the Chinese sure do take their time waging wars, don’t they? This one caused the deaths of over 8 million people.