bloodiest

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It was a key chapter in the road to independence in 1963, and the British response was one of the bloodiest episodes in its colonial history.

From Barron's • Feb. 14, 2026

Although ultimately defeated, it was one of the British army’s bloodiest post-World War II conflicts and was a step toward Kenya’s independence, which it secured in 1963.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

This is his Pynchoniad, a zigzagging epic of America and the world through our bloodiest, most shameful hundred years.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

One of the bloodiest incidents was the Battle of the Braes on Skye in 1882.

From BBC • May 22, 2025

It was hard to believe, at such moments, that the rest of Europe was locked in the bloodiest war in history.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom