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

This is not the first time her name has been brought up in connection to the 2021 riots, which are considered one of the bloodiest episodes in post-apartheid South Africa.

From BBC • Jan. 29, 2025

Called “Operation Judgment” by the Germans, the Battle of Verdun would become the longest battle of World War I and one of the bloodiest ever fought.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman