ELi5: In ancient wars, how did the commanders know if they are winning a war while they were in the chaos of the war?
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Fun history trivia. The last battle between the British and the US during the War of 1812 was fought after the war had ended. Word of the war’s end hadn’t reached either of the two armies in the field in time to avoid the fight.
America won that battle, but it didn’t matter as the treaty had already been signed.
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