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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They really didn’t. Even wars less than a century ago were fought without the local commanders in a battle knowing the overall state of the war. For a shocking example, there were (a very small number of) WWII combatants still fighting in the 1970s. Let that one sink in for a bit.
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