Between attrition (lost in battle), needing to leave troops behind to control conquered territory, and longer supply lines, shouldn’t the armies have gotten significantly thinner and weaker.
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Something to consider is that the relative strength of the victorious army vs the defeated army is going to come into play. If I’ve crushed your front line defensive force, you’re going to call up reserves or second line units, who likely have less training/experience/modern equipment. So yeah, the victorious force took some losses, but the next fight is often against a (possibly significantly) less capable defender.
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