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The following is a list of the most lethal battles fought by the military of the United States of America. This list shows the number of Americans killed during the battle.

Battle, Siege, or Offensive Conflict Estimated number of Americans killed
Battle of Normandy World War II June 6 to August 30, 1944 29,204 killed
Battle of the Argonne Forest World War I September 26 to November 11, 1918 26,277 killed
Battle of Okinawa World War II April 1 June 21, 1945 20,195 killed
Battle of the Bulge World War II December 16, 1944, to January 25, 1945 19,276 killed
Battle of Hürtgen Forest World War II September 19, 1944, to February 10, 1945 Over 12,000 killed
Battle of Luzon World War II January 9 to August 15, 1945 10,640 killed
Battle of Gettysburg American Civil War July 1 to July 3, 1863 7,863 killed (3,155 Union and 4,708 Confederacy)
Battle of Guadalcanal World War II August 7, 1942, to February 9, 1943 7,100 killed
Battle of Iwo Jima World War II February 16 to March 26, 1945 6,821 killed
Battle of Anzio World War II January 22 to June 5, 1944 5,538 killed
Seven Days Battles American Civil War June 25 to July 1, 1862 5,228 killed (1,734 Union and 3,494 Confederacy)
Battle of Pusan Perimeter Korean War August 4 to September 18, 1950 4,599 killed
Battle of Spotsylvania American Civil War May 8 to May 21, 1864 4,240 killed (2,725 Union and 1,515 Confederacy)
Battle of Chickamauga American Civil War September 19 to September 20, 1863 3,969 killed (1,657 Union and 2,312 Confederacy)
Battle of the Wilderness American Civil War May 5 to May 7, 1864 3,741 killed (2,246 Union and 1,495 Confederacy)
Battle of Antietam American Civil War September 17, 1862 3,654 killed (2,108 Union and 1,546 Confederacy)
Battle of Leyte World War II October 17-December 26, 1944 3,593 killed
Battle of Leyte Gulf World War II October 23–25, 1944 3,500 killed
Battle of Shiloh American Civil War April 6 to April 7, 1862 3,482 killed (1,754 Union and 1,728 Confederacy)
Battle of Saipan World War II June 15 to July 9, 1944 3,426 killed
Battle of Chancellorsville American Civil War April 30 to May 6, 1863 3,418 killed (1,694 Union and 1,724 Confederacy)
Battle of Stones River American Civil War December 31, 1862 to January 2, 1863 3,024 killed (1,730 Union and 1,294 Confederacy)
Battle of Second Manassas American Civil War August 26 to August 30, 1862 3,021 killed (1,716 Union and 1,305 Confederacy)
Battle of Guam World War II July 21 to August 10, 1944 3,000 killed
Battle of Cold Harbor American Civil War May 21 to June 12, 1864 2,632 killed (1,844 Union and 788 Confederacy)
Battle of Sicily World War II July 9 to August 17, 1943 2,572 killed
Pearl Harbor Attack World War II December 7, 1941 2,403 killed
Battle of Peleliu World War II September 15 to November 25, 1944 2,336 killed
Battle of Salerno World War II September 3–16, 1943 2,000 killed
Battle of Franklin American Civil War November 30, 1864 1,939 killed (189 Union and 1,750 Confederacy)
Battle of Fredericksburg American Civil War December 11 to December 15, 1862 1,892 killed (1,284 Union and 608 Confederacy)
Battle of Belleau Wood World War I June 1 to June 26, 1918 1,811 killed
Battle of Seven Pines American Civil War May 31 to June 1, 1862 1,770 killed (790 Union and 980 Confederacy)
Battle of Tarawa World War II November 20 to November 23, 1943 1,677 killed
Battle of Saratoga American Revolutionary War September 19, 1777 to October 7, 1777 1,500 killed (800 American and 1,500 British)
D-day (first day of Operation Overlord) World War II June 6, 1944 1,465 killed
Battle of Perryville American Civil War October 8, 1862 1,422 killed (890 Union and 532 Confederacy)
Battle of Chattanooga American Civil War September 21 to November 25, 1863 1,114 killed (753 Union and 361 Confederacy)
Battle of Chosin Reservoir Korean War November 27 to December 13, 1950 1,029 killed
Battle for Manila World War II February 3 to March 3, 1945 1,010 killed
Battle of the Kasserine Pass World War II February 19 to February 25, 1943 Over 1,000 killed
Battle of Taejon Korean War July 14 to July 21, 1950 922 killed
Battle of First Manassas American Civil War July 21, 1861 847 killed (460 Union and 387 Confederacy)
Battle of Fort Donelson American Civil War February 11 to February 16, 1862 834 killed (507 Union and 327 Confederacy)
Battle of Khe Sanh Vietnam War 21 January to 8 April 1968 737 killed
Second Raid on Schweinfurt World War II 14 October 1943 650 killed
Battle of Cantigny World War I 28 May to 31 May 1918 314 killed
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