The most meaningless conflict

**Meneldil** · 06-02-2005, 20:53

Originally Posted by Byzantine Prince

World War 1. A pointless disaster like no other. Basically a bunch of royals sending everyone to their deaths because of stupid alliances with eachother. Germany invading France JUST because they were allied to the Russians. Austrians attacking Serbia just because of some monkey that did something stupid. Russia attacking Prussia and Austria-Hungary because Serbians were their allies and so on. Deep down I know these people wanted to attack eachother anyways, and were just waiting for excuse, but what they did is unforgivable.

Actually, Germany invaded France just because they wanted to. The war between France and Germany would have happened anyway, since the Germans wanted to bash the French so they couldn't be a threat anymore, and since the French wanted to take back the lands they lost in 1870.

In french schools, young boys were taught that they would have to defend their patry someday, and that Alsace-Lorraine was to be owned by France, and not by Germany.

But yeah, the war fought by the europeans against the soviets in 1918 was pretty meaningless. Russia was then ruled by a lot of different factions (Europeans, White Russians, Communists, Royalists, Chineses, Japanases. I heard that a german whose father was member of the Teutonic Order even tried to hire an army of mongols, chineses and russians to invade russia, as he though he was the descendant of Genghis Khan)

**caesar44** · 06-02-2005, 23:00

the question is - meaningless to whom ? to the winner ? to the looser ?
to the attacker ? to the defender ? to the world ?

**Tribesman** · 06-02-2005, 23:58

The Irish Civil War , completely wasted most of the gains from the war of independance and future potential for the country and managed to kill off the few remaining decent leaders leaving a bunch of muppets behind to run the country into the ground . And the divisions from that episode still rear their ugly head in modern politics every now and again .

**Ash** · 06-03-2005, 10:39

The Crimean war.

Probably the worst-fought war in history. And probably the most meaningless war in history. Probably the least satisfying outcome for every side of the conflict.
I daresay the war easily outshines WWI in senseless slaughter and meaninglesness

**CrayolaCrayon** · 06-03-2005, 14:03

Judging from what i've read around this site, the most meaningless conflict - Mikeus Caesar v. Clayton Ballentine

**CBR** · 06-03-2005, 14:48

Hm I definitely dont agree with the original post about the the Thirty Years War being meaningless. Just because England wasnt involved doesnt make the war meaningless

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirty_years_war

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peace_of_Westphalia

CBR

**Templar Knight** · 06-03-2005, 20:03

The Crimean War - An interesting war nonetheless, my fave too, It was however pointless and led Europe on the long road to WW1.

**Franconicus** · 06-03-2005, 14:35

Originally Posted by Meneldil

Actually, Germany invaded France just because they wanted to. The war between France and Germany would have happened anyway, since the Germans wanted to bash the French so they couldn't be a threat anymore, and since the French wanted to take back the lands they lost in 1870.

I do not agree. Germany excpected the French to attack and did not want to come between Russia and France. And there were some people in France who wanted war with Germany.