Can you name the battles or wars where at least one commander was killed in action (or later died of his wounds)?

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  • When applicable, "winning" and "losing" sides refer to the outcome of the battle, not of the war. *Died of wounds. **Died of complications resulting from wounds. ***Committed suicide during war.
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Commander(s) Killed on Losing SideBattle/WarCommander(s) Killed on Winning Side
Admiral of the Fleet Don Federico Carlos Gravina y Nápoli*Vice Admiral of the White Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson, 1st Duke of Bronté
Maj. Gen. Amiel Weeks Whipple; Maj. Gen. Hiram Gregory Berry; Brig. Gen. Edmund KirbyLt. Gen. Thomas Jonathan 'Stonewall' Jackson**; Brig. Gen. Elisha Franklin Paxton
Wilfred BöseLt. Col. Yonatan Netanyahu
King Harold II GodwinsonNone
Col. Muammar al-Qaddafi; Minister of Defense Maj. Gen. Abu Bakr Yunis Jabr; Saif al-Arab al-Qaddafi; Khamis al-Qaddafi; Brig. Gen. Muftah Anaqrat; Col. Ahmed al-Qaddafi al-QahsiMaj. Gen. Abdul Fatah Younis
Osama bin Mohammed bin Awad bin LadenNone
Gnaeus Pompeius Magnus; Titus Atius Labienis; Quintus Caecilius Metellus Pius Scipio Nasica; Marcus Porcius Cato Uticensis; Gnaeus PompeiusGaius Scribonius Curio
King Priam; Hector; ParisAchilles; Ajax the Great***; Patroclus
Lt. Col. William Barret Travis; Col. James BowieNone
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Commanders Killed in Action Quiz

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