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Why was besieging a castle usually something that no army wanted to do? What made it so undesirable to do?

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Why was flanking a larger force (such as during the Battle of Cannae) so effective? Wouldn't the smaller force be worn out by the larger one even if they did encircle them?

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Why was the Qin more effective than the other Chinese states during the Warring States Period?

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Did war horses panic when they saw other horses dying around them? If so, how much of an issue was it?

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Why was besieging a castle usually something that no army wanted to do? What made it so undesirable to do?	34
Why was flanking a larger force (such as during the Battle of Cannae) so effective? Wouldn't the smaller force be worn out by the larger one even if they did encircle them?	24
Why was the Qin more effective than the other Chinese states during the Warring States Period?	21
Did war horses panic when they saw other horses dying around them? If so, how much of an issue was it?	14