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Q&A: indecisive battles sustain historical debate

Jutland is not unique: any battle labelled indecisive can support a long argument over objectives, losses, and what should count as victory.

Question

What other battles, like Jutland, can be said to have been won by the publishing industry?

Short answer

Any battle called indecisive tends to generate prolonged dispute; the Battle of Minden is one example.

Notes

A viewer jokes that the publishing industry won the Battle of Jutland and asks which other battles generate the same result. Almost any engagement declared indecisive will be argued over, with the Battle of Minden as another example. An ambiguous tactical result leaves room for historians to privilege different operational or strategic measures of success.