The casualties had been even worse in the Leveler Rising, he knew, but another million civilians?

Without individuals we see only numbers: a thousand dead, a hundred thousand dead, "casualties may rise to a million."

The Poles were unable to re-supply and the casualties rose to almost 40%.

The Brigadier himself was killed, and as casualties rose its shrinking line could no longer cover the frontage of the attacking column.

Indeed, American support for peacemaking in Bosnia falls dramatically when the hypothetical casualties rise.

In three months, British casualties rose to 3,400 men while Boer losses were much lower.

As clashes increased, casualties rose on both sides.

As casualties rose, the insurgency became a full-fledged armed struggle against the Pakistan Army.

McPherson's men are taken piecemeal by groups of Confederates, and casualties quickly rise.

The (quite understandable) nature of American politics is that support for a war falls when casualties rise.