Dean Robb
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[QUOTE]And in Europe, don't know about USA, we will call it a "Pirro's" victory Bye[/QOUTE]
Um...that's "Pyrhhic victory".
Pyrrhus was the king of Epirus in Greece in approximately 280 BC. At that time Pyrrhus assembled an army of 25,000 men and 20 elephants to conquer the Romans. He won several battles, but took such high losses that after one of these battles, Pyrhhus remarked: "Another such victory and I shall be ruined." He was right - his losses were so high that the Romans overwhelmed him the next time around.
So, a Pyrrhic victory, while a win, is one in which losses exceed gains.
[ September 01, 2001: Message edited by: Dean Robb ]
[ September 01, 2001: Message edited by: Dean Robb ]
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