12. The Battle of Karansebes (Austrian Army, 1788)
In one of history’s most chaotic military blunders, Austrian troops accidentally attacked each other during a night of confusion and heavy drinking. A dispute over schnapps escalated into a full-blown panic, with soldiers firing blindly in the darkness. The actual enemy arrived later to find devastation and bewilderment. This bizarre episode is remembered as a battle fought—and lost—entirely by its own army. Learn more at Smithsonian Magazine.
