Bacteria as plant pathogens can cause severe economically damaging diseases, ranging from spots, mosaic patterns or pustules on leaves (Figure 5) and fruits, or smelly tuber rots to plant death.
Size of force or number of deaths does not necessarily equate to worst - the question is not what was the largest defeat nor was it what was the defeat with the most casualties. As such, I would suggest that the worst defeat in US military history was the Battle of Little Big Horn, or Custer's Last Stand - a hastily decided attack by Custer left his troops ripe for the picking by the Soux and Apache warriors.
In June 2010, as the Afghanistan War rivaled the Vietnam War as the longest in U.S. history and as American war deaths there topped the 1,000 mark, the president was faced with another challenge when Gen. Stanley McChrystal, commander of NATO-U.S. forces in Afghanistan, and members of his staff madeâ¦