Are there any examples in history of a smaller state winning

Mongolia vs China
Mongolia vs Khwarizm
Arabs vs Byzantine Empire
Arabs vs Persian Empire
Korea vs China
Ottomans got their asses whipped multiple times during their decline

>>2316182
You can't "win" but you can get the other guy to get tired of grinding meat and spending money.

> Russia .v Japan

>Korean War on both sides

>Russia .vs Afghan

>Australia.vs Emus


all examples of the smaller force winning
You can also do it if a big power bails you out but I guess that's not what you're looking for

>>2316189
and when I say winning I mean >"winning"

Battle of Krasny Bor, Battle of Cartagena de Indias.. In the end, many of those in which the ancient Spanish Empire was involved

>>2316182
Interesting quastion. I thought about Afghanistan, but found it wrong:
1919 seems like planned British evacuation and transition ot indirect rule, 1979-1989 was resistance with massive American support.

>>2316189
>Russia .v Japan
The power seemed pretty balanced out there

Albanians against Turks, although neither were states per se

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>>2316182
>Are there any examples in history of a smaller state winning a war against a big one purely by tactics. Or is it always about the numbers in the end?

There are plenty. Though most involve either a fair degree of luck or a great imbalance in command and organisational skill, or both. Go read about the 7 Years War for great examples of all of that (but mostly the luck).

Israel vs Arabs