diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
index 3179a01a11..214b4785a4 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/Battle.kt
@@ -133,13 +133,15 @@ class Battle(val gameInfo:GameInfo) {
         else {
             val currentPopulation = city.population.population
             if(currentPopulation>1) city.population.population -= 1 + currentPopulation/4 // so from 2-4 population, remove 1, from 5-8, remove 2, etc.
+            city.population.unassignExtraPopulation()
+
             city.health = city.getMaxHealth() / 2 // I think that cities recover to half health when conquered?
 
             if(!attacker.getCivilization().policies.isAdopted("Police State")) {
                 city.expansion.cultureStored = 0
                 city.expansion.reset()
             }
-            city.population.unassignExtraPopulation()
+
             city.moveToCiv(attacker.getCivilization())
         }
 
diff --git a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/BattleDamage.kt b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/BattleDamage.kt
index dc4c9c98da..de175bdd56 100644
--- a/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/BattleDamage.kt
+++ b/core/src/com/unciv/logic/battle/BattleDamage.kt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package com.unciv.logic.battle
 
 import com.unciv.logic.map.MapUnit
 import com.unciv.models.gamebasics.unit.UnitType
+import kotlin.math.max
 
 class BattleDamageModifier(val vs:String,val modificationAmount:Float){
     fun getText(): String = "vs $vs"
@@ -43,8 +44,10 @@ class BattleDamage{
                 if(BDM.vs == "land units" && enemy.getUnitType().isLandUnit())
                     addToModifiers(BDM)
             }
+            
+            //https://www.carlsguides.com/strategy/civilization5/war/combatbonuses.php
             if (combatant.getCivilization().happiness < 0)
-                modifiers["Unhappiness"] = 0.02f * combatant.getCivilization().happiness  //https://www.carlsguides.com/strategy/civilization5/war/combatbonuses.php
+                modifiers["Unhappiness"] = max(0.02f * combatant.getCivilization().happiness,0.9f)
 
             if(combatant.getCivilization().policies.isAdopted("Populism"))
                 modifiers["Populism"] = 0.25f