Top Eleven Most Succesful Military Commanders In History - Including President Barack Obama

JoeClarke.Net ^ | 05/01/2012 | JoeClarke.Net

[joeclarke]

When it was announced that President Obama had secretly flown off to Afghanistan to address the troops and tout his marvelous defeat of Osama Bin Laden one year ago, I began to reflect on other historic , victorious military commanders and their stalwart drive to fight wars with their own personal blood and treasure, as well their fellow countrymen's.

As an American, I have special regard for those great United States military fighters, who for God and country, laid their lives down - such as George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Dwight Eisenhower, Patton, MacArthur and countless other American Presidents and military leaders, too many to mention.

There are many lists of great military conquerors in history, but here are a few names that should make it to the Hall Of Fame.*

Number 11 - Attila The Hun - Attila the Hun was the leader of the Hunnic Empire which stretched from Central Asia to modern Germany

Number 10 -George S. Patton - In WWII, he gladly used the Germans’ blitzkrieg against them, using the maneuverability of American armored units to out maneuver German lines and gaining large amounts of ground over short periods of time.

Number 9 - William The Conqueror - William the Conqueror led the Norman invasion of England which was the last time that England was successfully conquered by a foreign power. His army defeated the English army at the battle of Hastings preceding his march to London.

Number 8 - Ghengis Khan - Ghengis Khan was the founder of the Mongol Empire; the largest contiguous empire in history. The Mongol Empire occupied a substantial portion of central Asia.

Number 7 - Julius Caesar - The famed consul of Rome was perhaps the ablest of the late Republic’s military leaders, vying with his co-consul, Pompey for glory in subjugating territory to Rome’s expansionist will. His campaign against the Gauls is still required reading in many military academies, and his defeat of Pompey nearly granted him the kingship of firmly republican Rome.

Number 6 - Hannibal Barca - Hannibal invaded the mighty Roman Empire through the Alps. He defeated the Romans in a series of battles at Trebia, Trasimene and Cannae. Never personally losing on the battlefield to the Romans.

Number 5 - Robert E. Lee - Lee, perhaps the most successful commander in history against numerically and materially superior forces, was the gentle genius in charge of the Army of Northern Virginia and most Confederate forces during the Civil War.

Number 4 - Napoleon Bonaparte - Napoleon was a General during the French Revolution. He would eventually take absolute control of the French Republic as Emperor of the French. He became King of Italy, Mediator of the Swiss Confederation and Protector of the Confederation of the Rhine.

Number 3 - Alexander The Great - Alexander the Great conquered much of the known world by the age of 30. He crushed the once mighty Persian Empire, defeated the much larger army of Darius III at the battle of Issus, and influenced the spread of Hellenistic culture throughout his empire. Alexander mastered the use of the phalanx formation in his armies.

Number 2 -George Washington - Washington was the pivotal, and probably most successful, leader of the American revolutionary forces vying for independence from the British Empire. The stamina and travails of George Washington, fighting for this country's liberty, would place him in the top spot, if it were not for that gladiator of gladiators - President Barack Obama.

Number 1 Most Successful Military Commander In History - Barack Hussein Obama, who gave the order, and personally warranted, after much soul searching and duress, despite his Vice President's objections, the famous American Naval Seal Team Six to assassinate Osama Bin Laden. [Mitt Romney would not have been so bold, according to White House sources and this gripping 17 minute video , narrated by former President BJ Clinton, who extols Barack Obama for his bravado and military daring-do.]

*Most of the descriptions of famous military leaders above were lifted from Listverse.com and Toptenz.net

** There can be much conjecture as to who were the greatest,and what order, but see a complete list at the above cited websites.

[GeronL]

Obama wouldn’t make the top 50,000

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Others have reminded us that up to now everything the Republicans supported vis-a-vis defending against radical Muslims and Islamists was deemed an "Al Qaeda recruiting tool." "Torture," Gitmo, Iraq, "disrespecting" Islam ... you name it. Everything.

Now Obama been laudin' his kicking Muslim asses and virtually killing an Islamist icon with his bare hands -- and the Left celebrates. The MSM are in an ecstatic passion. As a book title says, "Liberalism Is A Mental Disorder."

So which is it, liberals? Celebrate. Mmmm, mmmm, mmm.

Or

Headline!

Obama Recruiting For Al Qaeda
Tries to revive "base", says White House Islamist mullah

[NonValueAdded]

What about Vlad? he had a certain panache

[Chewbarkah]

It’s not just any guy who can be a stone cold killer AND a Nobel Peace laureate.

[Freestate316]

In giving the kill order on Bin Laden, did #1 behave in a manner reminiscent of #8?

[GGpaX4DumpedTea]

“It’s not just any guy who can be a stone cold...”

Stone Cold...that will be a National celebration day!

[saganite]

Joe, you’re not only historically illiterate you’re an idiot. Unless of course this is satire, in which case accept my apology.

[Martin Tell]

Good list.

A quibble, Hannibal was soundly defeated at the Battle of Zama by Scipio, a Roman.

[The_Media_never_lie]

Hail Barack, conquerer of lands both far and near! In mama jeans!

[Fiji Hill]

I have my doubts on a number of these.

• Atila the Hun was stopped at Châlons sur Marne in AD 451

• Washington may have been victorious in his war, but he lost far more battles than he won.

• Napoleon met his Waterloo—and so did Hannibal and Lee. Obama will meet his in about six months.

[Noob1999]

..................Joe, you’re not only historically illiterate you’re an idiot...................

Joe, just brilliant! The historical perspective of warriors of the past, to a pasty looking type teenager Zer0 bowed over a seat in the “situation room” looking pissed because the SS took him off the golf course before he could finish putting, is just beautiful! No gold amulet's for you!

Zer0 is a total pussy

[Verginius Rufus]

To nitpick, Caesar and Pompey were never consuls at the same time. Pompey was consul three times (70, 55, and 52 BC) and Caesar was consul five times (59, 48, 46, 45, 44). Hannibal was defeated by the Romans in a battle--at the battle of Zama in 202 BC.

May 2, incidentally, is the anniversary of when Stonewall Jackson was accidentally shot by his own men in 1863.

[WKUHilltopper]

Obama?? You gotta be kidding! He wouldn’t even make Tender Foot grade in the Boy Scouts.

[tiger63]

Affirmative action gave us Colin Powell, affirmative action gave us Bozo and his wookie. All three did not have to worry about doing anything to appear on top.

[joeclarke]

Yes its satire. I’m sort of glad it looks semi legitimate. jc

[Centurion2000]

You missed the following

Subotai
Temujin
Charles "The Hammer" Martel

[Oztrich Boy]

That comes down to "Always Someone Better"

You can be Attila, Napoleon, Hannibal, or Lee

But somewhere out there is Flavius Aetius, Wellington, Scipio, or Grant.

[allmendream]

Temujin = Ghengis Khan.

[Political Junkie Too]

And, Colin Powell lost Turkey as a launching base in the crucial weeks leading up to the "shock and awe" invasion of Iraq, causing the United States to spend extra weeks relocating those forces to the south, and losing the ability to cut off the north as an escape route for Saddam Hussein.

-PJ