No, doubt, MacArthur has a good case for being the worst general in U.S. history. But how about the U.S. general who landed in Italy, then waited for reinforcements? Can’t remember his name. And what about Friedenhall?
That would be General Lucas at Anzio.
Disagree that MacArthur was a bad general.
How so?
Macarthur isn’t even on the map.
Ambrose Everette Burnside
No doubt MacArthur experienced some spectacular debacles, such as his failure to prepare for the Japanese air raid on the Philippines on December 8, 1941, several hours after Pearl Harbor was bombed, but his "Island hopping" strategy was brilliant, as was his landing at Inchon in 1950.
And I can think of some far worse generals, such as Horatio Gates, who was routed at Camden in 1780, or William H. Winder, who lost the Battle of Bladensburg in 1814, after which the British occupied Washington, DC.