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Who Were the Greatest Military Commanders (Of All Time) ?

Posted on 11/14/2004 5:23:06 PM PST by Cyropaedia

In light of the upcoming film Alexander (the Great), who in your opinion were actually the greatest military commanders our world has known...?

Mine are Genghis Khan, Alexander, and U.S. Grant.


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KEYWORDS: milhist; militarycommanders; militaryhistory
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1 posted on 11/14/2004 5:23:08 PM PST by Cyropaedia
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Grant? Oh boy, are the Southrens gonna have a time with you!
2 posted on 11/14/2004 5:24:26 PM PST by SoCal Pubbie
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GOD


3 posted on 11/14/2004 5:24:44 PM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (The Jews Stole My Oxygen... (even though my compound was well airated) heh)
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Why not break it down to tactical, operational and strategic?


4 posted on 11/14/2004 5:24:53 PM PST by TADSLOS (Right Wing Infidel since 1954)
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You would have to add: Napolean, Caesar and R.E. Lee.

Blennos


5 posted on 11/14/2004 5:25:13 PM PST by Blennos (hoste, opto ut seis felicior.)
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Hannibal, Lee, and Patton


6 posted on 11/14/2004 5:25:20 PM PST by matymac (The NEA = Neo Elitist A*sholes)
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General Tommy Franks defeated 2 of our declared enemies in the course of 18 months with a death rate, during those 18 months, of less than 1 hundreth of 1%.

A record to be applauded.

7 posted on 11/14/2004 5:25:28 PM PST by ChadGore (60,724,666 Bush fans can't be wrong.)
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Stonewall Jackson on the Division and Corp level. Attaturk and Hannibal on the Army level. Napoleon too.


8 posted on 11/14/2004 5:25:45 PM PST by Ahban
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PATTON!!!


9 posted on 11/14/2004 5:25:53 PM PST by LibFreeUSA
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What about Napoleon?


10 posted on 11/14/2004 5:26:17 PM PST by maro
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Sun Tzu


11 posted on 11/14/2004 5:26:39 PM PST by LesbianThespianGymnasticMidget (The Jews Stole My Oxygen... (even though my compound was well airated) heh)
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Napolean, Lee, and Patton.


12 posted on 11/14/2004 5:26:57 PM PST by Rumierules
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John F. Kerry


13 posted on 11/14/2004 5:27:01 PM PST by ReadyNow (When you see the eye, expect a lie!)
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Qin Shi Huang Di


14 posted on 11/14/2004 5:27:15 PM PST by Unam Sanctam
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Kublai Kahn.


15 posted on 11/14/2004 5:27:17 PM PST by Faraday
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I think Judas Maccabeus fought about as much as any fighting general, probably more.


16 posted on 11/14/2004 5:27:17 PM PST by MoralSense
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Golderan of Syriis II


17 posted on 11/14/2004 5:27:27 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Democrat credo: If we win, we win: if we lose it is theft!)
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what about Al Quaidas ally in Bosnia; General wesley Clark??


18 posted on 11/14/2004 5:27:37 PM PST by Luigi Vasellini
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Belisarius, Scipio Africanus


19 posted on 11/14/2004 5:27:50 PM PST by 0siris
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I'm a south'rener, and I'll agree with US Grant.

Add a few more - Patton, Montgomery, Napoleon, Hannibal, McArthur, Schwartzkopf, Nimitz, Rommel, Zhukov


20 posted on 11/14/2004 5:27:55 PM PST by clee1 (Islam is a deadly plague; liberalism is the AIDS virus that prevents us from defending ourselves.)
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