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A "Blast from the Past" ping: Who were the greatest military leaders/commanders of all time?
Alexander was the first great military commander.
Caesar changed a republic with his successes....
Gengis Khan brought the Far East to the Western World....
Charlemagne is a notable military success story.....
He wasn't really a military guy, but Bismarck had a 30 year run of success in foreign dealings....
Pershing should get a mention....
Chesty Puller was good for nearly 40 years (I might have the years wrong but he was still great)...
George Washington strapped a nation together....
Robert E. Lee, although he lost, probably was the best general of the Civil War. He took an inferior (at least in numbers and supply) force and continually whipped a numerically superior and better supplied force consistently into 1864 minus one or two big battles, which told on that same force to the point that he couldn't overcome it.
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Besides my grandfather, who could wrangle anyone, anytime, anywhere to do what needed to be done; who were the greatest military leaders of all time?
Alexander for innovation.
Caesar
Charlemagne
Wellington
Washington
Nelson
Lee
Eisenhower
Patton
There are too many to recall off the cuff.