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PostSubject: The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time   The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time Icon_minitimeFri Mar 06, 2009 1:18 pm

Post here with your thoughts and opinions on who you believe are the most gifted and celebrated Military Commanders throughout history.

I'll add a poll later (I need to tweak my posting configuration!) but for now, here's some I would like to bring to the forefront:

1.Alexander the Great

2.George S. Patton

3.Napoleon (Obvious, but the French don't get credit since he's technically Italian!)

4.Julius Caesar

5.Richard the Lionheart/Saladin (The two men who've probably shaped the Middle-East more than anyone else)

6.Georgi Zhukov (Main architect of Stalingrad victory)

7.Erwin Rommel

8.Hannibal Barca

9.Stonewall Jackson

10. Horatio Nelson

Like I said, I'll add a poll presently, however feel free to post more suggestions in the meantime. Very Happy
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PostSubject: Re: The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time   The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time Icon_minitimeSat Mar 07, 2009 2:16 pm

Alexander needs to go farther down that list. Patton, Caesar, and Jackson shouldn't be there at all. Zhukov needs a bump up.
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PostSubject: Re: The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time   The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time Icon_minitimeSun Mar 08, 2009 2:52 pm

wassupimviet wrote:
Alexander needs to go farther down that list. Patton, Caesar, and Jackson shouldn't be there at all. Zhukov needs a bump up.

I always though Alexander the Great was widely considered THE greatest General of all time? I'm only going on what I know and what others have said, but...hmmm...

I mean, it's not a definitive list by any stretch of the imagination - we can all add and remove candidates as we see fit, really. Very Happy
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PostSubject: Re: The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time   The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time Icon_minitimeTue Mar 10, 2009 8:37 pm

Alexander did build a great empire, but I don't count him as very revolutionary in terms of warfare. If anyone, those vying for the top 1 space should be Zhukov, Napoleon, and Hannibal. I put my weight behind Hannibal, personally.
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PostSubject: Re: The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time   The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time Icon_minitimeFri Mar 13, 2009 12:29 pm

WOAH! WHERE THE HELL IS GENGHIS KHAN?

HE SHOULD BE TOP OF EVERY FRIGGING LIST.

Ok I've calmed down now but seriously Mittens...
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PostSubject: Re: The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time   The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time Icon_minitimeTue Apr 28, 2009 4:57 am

Well my obvious choice is of course Hannibal Barca. The Father of Strategy. A tactical mastermind. A supreme leader of men. This man had it all. Does any field battle stand toe to toe with tha battle of Cannae? Does any march in history equal his crossing of the Rhone, Pyrenees, Alps and the Apennines? When we take into account that he was leading a multi-national armies with different languages, culture and religion not with the same enemy, along with Elephants? A masterful commander, and imo the greatest commander in history.

Its quite remarkable that Hannibal is always considered equal to men like Napoleon, Alexander and Ghengis Khan. All these men were monarch's(some self created) and were some of the most ambitous men in history where as Hannibal was only a general in the field, whose ambition was curbed. A man that never set out to make a name for himself.

I would also say John Churchill and Frederick the Great deserve a mention before men like Patton, Rommel and Thomas Jackson. Then we have Turenne of France, along with Duc de Villers. Temujin and Subutai are among the greatest commanders in history. Ah what the heck i will do a list who can be considered.

Turenne
Duc de Villers
Temujin
Subutai
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Frederick the Great
Scipio Africanus
Charles Martel
Alexander Suvorov
Edward III..........
Timur
Gustav II the Great

Those men can be considered for a top ten position imo.
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PostSubject: Re: The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time   The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time Icon_minitimeThu Oct 01, 2009 9:34 pm

In order:
Napoleon Bonaparte
Temujin
Gustav the Great
Helmeuth the Great
Hannibal
Frederick the Great
Khalid Ibn-Walid
Alexander the Great
Han Xin
Julius Caesar
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PostSubject: Re: The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time   The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time Icon_minitimeTue Oct 13, 2009 7:12 am

Personally:

1. Hannibal Barca
2. Scipio Africanus
3. Napoloen I Bonaparte
4. Alexander the Great
5. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
6. Frederick the Great
7. Khalid Ibn al-Walid
8. Gaius Julius Caesar
9. Turenne/The Great Conde
10 Edward III of England


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PostSubject: Re: The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time   The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time Icon_minitimeTue Oct 13, 2009 2:36 pm

If we're being honest...

1) Temujin
2) Napolean
3) Wellington
4) Subutai
5) Hannibal
6) Alexander The Great
7) Julius Caesar
Cool Richard the Lionheart
9) Sun Ce Razzing
10) Saladin
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PostSubject: Re: The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time   The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time Icon_minitimeWed Oct 14, 2009 8:40 am

I will leave Sun Ce alone, but Richard and Saladin Sun Fin? Then again i have Edward III in mine...........Though he was a far superior general than those three. Razzing
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Adam Of The North wrote:
I will leave Sun Ce alone, but Richard and Saladin Sun Fin? Then again i have Edward III in mine...........Though he was a far superior general than those three. Razzing

Your not picking on Lord Wellington while your at it?

You know me, I like to be contreversial!
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PostSubject: Re: The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time   The Greatest Military Commanders of All Time Icon_minitimeWed Oct 14, 2009 4:43 pm

Adam Of The North wrote:
Personally:

1. Hannibal Barca
2. Scipio Africanus
3. Napoloen I Bonaparte
4. Alexander the Great
5. John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
6. Frederick the Great
7. Khalid Ibn al-Walid
8. Gaius Julius Caesar
9. Turenne/The Great Conde
10 Edward III of England

Mine would be somewhat similar, but with a few differences.

1. Genghis Khan
2. Hannibal Barca
3. Napoleon Bonaparte
4. Alexander the Great
5. Han Xin
6. Khalid Ibn al-Walid
7. Frederick the Great
8. Yue Fei
9. Gaius Julius Caesar
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