Author Topic: Greatest military commanders (Read 2187 times)

SMIDSY · « **on:** July 09, 2005, 01:49:13 AM »

ok, here are the rules:

1. your choices must be commanders whose career started after the year 1600AD
2. limit your choices to ground and naval commanders
3. explain the reason behind your choice
4. if you disagree with a choice, feel free to say so

rpm · « **Reply #1 on:** July 09, 2005, 01:59:48 AM »

Patton

Prima Donnas always make excellent commanders, albeit loose cannons.

Lizard3 · « **Reply #2 on:** July 09, 2005, 02:51:05 AM »

Is that for there entire carrer or can it be for campaigns or just specific battles?

Lizard3 · « **Reply #3 on:** July 09, 2005, 02:56:55 AM »

I'd hafta say Stonewall Jackson during the valley campaign or early Napolean. Washington was rather good himself, new his limitations and didn't let him self get crushed early.

Think I'll go with Jackson though, he did brilliant things with his troops and rarely made a mistake. Cold Harbor was a let down, but he was sick as hell so I'll give him that one.

gatso · « **Reply #4 on:** July 09, 2005, 03:27:28 AM »

Nelson

Tactician, Leader of men, Visionary, Hero.

Gatso

ravells · « **Reply #5 on:** July 09, 2005, 03:52:11 AM »

I would say either Napoleon or Georgi Zhukov.

Ravs

SMIDSY · « **Reply #6 on:** July 09, 2005, 04:49:15 AM »

for land i like Nakita Kruschev for his stubbord defence of stalingrad against impossible odds

for sea there is no question: Admiral Lord Horatio Nelson!

Furball · « **Reply #7 on:** July 09, 2005, 06:27:42 AM »

Oliver Cromwell/Horatio Nelson

Ill also throw in Keith Park as a wildcard (yes i know, not ground or navy)

storch · « **Reply #8 on:** July 09, 2005, 06:54:41 AM »

King Leonaides of Sparta and Hannibal Barca

Furball · « **Reply #9 on:** July 09, 2005, 06:58:21 AM »

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Originally posted by storch
You have violated rule #1. rot in hell you bastige!

ok, here are the rules:

1. your choices must be commanders whose career started after the year 1600AD

MiloMorai · « **Reply #10 on:** July 09, 2005, 07:09:56 AM »

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Originally posted by SMIDSY
for land i like Nakita Kruschev for his stubbord defence of stalingrad against impossible odds

Was not NK a commisar? He was not the military commander of the Stalingrad area who was Vasily Chuikov (62nd Army).

SMIDSY · « **Reply #11 on:** July 09, 2005, 07:13:55 AM »

oh yah. i havent been getting much sleep lately. im gonna change it anyway to Field marshal Erwin Rommel. i suppose NK was a random combination of thoughts on my part: military career+short+shoe incident=holy crap this guy is friggin awsome!

DREDIOCK · « **Reply #12 on:** July 09, 2005, 07:58:06 AM »

Off the top of my head

Patton.- Even the Germans considered him to be the best of the allied commanders.

R.E Lee. - Faught successfully often with enferiour equipment and at a numerical disadvantage.

Crazy Horse- True leader and an astounding man

Seeker · « **Reply #13 on:** July 09, 2005, 08:16:49 AM »

I vote for Whels; with Brooke as a close second.

SMIDSY · « **Reply #14 on:** July 09, 2005, 08:19:30 AM »

oh man! i cant believe i forgot about CH. completely fearless in the face of the enemy. Red Cloud was a good'n too.