2006-10-05 08:25:28 · 19 answers · asked by jsjmlj 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Genghis Khan
War of 1211 against the Ruzhen
2006-10-05 08:36:25 · answer #1 · answered by tom l 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
This isn't actually an answer to the question, but to correct the answer by CharismaC. Chesty Puller was an enlisted man and also went to West Point. He retired out of the USMC as a Lt. General. I'm an old Jarhead and Chesty Puller is one of my heros.I don't know if I believe he was the greatest military leader of all time. I vote for Alexander the Great for the answer. Chesty Puller was probably one of the bravest men that has ever lived and an had a very unique way of dealing with military situations, which we as Marines admire. We need more like him today. Semper Fi !
2006-10-05 21:16:25 · answer #2 · answered by blindogben 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If any single soul can be entitled to the label “Greatest Military Leader of All Time” it would have to be Alexander the Great just because of the mere fact that more land was conquered under his reign than any other single leader in history, and he probably incited the greatest and most far reaching culture changes as a result of his conquest; more so than any other leader in history. He had several definitive battles. Probably the one that catapulted him to fame was his victory over the Persian King Darius the III in his battle at Gaugamela (modern day Iraq).
Many military commanders for centuries to come, even until the current era, modeled their assault tactics after his military paradigm. 20th century tactical procedures such as the Blitzkrieg and flanking were concepts that he invented, or at least popularized.
2006-10-05 15:27:19 · answer #3 · answered by Lawrence Louis 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Paul Hausser, the third battle of Karhkov, his 2 SS Panzer Corp defeated a Red Army 7 times his size.
I almost picked T Jackson for his defining moment at Chanclorsville.
Or Hannibal, for his victory at Cannae.
Many have chosen Alexander, but Ghengis Khan's territory was greater than Alexanders, Roman Empire and Hitlers conquest combined. I didn't choose Ghengis, since his victories were the result of his generals use of mounted archers.
2006-10-05 15:51:35 · answer #4 · answered by Its not me Its u 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Wow, greatquestion, so many candidates:
Hannibal, Cannae
Alexander, Tarus
Mao, long march
Vo Nguyen Giap, dien Bien Phu
Zhukov, Stalingrad
MacArthur (yes, MacArthur), Inchon
Nimitz, Central Pacific drive, 1943~1945
Nelson, Trafalgar
Guderian, opening phases of Barbarossa
von Ründstedt, Fall Gelb
Saladin, too many victories vs Crusaders too count, lol!
But I´ll go with Napoleon (Leuthen, Aüsterlitz, take your pick.) No leader has even been so imitated and we all know that imitation is the highest form of flattery. His departure from positional warfare to wars of movement and mass was new to the world and has never since met with the same success. If you look at it, he won campaign after campaign with numerically inferior forces, no technological advantage and a vast host of rich nations arrayed against him. I do not have time to illustrate all the reasons he deserves this title, suffice it to say that only at Waterloo (when the Prussians finally learned their lesson and copied Napoleon) was he beaten. This was after 22 YEARS of total dominance. This guy deserves some credit.
2006-10-05 19:00:37 · answer #5 · answered by Tristansdad 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alexander the Great. Conquered all of the known world before he was like, 30. In his defeat of Darius (dah-RI-us) the first, he was outnumbered like fifty to one. He was one of the first to use as false retreat as a redeployment/ambush strategy.
Or Napolean. He just never gave up, the dumb bastard. I would have to say his defining battle was when he marched a million troops into Russia, and came home with what, 10 or fifteen thousand?
2006-10-05 15:35:20 · answer #6 · answered by Earth Queen 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
How about Genghis Kahn of the Mongols. He united China, then went on to control most of the world from almost all of Asia into the Eastern European countries. That's some pretty serious ground to cover in about 30 years.
2006-10-05 15:35:24 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
George W. Bush!! No don't worry all you liberal extremists IM KIDDING. I just wanted to see the anger on everyones face when
they read the first part lol. But as an awnser to your question
Alexander the great certainly knew about war. Dispite his defeat at India he still did damage. He even came close to ruling the world. And his future generations would conquer to this day probably.
2006-10-06 00:54:24 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Alexander the Great (the Persian Campaign), Julius Caesar (conquest of Gaul), or Sun Tzu (seige of Chu).
2006-10-05 15:33:14 · answer #9 · answered by toff 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Julius Caeser Siege of Alesio
2006-10-05 15:31:43 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋