who were the greatest warriors of all time?

Answer 1

Greatest Warriors

1. King Alexander III of Macedonia

2. General Belisarius of Rome

3. General Yoshitsune of Minamoto

4. Queen Amina of Zaria

5. General Yue Fei of the Song Dynasty

That's one person's list anyway. Or, if you mean by group, you have Samurai & Ninja, Monguls, European Knights, Roman Gladiators, Vikings, and Scottish Highlanders.

[Note: Achilles was a mythological figure.]

Answer 2

When talking of warriors, remember that those who fight in the frontlines are not necessarily the same that lead armies. For example, people like Napoleon or Julius Caesar were very brave and courageous, but they did not fight in the frontline of their armies, therefore, they were not brave fighters.

Some of the greatest fighters would be leaders in armies where the general was supposed to be in the front line (and therefore, the strategy would not be as developed as a general that stayed behind and gave orders).

My list of great warriors is:

King Leonidas of Sparta: 300 Spartans and 3,000 allies against an invasion force of probably 75-100 K men at the pass of Thermopylae (honestly, no way Xerxes brought half million, but still, extraordinary feat). All the Spartans died in combat

Alexander the Great: Not much to add to the reputation of this guy, possible best warrior in history

Spartacus: He was a gladiator, so that meant he could fight. He also made the Roman Army look bad many times. He was overrun and killed in the end, but his rebellion changed the way Romans treated gladiators (fights to the death became less frequent)

Rodrigo Diaz the Vivar (al-Sidi or El Cid): low-level Spanish nobility who became Castille's champion for his feats of arms. When expelled from Castille for making swear King Alfonso that he had nothing to do in King Sancho's death, served as the most fearsome mercenary in Spain. Was recalled by Alfonso because he was the best and due to almorahvid invasion. Eventually conquered the city of Valencia and founded his small little kingdom. Was highly feared by his muslims and christian alike

King Richard the Lion-Hearted: In an age where strategy was not important, military prowess was recognized above all. Among other feats: fight covered with arrows at Acre, move his army through the traitorous passes to Jaffa, make Saladin's army run a couple of times.

Jinghis Khan: Same as Alexander. Everybody knows what he did.

Edward, the Black Prince of Wales: Recieved baptism of arms in a heavy fight against the best of the french nobility in the only exposed flank at Crecy. Captured the french king in a daring move at Poitiers, while he was outnumbered. And he won most tournaments he entered.

Musashi Miyamoto: Probably the most regarded Samurai of Japan (although he was Ronin), fought like 60 duels and won them all. Found a school of Bushido and wrote a very interesting book.

Lord Horario Nelson: Toughest sailor the world has ever seen. He probably won most battles due to superior seamanship of the British and his daring and brave strokes, more than superior stategy. At Trafalgar, his boat spearheaded the smashing of the Spanish-French armada, and therefore suffered heavy casualties. There is a reason he had lost many parts of his body before dying in Trafalgar from battle wounds.

Crl. Otto Skronezy: The "James Bond" of WWII. German paramilitary (what today would be Special Forces) who pulled out many spectuacular operations, like freeiung Mussolini or causing total panic that he was going to kill Ike during the Battle of the Bulge. He was labeled "the most dangerous man in Europe". And he has an ugly scar all across his face, the type that make you look more scary.

Answer 3

#5. Michael Wittmann, tanker ace who stopped an entire Canadian division outside of Caen in 1944 with one Tiger tank.

#4. King Alexander III of Macedonia, who became conqueror of the known world.

#3. Achilles, if his myth was based on reality...his battles rivaled that of war gods.

#2. Julius Caesar - Had he not been assassinated, Caesar likely would have rivaled Alexander as a great conqueror/statesman. His Gallic campaign is a classic, still studied by military professionals today.

and the #1 warrior of all time:

#1. Leonidas of Sparta - led the 300 Spartans against thousands upon thousands of Persians. Day after day of bloody stalemate, broken only by betrayal, followed by honorable death. Leonidas and his Spartans showed us how men die for their country.

Answer 4

Achilles

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles#Achilles_in_the_Trojan_War

Answer 5

Khaled Ibn El-Walid

Answer 6

Khaled ibn el Waleed

Answer 7

Probably Alexander the Great.

Answer 8

Edward the Black Prince

Answer 9

batman

Answer 10

hector
alexander
ashoka
genghis khan
babur
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