2007-01-28 12:48:47 · 15 answers · asked by Chase 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Sun Tzu wrote "The Art of Warfare", he was not a general. Just wanted to clarify that due to a certain post.
2007-01-28 13:19:17 · update #1
My bad about Sun Tzu, I have only heard about his book on warfare, thinking it was like Vegetius who was a war philosapher.
2007-01-28 17:55:41 · update #2
Just the opinion -- but I think that some of these people wouldn't want to be on the same page as some of the others.
Robert E. Lee
Blackjack Pershing
Stonewall Jackson
Douglas MacArthur
William Tecumseh Sherman
George S. Patton
Erwin Rommel
John Abizaid
Chesty Puller
Napoleon Bonaparte
Of course it is hard to limit to only 10... with more time I'd probably ad to and delete from this list.
2007-01-28 15:10:52 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
That is more of an opinion question. My top 10 US generals of all time (Not in any order) are:
Stonewall Jackson
Douglas MacArthur
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar Bradley
John J. Pershing
William T. Sherman
George Washington
George Patton
Charles E. "Chuck" Yeager
Robert E. Lee
For a top 10 generals of the world I would have to say:
Alexander the Great
Genghis Khan
Hannibal
George S. Patton
Erwin Rommel
Charlemagne
Scipio Africanus (Publius Cornelius Scipio)
Sun Tzu
Napolean Boneparte
Atilla the Hun
Also, Sun Tzu was a general. See this excert:
Skilled and experienced in warfare matters during a time of unprecedented political and military turmoil, Sun Tzu validates his treatise. When asked by King Ho-lu whether the book's principles can be applied to anyone, Sun Tzu replies, "Yes." As proof of his competency and to confirm the principles' effectiveness, he successfully transforms 180 court women into trained soldiers in one session.
With Sun Tzu as general, King Ho-lu captured the capital city of Ying to defeat the powerful Ch'u state in 506 BC. He then headed north and subdued the states of Ch'i and Chin. Not surprisingly, Sun Tzu's name quickly spread throughout the land and among the feudal lords.
2007-01-28 21:50:59 · answer #2 · answered by Taba 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Alexander the Great
Hannibal
Saladin
Helmuth Von Moltke
Napoleon Bonaparte
Arthur Wellesley, First Duke Of Wellington
Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson
William Tecumseh Sherman
Erich Von Mannstein
Alexander Patch
Some of these are argumentative, but they're still deserving.
Names like Patton, Eisenhower, Zhukov, Montgomery, Rommel, etc should be on the 10 Most Overated, Overhyped, Overinflated by the Popular Media List.
2007-01-29 00:19:55 · answer #3 · answered by PaulHolloway1973 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Very Subjective. In no particular order: Alexander, Caesar, Attila, Genghis Khan, Maurice of Nassau, King Gustaf of Sweden (technically not a general), Sun Tzu, Napolean, Robert E. Lee, Rommel, Guderian.
2007-01-28 20:59:42 · answer #4 · answered by gbpipe 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Couldn't come up with 10, but how about 8:
Sun Tsu
Hannibal
Napoleon
Robert E. Lee
Patton
Genghis Khan
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Norman Schwarzkopf
2007-01-28 21:00:45 · answer #5 · answered by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In no particular order: (U.S. Flag Officers)
Geo. Washington
Albert Sidney Johnston
Braxton Bragg
U.S. Grant
John J. Pershing
George S. Patton
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Omar C. Bradley
Douglas MacArthur
William "Bull" Halsey
2007-01-28 20:56:24 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
No particular order: -
Alexander the Great (Macedonia)
Frederick the Great (Prussia)
Napoleon Bonaparte (France)
Duke of Wellington (England)
Julius Caesar (Rome)
Hannibal (Carthage)
Genghis Khan (Mongols)
Robert E. Lee (Confederate States)
Georgi Zhukov (Russia WW2)
Heinz Guderian (Germany WW2)
2007-01-28 21:11:30 · answer #7 · answered by Gromm's Ghost 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
One was and is the greatest general of all times and that is: Alexander The Great, King of Macedonia.
2007-01-28 20:54:12 · answer #8 · answered by markos m 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
general motors , general mills,LOL here is my list. in no order... Patton, Eisenhower, macarthur, Powell, schwarzkopf, Washington, Grant, Lee, Bradley, Ridgway
2007-01-28 21:03:12 · answer #9 · answered by stanyazfan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
MacArthur and Patton would be in the top ten. Maybe Lee and Grant also.
2007-01-28 20:57:25 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋