best General of all time?

Question

Hint.his last name is LEE.
No really. who do you think was the best General in the world.

Answer 1

Ghengis Khan was probably the world's greatest general/emperor. He amassed the world's largest empire and he knew to keep it under control. Obviously, he knew how to win battles too.

As far as American generals go,although I love General Lee to death, it seems that Nathan Bedford Forest is an underated general of the Civil War. He lost only on battle which was the Battle of Selma in 1865. Although he was not as influential as Lee or Jackson, he was problier craftier and smarter (even though he never went to West Point and was poorly educated). Forest knew how to rally his men up and how to win. He also had to put up with Braxton Bragg. Forrest was a leader and a fighter. He would lead his men to battle and then fight half of the battle himself. He had 30 horses shot from under him and personally killed 31 men. These are large numbers considering he was a colonel and a general. Therefore, Forrest is, in my opinion, America's smartest general. His fighting tactics are studied and used today. General Schwartzkopff (however you spell it) used Forrest's strategy in the Persian Gulf.

Answer 2

1) Patton how far could he have gone given a free hand in france during 1944?

2) Rommel what could he have done had he more than 25% of the force required to win in africa plus his defense of france and the conquest of france.

3) zhukov the defender of russia and did well in the east prior to facing the germans

4) Paul Hausser for his tactical leadership of the II SS Panzer Corps, he restored the sagging front after Stalingrad and Kursk, beating Soviet Armies 7 times his size.

5) napolean master of land and sea warfare egypt and russian were his for a while. He was left chomping on the bit along the English Coast the same as Hitler tho.

6) thomas jackson, for his tactical victories in the Shenandoah Valley and Chancellorsville. He made bobby lee look good and if he was alive, could've won at Gettysburg too.

7) macarthur same as napolean but not the size of scale of conquest. A free hand could've won the Korean Conflict, either that or a direct confrontation with China...who knows?

8)Moltke first used the practice of mobility with railroads and the use of commanders to figure out the best way to take an objective

9)Sherman author the first demonstation of total warfare with march through the south to atlanta

10)genghis khan able to go from mongolia to europe a large undertaking considering his time. His empire was larger than Hitlers, Alexanders, and the Roman Empire combined.

11) charlemagne last big empire of europe until napolean. Without him, Europe would've been overrun by the Moors/Saracens (You'd be praying to Mecca each day).

12)Gauis Julius Caesar, especially for his exploits in Gaul and Britainnia...

(NOTE: Lee didn't make the top 20 for his blunder at sending 12,000 Virginians over 1-1/2 miles of open ground against massed artillery and entrenched infantry)

Answer 3

If I was to go by a General being a good strategist in the field, keeping the losses down when compared to others, and serving his country the longest, then I would say Douglas MacArthur. He made decisions throughout World War 1 and 2 that saved lives of american soldiers when compared to normal strategic maneuverings. He was in the service until after his 70th birthday.

Answer 4

Well I tend to disagree...For a person actually holding the rank of General...I would say Edwin Rommell. With out a doubt. I would also consider George Patton, Douglas MacArthur, Omar Bradley,
Bernard Law Montgomery, General (and Prime Minister) Hideki Tojo. I personally do not think that Lee was all that great. But that is my thought.

Answer 5

Arthur Wellesley, The 1st Duke of Wellington. He rose through the ranks to eventually become Commander-in-Chief of the British Army. In India he took his first command where his actions led to the defeat of the Marathas thus allowing Britain to further consolidate control of India. During the Napoleonic Wars in Europe he commanded the Penisula campaign. Beginning in Portugal and subsequently finishing in Spain, his victories at Talavera de la Reina (1809), Salamanca (1812), Vitoria (1813), and Toulouse (1814) led to the expulsion of French forces in that region. After Napoleon returned from exile in Elba, Wellington returned to command the main allied army where in 1815 he decisively defeated Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo. He won a reputation for expecting the best from his men, and for being a harsh disciplinarian when he did not get it. Yet his troops also knew he never risked their lives unnecessarily. During the Peninsula Campaign the British army was frequently outnumbered by the opposing French forces and in spite of a few tactical retreats Wellington never lost a battle or a single cannon to the French. In short he is the finest soldier Britain has ever produced and one of the world's greatest Generals.

Answer 6

General Upholstery

Answer 7

i think a good case could be made for lee.

he fought in the civil war in multiple actions where his army was greatly outnumbered and frankly outclassed in every category except for the man in command.

lee divided his forces numerous times in the face of superior numbers, seeming to have an almost psychic ability to read the fears of the generals opposing him.

by the time grant came onto the scene, lee was so deeply into the minds of the army of the potomac that he found his officers wondering aloud what lee would be doing next, until one day grant exploded and told them all to wonder instead what THEY would do and stop obscessing on lee.

Answer 8

I would have to say Geronimo. Many of the tactics he used against the Army are still in use today and without a doubt, there is no leader past or present with more tactics he developed being taught.

Geronimo came up with the Echilon, the squad rush, and several other great tactical manuvers, so he gets my vote.

Answer 9

It's easy, Bo and Luke Duke's General Lee. How many other generals could consistently outsmart, outfox, and outrun Boss Hogg and Roscoe P Coultrain.

Answer 10

Genghis Khan. His empire stretched from the Pacific in the east to the Black Sea in the west.

A truly nasty fellow, but a great General