Who was the most successful military commander in history?

Question

Thye have asked me this in school so please i need help in a project if all of you guys and girls can help me in this thank you!

Also can you please add some details why he/she was successful. please it would help alot.

Answer 1

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...

Answer 2

To try and tell you who is the most successful commander of all time will be a debate that will last for all time. here are some of my personal choices

1.) Alexander the Great, the military is still learning some of battles he did.

2.) Hannibal, Took a whole army across the Alps including Elephants! He also took on 10 Legions with lesser amount of men

3.) Julius Caesar, Did a DOUBLE encirclement against a larger force then his.

4.) Genghis Khan, Took a huge amount of Asia and Russia, He's the reason for the great wall.

5.) Napoleon, took most of Europe, the only thing that stop him was the Russian Winter.

6.) Robert E. Lee, He gave the North a bloody nose until he meet Grant

7.) Grant, He took control of The Mississippi River Valley

8.) Sherman, Destroyed a large amount of Georgia in his march to the sea.

9.) Zhukov. Saved Russia at Stalingrad, and Kurisk

10.) IKE. He guided the Allies to victory in the Western Campaign.

11.) Patton. He was the most aggressive General of the Western Front He had the fastest advancing troops (Battle of the Bulge)

12.)Rommel. The Army was so uncatchable that he's army was dubbed "The Phantom Army." He was a tough Opponent in North Africa.

Answer 3

Temüjin; Chenghis (Genghis) Khan, without a doubt. Not only did his empire cover more area than any other leader, both in antiquity and recorded history, he united both East and West and was the greatest diplomat that ever lived; bringing together the very best of Asia and Europe. Check this amazing person out.

Answer 4

Sir John Monash AIF. In WW1 when all the British Commanders were just trying to win with manpower he used brilliant strategies and techniques to help win the war. He was the first general to use tanks, made brilliant use of air support and and used amazing and well thought through strategies to defeat the Germans.

Bloody legend!!!

Answer 5

The greatest commander in human history will be Christ/God, when he defeats the evil armies of the world, and make himself the ultimate ruler of the world.

Answer 6

If you are talking America it's George Washington, without him, there is no country. Globally I would agree with Alexander the Great.

Answer 7

Alexander the Great. Hands down. They didn't call him great for nothing.