Who do you think were the greatest warriors of all times?

Question

I think it were the Gurkhalis from Nepal who served British in the two world wars. They fought with their daggers against guns of enemies. People even say that even Samurai's were afraid of Gurkha. They still serve the British and Indian army and are one of hte strongest batallion in the whole army even in these days where there are a lot of modern weapons.

Answer 1

The Ghurkas are damn tough fighters no doubt about it.
Historically speaking however for their day and age it would have to be the Spartans which were trained their entire lives for one purpose only. To be effective soldiers in war. Individually and also historically speaking the greatest individual warrior ever to tread the face of the earth had to be Achilles.

Answer 2

A note to the questioner - the Gurkha 'dagger' as you put it is an all purpose knife which they use for everything called 'Kukri' or more properly 'Khukurhi'.

In answer to the question the Apache are reputed to have been able to run 60miles a day in the US southwestern deserts and were masters of camouflage - Geronimo's small band of thirty (mostly women and children) managed to evade 50,000 US troops for months until they finally surrendered through hunger. Gen. Nelson A. Miles never actually 'caught' them - he just took their surrender. Apache techniques of Fieldcraft are used by military forces around the world to this day.

On the other hand the Comanche were considered by the US military of the time to be the best mounted troops in the world - when fighting, unlike other tribes and 'civilised' (I apologise for the term) cavalry, they remained on the horses backs overwhelming allcomers with their speed and agility. The US cavalry, who had already adapted their style to incorporate other Plains Nations tactics had to rethink yet again before they could defeat the Comanche.

Not just these but all Plains tribes could be contenders when you consider that a people with essentially Iron - Age technology held back 19th century 'civilisation' for the best part of a century and the US had to destroy the primary food source to do it!

Answer 3

What a great question! Each age has its "Golden Warriors".

The Spartans, the Roman Legions, the Viking beserkers, the Mongols under Ghengis Khan, the list is spectacular.

The Gurkhas are this generations top notch warriors. Give them access to modern weapons and technology and I don't think anyone can stand against them.

Answer 4

Someone else hinted at this answer, but in my opinion every group, culture, and race has the potential to field effective and victorious armies. As an example, Erwin Rommel had very little respect for the Italian army (having fought them in WWI) until he led a joint German-Italian force in Africa in WWII. He changed his opinion to say that the Italians were good soldiers when properly led. That's probably the answer here: Every group can field good units if they are properly led, supplied, and motivated.

Answer 5

The Mongolians because they have conquered the vastest empire ever in the history of mankind. They stretched from East Asia to the western part of what nowadays is Poland and they ruled all of Asia. Many countries were conquered and many were paying tribute to the Mongol Khans.

Answer 6

I think the greatest warrior of all times.....

Is the poor farmer/worker who when called to arms to defend his nation meets the challenge. He leaves his family and home and marches away with his brothers and friends not asking for reward or fame, but for the honor to serve his Nation. His sacrafice is all that he can give, and sometimes that is everything.





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Answer 7

The Swiss, here's why...

200 years of nearly constant warfare and only 1 defeat (St. Jacob an der Mirs) is more acurately described as a draw than a loss since the Swiss' adversary retreated. The Swiss were feared throughout Europe and made a name for themselves both for the loyalty they showed to employers when fighting as mercenaries, and for their fierceness in combat; the Swiss took no prisoners and expected no quarter for themselves.

In 18 major battles the Swiss were 13-3-2 facing an average enemy force of 19,000 with 9,000.


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A list of some major battles during the days of Swiss military supremecy if you care to look if you don't care, oh well they're here...

Morgarten (1315)
1,400 swiss ambushed 15,000 Austrians killing 1,500 with boulders and halberds.

Laupen (1339)
5,000 Swiss utterly rout 15,000 Brugundians raising the siege of Laupen.

Sempach (1386)
6,000 Austrians are routed by 1,500 Swiss. The Swiss lost 120 men, the Austrians lost 1,500.

Naefels (1388)
6,000 Austrians initially put 500 Swiss to flight, but the Swiss turned and pushed boulders down on their pursuers before charging from their hill position. Routing the Austrians who lost 2,000 men including 80 knights.

Voegelinseck (1402)
A rebel force of 900 is routed by 5,000 Swiss regulars.

St. Jacob an der Mirs (1444)
1,300 Swiss fought to the last man against 30,000 Armagnacs infliting such severe casualties that the invaders retreated from their invasion of Siwtzerland.

Ragatz (1446)
The Swiss defeat the Austrians forcing a truce.

Morat (1476)
24,000 Swiss push rout a 35,000 man Burgundian force killing 8,000 Burgundians while losing only 500.

Hericourt (1476)
18,000 Swiss rout a 10,000 Burgundians taking the city of Hericourt with ease.

Grandson (1476)
18,000 Swiss defeat a 36,000 man Burgundian force.

Frastenz (1499)
Swiss forces drove Austrians from heavily entrenthched positions en route to victory.

Battle of Calvan (1499)
6300 Swiss defeat 15,000 Austrian soldiers

Novara(1515)
13,000 Swiss rout 10,000 French

Marignano (1515)
50,000 French troops fought 40,000 Swiss to a standstill until midnight when darkness ended fighting. The battle was renewed the next day, the Swiss were forced to fall back after the arrival of Venetian troops and mercenaries. This battle ended Swiss expansion and led to their neutrality and export of mercenaries instead of national troops.

Swiss as mercenaries
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Fornova (1495)
A combined 8,000 man Swiss/French army defeated a 34,000 man Venetian/Mantuan army killing 3500 Italians with the loss of only 100.

Pavia (1525)
Swiss retreat after a broken French charge falls before Landsknecht soldiers. The French siege became a total disaster and saw the capture of the French king.

Rome (1526 or 1527)
Around 140 papal Swiss guards force back a force of 5,600 Italians (600 knights) before the Pope ordered them to stand down.

Sack of Rome (1527)
147 papal Swiss guards fought to the death against a roughly 20,000 man Italian/Spanish/Landsknecht army, allowing the Pope to escape to safety in the Castle Sant Angelo and relative safety. The Swiss killed over 900 before falling.

Answer 8

The Vikings

Answer 9

Mongols, of course...Europe, Persia, Russia, Tibet, China, Korean, Vietnam, Turks...nobody was able to stop Mongols...actuallly, they only proved Mongols invincible

Answer 10

i think there are plenty of Indian tribes I would have to pick first as the world's best warriors, said such great civizations were pushed out and defeated my smallpox.