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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #180 on: May 08, 2013, 03:02:27 pm »
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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #181 on: June 07, 2013, 06:02:54 pm »
I would have to say:
Alexander the Great
Wellington
and Count Helmuth Von Moltke

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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #182 on: June 08, 2013, 03:25:20 am »
Julius Caesar has to be mentioned as one of the greatest. The man was a cunning and ruthless leader and a great military tactician. Although I do have to say that many of Rome's victories come from the legionnaires, there was a quote in the book I have called "The Roman Army" by Peter Connolly which said "The Romans were not great tacticians but relied mainly on the discipline and superior skill of the legionaries. Even bad generals could win battles." However, Julius Caesar had a very good habit of putting his men in positions of minimal risk to his men.

Another person who belongs on this list is Confederate General Robert E. Lee. This man was a brilliant general, a master tactician, and an incredible and inspiring leader. He will go down in history as an incredible man capable of great victories. And the men that he chose were incredible men in their own right. Thomas Jackson and J.E.B. Stuart were great, daring leaders who, under Lee, were easily some of the best generals. If the Confederacy was able to match the Union's industry and manpower, these three men would have steamrolled the Union army and won the war.

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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #183 on: June 08, 2013, 12:37:44 pm »
Julius Caesar has to be mentioned as one of the greatest. The man was a cunning and ruthless leader and a great military tactician. Although I do have to say that many of Rome's victories come from the legionnaires, there was a quote in the book I have called "The Roman Army" by Peter Connolly which said "The Romans were not great tacticians but relied mainly on the discipline and superior skill of the legionaries. Even bad generals could win battles." However, Julius Caesar had a very good habit of putting his men in positions of minimal risk to his men.

Another person who belongs on this list is Confederate General Robert E. Lee. This man was a brilliant general, a master tactician, and an incredible and inspiring leader. He will go down in history as an incredible man capable of great victories. And the men that he chose were incredible men in their own right. Thomas Jackson and J.E.B. Stuart were great, daring leaders who, under Lee, were easily some of the best generals. If the Confederacy was able to match the Union's industry and manpower, these three men would have steamrolled the Union army and won the war.

I've got to say I like it how your favorites aren't Alexander etc. like everyone else .___.
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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #184 on: June 08, 2013, 12:49:33 pm »
My favourite leader is Andries Pretorius
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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #185 on: June 08, 2013, 07:11:39 pm »
The only thing about thr Macedonians that I think was innovative was their use of cavalry and hypaspists. It provided the flexibility that the phalanx needed. Other than that, I don't care much about them. Alexander was a good leader and skilled tactician but its easy to destroy hordes of lightly armored eastern barbarians when your armor is a giant, spiked tank.

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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #186 on: June 13, 2013, 08:02:08 pm »
Obviously Captain Pepper, with his mighty yellow submarine.

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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #187 on: June 14, 2013, 11:24:37 pm »
Definitely Lawrence Chamberlain   8)

His speech was so good ^^

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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #188 on: June 20, 2013, 01:29:42 am »
That baker down the street. He makes good bread.

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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #189 on: June 20, 2013, 02:17:44 am »
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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #190 on: June 22, 2013, 01:58:38 am »
I hate betraying my nation, but for Ancient times Thutmose III, Classical times, Antiochus III "The Great", Medieval ages, Henry V Of England, Musket age, Marshal Davout, Modern age, Erwin Romnel.

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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #191 on: June 23, 2013, 01:01:34 am »
Alfred the great, first man to unite anglo-saxon england as one.

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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #192 on: June 23, 2013, 07:07:22 pm »
After this weekend, I just have post;

William, Prince of Orange, the future King William II. His decisions and more importantly his actions really helped decide the Waterloo campaign. Certainly not a military mastermind au pair with Napoleon or Suvarov, but a fantastic and beloved leader. And of course he was brave to the point of reckneckless - which, eventually, got him wounded.

And no, he wasn't the stupid spoiled richy - He had done the Prussian militiary academy, Oxford (or Eton, I always get confused) and served in the British army in Spain and southern France. Maybe not quite enough experience for a Corps commandship, but still.

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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #193 on: June 23, 2013, 08:12:45 pm »
Very good one Duuring, and while he wasn't a military mastermind like you said, he was certainly skilled and performed very admirably considering he was only 23. I love how quickly he reacted to certain battlefield situation.

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Re: Favourite All Time Leader(s)
« Reply #194 on: June 23, 2013, 08:17:05 pm »
He reacted to most situation by charging them.