Great Armies, which was your favorite?

[Orcaryo]

My favorite army had to have been the Roman army, used great tactics to fight enemies.

[Nipplestockings]

Hmm, good idea for a thread. I'd have to say I love the vikings - how they fought, how they pillaged and then settled down, all so interesting. I know they're not really an army in themselves, but whatever.

[Noodlenrice]

The confederate army they were basic ragtags with passion and great leaders but passion can be beat by organization and supplies

[Archduke Sven]

The Grand Army in Boulogne 1805. With that army one could go anywhere ( Except across the English channel  ).

[Blobmania]

The Grand Army in Boulogne 1805. With that army one could go anywhere ( Except across the English channel  ).

Or Russia.

Personally I'd say the Mongol Hordes of Genghis Khan. Relatively certain they'd have wiped the floor with any army in existence up until the advent of automatic gunpowder weapons.

[Archduke Sven]

The Grand Army in Boulogne 1805. With that army one could go anywhere ( Except across the English channel  ).

Or Russia.

Personally I'd say the Mongol Hordes of Genghis Khan. Relatively certain they'd have wiped the floor with any army in existence up until the advent of automatic gunpowder weapons.

That was the army of 1812 -_-

No where near as good as the one of 1805

Oh, and by the way, they actually went into Russia so your statement is invalid!

[Blobmania]

My bad. I'm more a fan of Naval warfare in the Napoleonic era, the land-based stuff doesn't really get me going

Edit: Also, Genghis Khan's armies successfully conquered a large portion  of Russia after his death.

Mongols 1 - 0 France

[Ryno2626]

Rommels units in Africa during WW2.

[GoldenEagle]

Ataturk and his independence fighters. Fuck yea

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[Desert Thunda]

The Clone Army.

[Duuring]

I was going to say the French army of 1805, but someone already said that (*Raises an angry fist to ArchDuke_Sven*), so I'll just go with another answer.

The NL army of 1813-15 wasn't exactly great or outstanding, but they were of a rather interesting complication. They were veterans of the French, Austrian, Russian, British and German armies, deserters, young volunteers, noblemen who received their commission or men who had risen trough the ranks (One lt. Colonel had even started as a drummer boy), supporters of the King who had followed him into exile or ex-revolutionaries who had chased him out in the first place (I'm looking at you, Chassé), and the nationalities are as diverse. Dutch, Belgian, French, Nassau, Prussian, Scottish, Irish, American, Danish, Russian, Swedes. The list goes on and on. I could continue, but I think you all get what I'm trying to say 

[Bramif]

The army of Alexander the Great  i think you know why 

[Scrat555]

The Hussites under Zizka.

[Rogov]

The army of Alexander the Great  i think you know why 

Darn you beat me to it. I'll say the army of Phillip II, inherited by his son Alexander then...

[Noodlenrice]

The armies of the Ottoman Empire before the 17th and 18th century declination. They were the cream of the crop and all of Europe feared the Turks