History's most celebrated military commanders

[jw5]

History's most celebrated military commanders​

Winning a war requires battlefield prowess, tactical ingenuity, strategic know-how, and ruthless efficiency—human qualities that history has shown make a great military leader. A successful and victorious commander also needs to gain the trust and loyalty of the ranks, while maintaining a healthy respect for the enemy. So, who are best military minds to have gone to war?

 

[jw5]

Leonidas I (died 480 BCE)​

In one of antiquity's most infamous military encounters, Sparta's King Leonidas I led 300 soldiers allied with Greece against the vastly superior Persian army of Xerxes I at the Battle of Thermopylae. Fought in 480 BCE over the course of three days, Leonidas perished along with his men. Their heroic stand is seen as the perfect illustration of the power of an army defending its native soil, and the action is still referred to today as a prime example of the advantages of training, equipment, and use of terrain as force multipliers (factors that provide personnel or weapons with a clear edge).

 

[eatshitndie]

has to be jw5. forever fighting fantasy foes jeremy quek and mark andrew yeo. and losing his mind.

 

[jw5]

Alexander the Great (356–323 BCE)​

By the age of 30, Alexander III of Macedon, better known as Alexander the Great, had conquered almost all the then known world. One of his most decisive victories was the overthrow of the Persian empire. He triumphed over Darius III at the Battle of Issus in November 333 BCE, which resulted in Alexander's troops defeating the Persian forces. The Roman mosaic pictured here features Alexander the Great at Issus. It was unearthed at Pompeii and is now on display at the National Archaeological Museum in Naples.

 

[jw5]

Hannibal (247–c.181 BCE)​

Scholars regularly cite Hannibal as one of the greatest military commanders in history. A leading Carthaginian general during the First Punic War (264–241 BCE)—the first of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage—Hannibal quickly became Rome's "public enemy number one." Hannibal's triumph at the Battle of Cannae in 216 BCE is widely regarded as one of the greatest tactical feats in military history, and one of the worst defeats ever suffered by the Romans.

 

[jw5]

Julius Caesar (100–44 BCE)​

Julius Caesar was a Roman general and statesman, and one of the most charismatic and controversial figures of the era. Conqueror of Gaul (58–50 BCE) and victor in the civil war of 49–45 BCE, Caesar dispatched Rome's enemies with ruthless efficiency to launch ancient Rome on the long road of imperial glory.

 

[jw5]

Khalid Ibn al-Walid (died 642)​

Khalid ibn al-Walid was an Arab Muslim commander in the service of the Islamic prophet Muhammad and his successors. A fierce warrior and accomplished horseman, Khalid was victorious in over 100 battles, against the forces of the Byzantine-Roman Empire, Sassanid-Persian Empire and their allies, in addition to other Arab tribes. He is especially remembered for his decisive victory at the Battle of Yamama in 632, though the bloody encounter resulted in over 1,200 Muslim deaths.

 

[steffychun]

Lee Hsien Loong. Never fought a war and promoted to BG in his 30s.

 

[TerrexLee]

erwin rommel the desert fox!!!!!!!

 

[A Singaporean]

How come no paper general from Sickipoora?

 

[TerrexLee]

which one? Umbrage Ng or Cheebye meng?

 

[steffychun]

erwin rommel the desert fox!!!!!!!

Tried to kill Hitler but failed.

 

[steffychun]

How come no paper general from Sickipoora?

See my above post.

 

[Froggy]

 

[red amoeba]

The most decorated generals are the one with most blood on their hands. Such as Jesus Christ and Mohamad

 

[steffychun]

https://www.facebook.com/ChanChunSing.SG

Major General Chan Chun Sing. Reached rank without fighting any war.

 

[Leongsam]

 

[Loofydralb]

Lee Hsien Loong. Never fought a war and promoted to BG in his 30s.

He must be the greatest then!
The greatest CAQ general in history!

 

[steffychun]

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Butch on the right or tranny?

 

[JohnTan]

He must be the greatest then!
The greatest CAQ general in history!

Didn't Colonel Loong once save a dozen or so tourists from the Sentosa cable car incident? He's a hero and should be respected as such.