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a blast from the past, might be good for a ping?

Who Were the Greatest Military Commanders (Of All Time) ?
Posted on 11/14/2004 5:23:06 PM PST by Cyropaedia
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572 posted on 12/22/2005 9:10:44 AM PST by SunkenCiv ("In silence, and at night, the Conscience feels that life should soar to nobler ends than Power.")

Great!! I was thinking of posting a vanity along these lines earlier today but didn't want to do so. You're right....we can use this one instead. Thanks SunkenCiv.

573 posted on 12/22/2005 9:14:51 AM PST by indcons (FReepmail indcons to join the MilHist ping list)

My choices (in chronological order):

Alexander the Macedonian
Genghiz Khan
George Washington
Georgi Konstantinovich Zhukov

580 posted on 12/22/2005 9:53:39 AM PST by indcons (FReepmail indcons to join the MilHist ping list)

To: 2 Kool 2 Be 4-Gotten; 75thOVI; Adrastus; beebuster2000; Belasarius; bert; BJClinton; ...

Thanks SunkenCiv for the ping.

A "Blast from the Past" ping: Who were the greatest military leaders/commanders of all time?

584 posted on 12/22/2005 10:05:26 AM PST by indcons (FReepmail indcons to join the MilHist ping list)

My pick would be Gideon.

With just three hundred men, he surrounded an army of thousands. Using just a jug, a torch and a trumpet, his three platoons captured and/or killed them all.

592 posted on 12/22/2005 10:20:13 AM PST by Sensei Ern (Now, IB4Z! http://www.myspace.com/reconcomedy/ "Cowards cut and run. Heroes never do!")

i'll put in bids for jehosaphat (prolly speled wrong)
biblical king who destroyed multiple armies by using musicians.
and since i haven't seen this name yet..
frances marion the "swamp fox." brought guerrila warfare to the british and beat them down.

606 posted on 12/22/2005 10:34:48 AM PST by absolootezer0 ("My God, why have you forsaken us.. no wait, its the liberals that have forsaken you... my bad")