Author Topic: Greatest General in history??? (Read 2011 times)

JOHN MATRIX · « **on:** October 27, 2006, 08:44:50 PM »

after watching gettysburg i wondered who was the best of all time.

Lee?
grant?
alexander the great?
Patton?
Rommel(field marshal i know)
ghengis khan?
Napoleon?
Guderian?
Manstein?
Zhukov?
Hannibal?
perhaps some roman or greek fellow?
someone else?

remember its not just how much they did, its how much they did with what they had, and their relative postitions counted as well; for example, lee did not conquer any territory, while napoleon had most of europe. however, what if their positions had been switched? would they still have been as effective in each other's places?

240 is Back · « **Reply #1 on:** October 27, 2006, 08:53:17 PM »

Rumsfeld.

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #2 on:** October 27, 2006, 08:55:10 PM »

no caesar, suvorov, kutuzov, or nelson (yeah, I know he was an admiral . . . and your list is decidedly light on English warriors) ? what about the saladins et al?

oh well, I'm sure the great suckmy will be along shortly and inform us about exactly who the greatest general in history was.

24KT · « **Reply #3 on:** October 27, 2006, 08:57:19 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on October 27, 2006, 08:53:17 PM

Rumsfeld.

I'd hardly call him a military man $:-\$

JOHN MATRIX · « **Reply #4 on:** October 27, 2006, 09:00:33 PM »

Quote from: Al-Gebra on October 27, 2006, 08:55:10 PM

no caesar, suvorov, kutuzov, or nelson (yeah, I know he was an admiral . . . and your list is decidedly light on English warriors) ? what about the saladins et al?

oh well, I'm sure the great suckmy will be along shortly and inform us about exactly who the greatest general in history was.

i dont have knowledge on EVERYBODY thats why i included the last 2 entries. include anyone you want just tell how he was the best.

Slippedisc · « **Reply #5 on:** October 27, 2006, 09:03:31 PM »

general mills

that fuccker makes all kinds of good eats

benchmstr · « **Reply #6 on:** October 27, 2006, 09:12:45 PM »

rommel. the man was a nazi but a damn good tank commander

Slippedisc · « **Reply #7 on:** October 27, 2006, 09:17:02 PM »

rommel was an idiot

he had great commanders who pulled his ass out shit more times than history can count

benchmstr · « **Reply #8 on:** October 27, 2006, 09:22:48 PM »

Quote from: Slippedisc on October 27, 2006, 09:17:02 PM

rommel was an idiot

he had great commanders who pulled his ass out shit more times than history can count

that with every general though

Slippedisc · « **Reply #9 on:** October 27, 2006, 09:24:53 PM »

touch'e

douch'e

knny187 · « **Reply #10 on:** October 27, 2006, 09:30:58 PM »

Greatest?

damn...there's alot.

Most recent probably Swartzkoff

don't see George Washington on there...but he may be considered more of folklore.

I don't see General Douglas MacArthur on that list either

I could be here all night naming names

Slippedisc · « **Reply #11 on:** October 27, 2006, 09:32:11 PM »

oh christ

here comes knny acting all serious again

like he knows what the fucck is going on in the world

Al-Gebra · « **Reply #12 on:** October 27, 2006, 09:47:04 PM »

Quote from: JOHN MATRIX on October 27, 2006, 09:00:33 PM

i dont have knowledge on EVERYBODY thats why i included the last 2 entries. include anyone you want just tell how he was the best.

what're the criteria?

if you want a winning machine, you'd be hard pressed to beat Caesar, Nelson, Genghis Khan . . .

If you want someone who impacted the world in a massive way: Caesar, Napoleon, Alexander, and even Washington.

suckmymuscle · « **Reply #13 on:** October 27, 2006, 10:04:42 PM »

Quote from: JOHN MATRIX on October 27, 2006, 08:44:50 PM

after watching gettysburg i wondered who was the best of all time.

Lee?
grant?
alexander the great?
Patton?
Rommel(field marshal i know)
ghengis khan?
Napoleon?
Guderian?
Manstein?
Zhukov?
Hannibal?
perhaps some roman or greek fellow?
someone else?

remember its not just how much they did, its how much they did with what they had, and their relative postitions counted as well; for example, lee did not conquer any territory, while napoleon had most of europe. however, what if their positions had been switched? would they still have been as effective in each other's places?

Caesar, because he conquered Gaul with an army of 50,000 men, going against 500,000 Celtic Gauls. Now that is what I call an effective resource management.

What could you expect from a man with an I.Q of 178 - estimate made by the British psychologist, Hans Eysenck.

SUCKMYMUSCLE

Eyeball Chambers · « **Reply #14 on:** October 27, 2006, 10:07:41 PM »

Quote from: 240 is Back on October 27, 2006, 08:53:17 PM

Rumsfeld.

Duh

Add Bradley to the top 10.

freespirit · « **Reply #15 on:** October 28, 2006, 03:56:46 AM »

Carl the Great (Charlemagne).

bmacsys · « **Reply #16 on:** October 28, 2006, 08:45:34 AM »

Chesty Puller. USMC.

Clubber Lang · « **Reply #17 on:** October 28, 2006, 08:51:25 AM »

i dunno i kinda like me all but it must be twice as hard for you seeing as you got the same name and all

Bigger Business · « **Reply #18 on:** October 28, 2006, 08:54:40 AM »

getbig board 11 (general topics)

Clubber Lang · « **Reply #19 on:** October 28, 2006, 08:56:09 AM »

BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

and who said austalians were invariably stupid (oh yeah, ME

)

Bigger Business · « **Reply #20 on:** October 28, 2006, 09:00:59 AM »

Quote from: Clubber Lang on October 28, 2006, 08:56:09 AM

BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

and who said austalians were invariably stupid (oh yeah, ME )

how many australians have you had teh sex with?

G o a t b o y · « **Reply #21 on:** October 28, 2006, 09:01:13 AM »

Quote from: Clubber Lang on October 28, 2006, 08:56:09 AM

BWAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHA

and who said austalians were invariably stupid (oh yeah, ME )

Crikey!

OzmO · « **Reply #22 on:** October 28, 2006, 09:08:30 AM »

Offensively: Patton

Overall: Nelson (never really lost, great admiral and revered amoung his sailors)

Others: Rommel, Mainstien, Guderian

Clubber Lang · « **Reply #23 on:** October 28, 2006, 09:13:00 AM »

Quote from: Bigger Business on October 28, 2006, 09:00:59 AM

how many australians have you had teh sex with?

well i jerkoff when i talk to one on msn but he doesnt know

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