Who Do You Think Is the Greatest Military Mind of All Time?

[Volkovgrad]

What I mean is, who do you believe was the greatest military commander in terms of reign (length of conquest), intelligence (tactical ability), and notoriety (how much he was feared/respected).

[Lackadaisical2]

Genghis Khan, I suppose, at least, he conquered quite a bit and was somewhat feared.

[Zanarkenisia]

What I mean is, who do you believe was the greatest military commander in terms of reign (length of conquest), intelligence (tactical ability), and notoriety (how much he was feared/respected).

Greatest Military has to Carl Von Clausewitz.

[Siorafrica]

reign (length of conquest),
Alexander the Great.
intelligence (tactical ability),
Frederick the Great.
and notoriety (how much he was feared/respected).
Genghis Khan.

[The Corparation]

Possibly Alexander the Great, also the Spanish Conquistadors outnumbered by thousands with only a few hundred out most they quashed large empires as big as those in Europe.

[Zanarkenisia]

Possibly Alexander the Great, also the Spanish Conquistadors outnumbered by thousands with only a few hundred out most they quashed large empires as big as those in Europe.

Most of the Indian deatlh was fucking not a intentional design of the Spanish at all.

[Ea90]

Gonsalvo De Cordova

[Lackadaisical2]

Possibly Alexander the Great, also the Spanish Conquistadors outnumbered by thousands with only a few hundred out most they quashed large empires as big as those in Europe.

Most of the Indian deatlh was fucking not a intentional design of the Spanish at all.

But the conquest definitely was. It should be noted that they tended to have tons of Native allies helping them topple those empires.

[Vestr-Norig]

Either it would be
Heilag Olav (Christianized Norway)
Harald Hardråde (nearly conquered Britain)
or Sigurd Jórsalfare (the first king to fight in the Holy Land (Jórsal)

[Anemos Major]

During the Battle of Kursk and onwards during World War II, the combined Liberian/Papal forces led by Colonel Yyyyyyr Anemos (Baron Telematyr) and Captain Carta Lol single handedly defeated German and Soviet forces repeatedly, driving through towards Berlin in late 1944 before turning into Eastern Europe and successfully invading 50 or so islands in the Adriatic sea.

Either that, or Storm Gard.

[The Corparation]

Possibly Alexander the Great, also the Spanish Conquistadors outnumbered by thousands with only a few hundred out most they quashed large empires as big as those in Europe.

Most of the Indian deatlh was fucking not a intentional design of the Spanish at all.

The disease didn't help, but they were still out numbered. Had they not played their cars right they could easily of been wiped out.

Most of the Indian deatlh was fucking not a intentional design of the Spanish at all.

But the conquest definitely was. It should be noted that they tended to have tons of Native allies helping them topple those empires.

Not for the Incas.Pizzaro moved fast and hard during that meet up with Atahualpa was genius. Snatch him up for ransom and scare off his men.

[Zanarkenisia]

Most of the Indian deatlh was fucking not a intentional design of the Spanish at all.

But the conquest definitely was. It should be noted that they tended to have tons of Native allies helping them topple those empires.

Yeah which was more to do with the fact that the Aztecs were mad assholes than the Spanish, also they thought the Spanish as gods.

[Milograd]

Obviously Storm Gard is the greatest military mind of all time.

[Sidhae]

Several people come to mind:
Sargon I of Akkad (established the first professional army in history)
Sun Tzu (his "Art of War" is still relevant to modern military thought, 2000 years after publishing)
Alexander (self-explanatory)
Hannibal (one of the most brilliant strategists of all times)
Ghenghis Khan (the most successful conqueror of all time)
Hernando Cortez & Francisco Pizarro (conquered vast empires with but a handful of men)
Napoleon Bonaparte (self-explanatory)
Horatio Nelson (master of sail-ship tactics)
Heinz Guderian (laid down the basics of Blitzkrieg)
Ho Shi Minh (proved that asymmetric warfare can be won by the smaller side)

[5-star Generals]

I think Sun Tzu was.

[Conserative Morality]

Probably Genghis Khan, Napoleon Bonaparte, or Scipio Africanus. Sherman wasn't a great tactician, but a great strategist.

[Britanania]

Bonaparte.

Yes, he may have failed in the end, but he of the 70+ battles he fought, he won over 60, more than Hannibal, Caesar and Alexander combined.

Also, his strategies are still being taught and his opponents only beat him in combat by the skin of their teeth.

[Zanarkenisia]

Most of the Indian deatlh was fucking not a intentional design of the Spanish at all.

The disease didn't help, but they were still out numbered. Had they not played their cars right they could easily of been wiped out.

But the conquest definitely was. It should be noted that they tended to have tons of Native allies helping them topple those empires.

Not for the Incas.Pizzaro moved fast and hard during that meet up with Atahualpa was genius. Snatch him up for ransom and scare off his men.

Yeah, and beating a bunch of alienating primitives when yourself is thousands of years ahead in technology, fucking worshipped by some, and lucky enough to have a extremely effective biological wepon is supposed to be a extreme feat? In that case the British conquest of Zululand could be considered one of the greatest military feats of all time, they were vastly outnumbered in most of their battles and didn't have the help of disease or native allies.

[Conserative Morality]

Sun Tzu (his "Art of War" is still relevant to modern military thought, 2000 years after publishing)

Sun Tzu is overrated. It's questionable if he even existed, and the Art of War is ridiculously praised simply because it's an early military manual.

De Re Militari and Von Clausewitz's On War are far superior works.

[Socialist States Owen]

Obviously Colonel Sanders.

[The Corparation]

Ho Shi Minh (proved that asymmetric warfare can be won by the smaller side)

Ho Chin Min wasn't a military commander he was a politician. The biggest military thing he did was approve the disastrous Tet Offensive.

Bonaparte.

Yes, he may have failed in the end, but he of the 70+ battles he fought, he won over 60, more than Hannibal, Caesar and Alexander combined.

Also, his strategies are still being taught and his opponents only beat him in combat by the skin of their teeth.

Source on Him fighting more battles then Caesar and Alexander?

[Lackadaisical2]

Sun Tzu (his "Art of War" is still relevant to modern military thought, 2000 years after publishing)

Sun Tzu is overrated. It's questionable if he even existed, and the Art of War is ridiculously praised simply because it's an early military manual.

Thank you!

I've read it, and theres nothing amazing about it, most the principles were probably arrived at multiple times in history independent of the book.

[The Corparation]

Obviously Colonel Sanders.

Nonsense, General Mills is a much better commander.

[Zanarkenisia]

Sun Tzu (his "Art of War" is still relevant to modern military thought, 2000 years after publishing)

Sun Tzu is overrated. It's questionable if he even existed, and the Art of War is ridiculously praised simply because it's an early military manual.

De Re Militari and Von Clausewitz's On War are far superior works.

The Art of Wars still ast throughout time since it's fucking skeletal. I've never read Von Krieg so I can't judge on that, but it's easy for your books to last in revelant when when you are vague and basic.

[Ifreann]

Ugg, Warlord of The Camp Over The Big Hill, No Not That Hill, The Other Hill, Yes That's The One, the first military mind.