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- Alexander the Great. With Alexander the Great, it's often impossible to separate fact from fiction regarding his brilliant career, but if even a fraction of what is said about him is remotely true, he clearly stands alone as history's greatest commander.
- Julius Caesar. There are only a few names in history as famous as that of Julius Caesar. Thought to be born in 100 B.C., Caesar began his career as a junior officer in the Roman army, and at one point earned the prestigious Corona Civica award for his actions of saving a fellow soldier.
- Genghis Khan. Few names are as synonymous with military excellence as the Asian ruler Genghis Khan. Born in 1162 in northern Mongolia as Temujin, Khan first started to build his reputation as the ultimate warrior when he rescued his wife from captivity as a teenager.
- Napoleon. The subject of countless biographies, Napoleon Bonaparte is perhaps history's greatest modern commander. Born in 1769 in Corsica, France, Bonaparte became educated at military academies as a boy and was already commissioned in the artillery by the time he was a teenager.
Jan 1, 2002 · Although he was a well-traveled, educated, professional soldier, his attitudes were more like those of Andrew Jackson and Davy Crockett than his contemporaries. Not only was he 'not afraid to get his hands dirty'; he went out of his way to do so. He was a true democrat, as well as a leader of men, and deserves to be better remembered than he is.”
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The great captains were all well-educated men, formally trained by the educational establishments of their times. Sargon II was perhaps the best educated, a classical scholar who was fluent in the ancient Sumerian languages and a military historian who wrote commentaries on his country’s ancient battles.
Nov 11, 2015 · 16. A good general not only sees the way to victory; he also knows when victory is impossible. — Polybius, Greek historian of the Hellenistic period. 17. A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be. — Rosalynn Carter, former first lady of the United ...
Jun 14, 2019 · The story of Julius Caesar’s military career is the story of the special relationship between a brilliant commander and an elite fighting force. The legions of the Late Republic were superb instruments of war.
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The Byzantine general Kekaumenos puts it best in his Strategikon (ca.1075): Compel your soldiers, above all, to have fine horses, and to have their equipment complete and polished, with harness and boots.
