Top 5 greatest military generals of all time?

[I Love Jesus!]

george washington?

[Sweet Pea 50]

Chester A. Nimitz.

5 star Admiral. Fleet commander. CNO of the most prolific Navy ever at the time.

[RubenSonny]

Armchair military experts

[The Tase]

Khalid Ibn al-Waleed, GOAT

that guy is a badass. read about him.

i dont want to say anymore cuz i dont want to end up in guantanamo.

[Sweet Pea 50]

Armchair military experts

I'm the best at it.

[The Tase]

Armchair military experts

if you're a message board member, you're an armchair expert.

that's what its all about.

[RubenSonny]

if you're a message board member, you're an armchair expert.

that's what its all about.

True to an extent but in a boxing forum I imagine a lot of people have had experience with the sport, I can only speak for myself and know that I have. War is infinitely deeper and more complex than boxing (it also has a much much longer history), a person can't seriously answer this question. It seems people on every forum are experts in ranking everything.

[Mooshashi]

True to an extent but in a boxing forum I imagine a lot of people have had experience with the sport, I can only speak for myself and know that I have. War is infinitely deeper and more complex than boxing (it also has a much much longer history), a person can't seriously answer this question. It seems people on every forum are experts in ranking everything.

8th most irrelevant post I've ever read.

[Da Machine]

I wish I knew more about this stuff, because it's really interesting.

Napolean and Alexander are definitely up there though from what I know about them. I think I would have Napolean a notch above him though.

[rorymac]

There are obviously plenty of names you can drop, but I'm only really qualified to talk about Colin Campbell. I came across him in the Flashman books and he piqued my interest, so I read quite a lot about his involvement in the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny. Seems like he was a great, but lesser-known, General on a par with pretty much anyone.

Oh and Fighting Bob Sale is a legend for his derring-do.