Greatest American General

Kayla, the topic is Greatest American General, even though the opening post states U.S., I would think we would include those of the Confederacy.

Stonewall Jackson would have won the war for us had he not been shot accidentally by his own men.

Lee was a great tactitioner, but he just didn't have the manpower to win with his plans.

Jackson was a brilliant strategist who was good at winning with the limited numbers he had.

If they war was fought today, with the same generals, I think we would stand a better chance of winning. Mostly because liberals, who are mostly in the Yankee states, would be opposed to those "illegal military actions" of the government.

 

Douglas MacArthur gets my vote for greatest American General, but I feel like I am dissing George Washington when I say that.

Roy

 

Yes! It was "Brad" who initiated "Operation: Cobra" and the breakout in Normandy---to which the "Little Fart" Monty tried to "steal the show"---all the way to and into Germany---Monty was always tryin' to steal the show!!! If it had been up to Monty---the world would still be fightin' a war of Attrition with the "Krauts"

 

Not biting your head off - it is a common but false conception. Both nations claimed to be direct descendants of the original. So, from the Union point of view you would be correct but from the Confederate point of view anybody after would be disqualified.

 

Since I'm sure not many will run out and buy/library borrow the Boyd book I mentioned...try this mini-biography out as a substitute/teaser for the book:
Ghengis John, The real mastermind of the Iraqi wars.

 

Some say that Marshall was only a figurehead.

I never thought ill of Westmoreland because I felt that he was micromanaged by LBJ.

As for Tommy Franks, I think that he should run for President so that we can use his military abilities to defeat Arab and Islamic terrorism.

No one has mentioned William Henry Harrison.

 

I have never heard that George Washington was considered a good general. People always say that he won in spite of the fact that he was not a good general.

U.S. Grant said that Lee was a great general but that he fought for an ignoble, unworthy cause.

 

Believe it or not, Benedict Arnold was one of the greatest tactical American generals before his act of treason.

 

"the topic is Greatest American General, even though the opening post states U.S., I would think we would include those of the Confederacy."
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On that note I nominate FIDEL CASTRO


What?

As for Washington, he was just like William the Silent, brilliant politician, lousy general.

 

Are you comparing Castro to the CSA Genreals?

 

I said Generals, not Generalisimos.

I wouldn't classify a dictator as a General anyway.

He's no more a General than Saddam Hussein was, unless you want to say he's "General-ly" annoying.

 

What about General Crook, who defeated the Indians at Rosebud?

 

Gen. Charles Lee would have been a better choice than Gen. Washington. There is much in Washington to be admired - generalship is not one of those things.
Charles Lee, in contrast, did not have the moral character and he was not a very likeable person but he was a gifted general. Still, I don't think he fits inthe class of greatest - but then again, he never had the opportunity to prove himself at the same level as others have.
Charles Lee Bio

 

"Are you comparing Castro to the CSA Genreals? "
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No, I just don't know the names of any Canadian, Peruvian or Mexican generals (accomplished or not).
I was making a (corny) joke about Carpro using a term 'American' that can refer to both a continent and a country.

That's why I put :"What?" under my remark a wellknown sign on most of the internet that the poster just posted something politically incorrect as a joke.

 

Nathanael Greene
William Henry Harrison

as well as several others already mentioned.