Best General of All Time

Still saying Khalid ibn al-Walid



















Jan Zizka and Yi Sun-sin were cool

The only disadvantage of Suvorov was that he wasn’t a ruler. Truly unbeatable general with no defeats at all (while even Napoleon suffered many of them)

Seriously, though, JJ Seziure. No contest except for Napoleon.

Depends on the criteria. Napoleon was in war a lot, so he had time to rack up his wins. Winning isn't the only thing to consider, but also defeat. For instance, Caesar in the civil war was evenly matched with Pompey, and though he lost( his army could have been destroyed had Pompey ordered to pursue them), he managed to bounce back and defeated Pompei in the decisive battle of Pharsalus. Another thing to consider is the opposition. How strong was the opposition? And finally, other outside factors, such as other brilliant generals, army formation, etc. Napoleon is attributed to a lot of victories, but if we look at those battles, majority of those victories are due to his great marshals. Although, he deserves most credit due to him reforming the army, which led yo the discovery of these great marshals. A great general is great in both strategy and tactics, ability to adapt, able to bounce back after defeat, and adapt an effective chain of command that won't rely too much on the general. In this case, i would vote for Julius Caesar, but the options are undoubtedly all great generals. There are also lesser known generals like Sertorius and Philip II of Macedon,and lesser known generals than them, so it'd be hard to objectively pinpoint who the best is.

Ah,ok. After all, it's a matter of avoiding hybris, as the ancient Greeks taught

Well well i'm from the future and I say no you got demoted into general