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    Posted: 02-Jun-2018 at 21:34
It's great to observe that my favourite Alexander the great is still there in the 1st position. Who aren't voting him, just have a look on wikitour map on Alexander . He almost conquered the total world (map) with a very short life of 33 years only!
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Under General Raheel Sharif's command, the Army carried out operations in North Waziristan, namely Operation Zarb-e-Azb which stabilized the North-west of the country. He expanded the role of paramilitaries in Karachi which is widely credited with reducing the level of violence in Pakistan's commercial capital. The Pakistani military under his command has also supported the democratically elected government on the federal level and the Baloch provincial and local government in ending the Balochistan insurgency by pursuing reconciliation and integration of former militants back into mainstream Pakistani society. General Sharif also developed a new brigade-level military unit to help protect and secure the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which runs through Balochistan province. General Sharif helped to develop Pakistan's indigenous defence industry which resulted in the savings of more than $1.14 billion of Pakistan's forex, over a year and half time period.

 

General Sharif achieved his objectives by strengthening the role of the military in affairs directly concerning national security and foreign policy, while leaving the civilian government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in control of social and economic policy. "Pakistan's Military Tightens Grip on Security Policy". Time. Retrieved 29 May 2017.</ref> were reconciling Pakistan with America by striking against militant groups near the Afghan border, carrying out Pakistan's first joint military exercises with Russia, and deepening relations with China.

 

He became the first Pakistani general to retire on time and not seek an extension in over twenty years. General Sharif said that he was "ready to serve Pakistan" even after his retirement through helping military veterans. General Sharif left a respected legacy in Pakistan. He is widely credited with reducing terrorism inside the country; violence in the country was reduced to its lowest level since 2006, with an overall decline of 70% in terrorist attacks under his tenure. Continue Reading http://https://arynews.tv/en/zarb-e-azb-laid-strong-foundation-of-peace-in-pakistan-coas/
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I would rank Moltke higher, definitely above his countryman Guderian.
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My choice is Alexander the Great!< ="text/" async="" ="/_Incapsula_Resource?SWJIYLWA=719d34d31c8e3a6e6fffd425f7e032f3&ns=8&cb=811074192"> //
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Originally posted by KongMing

Where is Sun Tzu?

He's another great
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Would you care to elaborate? Which generals do you think belong here?
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Well top100 generals its kinda not right to say ! Couse i know many generals witch are greater then those u included here! So its up to each country's history!!during the time i was in hospital searching for pharmacyreviews.md because of my health issues i learned a lot of history, that's why i think it's not right to say top 100 generals.


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Sun Zi (a.k.a., Sun Tzu) is a figure of disputed historicity.  This is not "revisionist" history. Scholars in China have argued the question since the 1100's. He is not mentioned in 左傳, Zuo Zhuan, the primary source text for ancient Chinese history, dating back to at lerast 100 B.C.  Since he is semi-legendary, it's a bit hard to give him pride of place on a list of verifiably historical figures.

While his book is a classic on the art of war---assuming the work is that of one man, another disputed point---this makes him a theoretician, not necessarily a general of note.

I like to think that Sun Zi was, in fact, historical. However the historical record is too shaky to permit that conclusion.
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Can't read 127 pages but what about "(King) Arthur" who won 12 battles at 9 battle sites [from Great Yarmouth to Portchester]?

Richard Lionheart?

Abraham vs Chedorlaomer

Arminius?

Odin/Woden?

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Nice list.  However a couple of points. 

If the list is a list of "good" generals why stop at 100, 150, 200, 500.  Trying to rank them is like comparing apples to oranges to monkeys to screwdrivers to microbial infections.

Comparing generals from different eras is even more subjective.  There are serious differences between pre and post gunpowder wars.  Some of these generals are big fish in a small pond.  Some are primarily subordinates.

Pre gunpowder warfare at different times featured infantry over cavalry, sometimes the exact opposite and even at times coordination between the two.  Does this make a difference.

Are WWII generals better than WWI generals because they had options available to them that their predecessors did not. (airpower, armour)

You rate RE Lee significantly higher than Winfield Scott.  Lee operated almost exclusively on the strategic defensive on his own territory; in fact his 2 strategic offensives ended in stunning failures.  Scott had to mount strategic offenses in a foreign country on completely unfamiliar territory while simultaneously inventing US amphibious landing operations--against a veteran army hardened by almost a decade of combat.  I don't argue the rating, I simply suggest that there is aqualitative difference.

Alexander as number one--no surprise most lists of this type list him there.  Consider this Alexander possessed a weapon far superior to his opponents.  The Macedonian hoplites were armoured fighting against cloth clad Persians.  Does this negate the huge numerical superiority he faced.

Genghis Khan, great general operated for the most part on the steppes of Asia.  Perfect for cavalry.  How would he have fared in a forested Europe.   Maybe just as well.

Napoleon ranked higher than Frederick the Great.  Frederick introduced the oblique attack, a major improvement in battlefield tactics.  Einstein once stated that his achievements were possible because he was standing on the shoulders of giants--Newton, Copernicus, Galileo.  Were Napoleons innovations in battlefield management his own alone or because he stood on the shoulders of Frederick.

Again, I am not arguing against ANY  of your rankings.  I simply suggest a smaller list or lists where you separate merely tactical leaders from those operating at a strategy level.  Those operating independently vs those operating mainly as a subordinate.
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I can't see Oliver Cromwell in the list and he was a great general, he never lost a battle in his life and he had no formal military education. He waged two invasions, in Ireland and Scotland and won all battles. 

He won the English Civil War, conquered most of Ireland for 9 months and subdued Scotland for even a shorter period of time. 

Cromwell was a peerless general.
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You make some fair, and as u note, largely forgotten points. Typically however. The answer lies in the fact that ancient Chinese military history...is not a generalized area of study that is emphasized in the uni system certainly in the US or even Europe. Other than military schools and at a level commensurate with specialized studies.

I know this because I been there and seen it.

Is this right or wrong? that's subjective based on the focus of the departments in question.

Ntl...any aficionado or instructor of Mil Sci-history can not forget that theses cultures and developments were, in certain cases, centuries ahead of their western counterparts.

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As a chinese, I find this list is extremely biased towards west. (I'm not supprised about this, cuz I have also seen this kinds of top 100 list made by Chinese, and of course they are pretty biased too. )

Just take one example, Baibars in this list is ranked 80+, but his greatest achievment is only defeating a minor general Kitbuqa of a minor state Ilkhanate of the Monglian Empire. But if you compare this with the achievments by the most success generals in Song Dynasty, like Meng Gong or Wang Jian, they are facing the main forces of the Monglian Empire lead by the great Khans them selves. In fact Baibars has the chance to defeat Kitbuqa was to a great extent because Wang Jian indirectly killed the Khan Mongke in the defence of Diaoyu city, and Hulagu the Khan of Ilkhanate has return to the central asian with his main forces for the struggle of of new great Khan. According to the reasonning, I think generals like Wang Jian should at least ranked higher than Baibars.

I can't find the english wiki about Wang Jian, but you guys can look at the part of the death of Mongke Khan. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%B6ngke_Khan

Geographically, the whole Europe, middle east and east asia is about the same size, and with approximately same population amoung history. I would guess a fair list should contain more or less same amoung of military leaders from each of those three regions. But the ppl in this list is mostly european (and they are highly ranked), some from west+cental aisa and only few from east asia. Technically the achievment of unifying europe is more or less same as unifying middle east or unifying China.  According to this logic Belisarius the general who reunified East Roman Empire should be in around the same level as Guo Ziyi or Liu Xiu, the reunifier of Tang dynasty resp. Han dynasty.
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Agreed. Zolkiewski definitely earned himself a spotlight in the pantheon of Polish Hetmans for his battle at Klushino. Unfortunately though he was cursed with having a bat-shit crazy king who completely allowed for the collapse of any chance to join Muscovy and Poland-Lithuania under one ruler. Crazy Jesuit.
I also realized Pilsudski is not here. On a top 100? I'd say the war with the Bolsheviks was a pretty significant victory (although I guess its STILL disputed who really came up with the plan for the counter-offensive).
Why is Zhukov up there and no sign of Rokossowski? You have Robert E. Lee, he won some victories in a civil war and he outdoes the guys I named earlier? can someone justify this for me? Maybe Im missing something. This top 100 is a SHAM!
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanis%C5%82aw_%C5%BB%C3%B3%C5%82kiewski

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Originally posted by Sarmata

Koniecpolski is reaaaalllly underrated here. really? francesco sforza is ahead of the guy who fought the lion of the north to a stalemate (depending on who you ask, some owuld say he was victorious).
I agree. 

I really do not understand why Stanislaw Koniecpolski is so low on that list when Lion of the nroth is so high.He not only defeated Gustavus II Adofus several times but he also fought against Tatars and the Ottoman Empire. This means that he faced a more various enemies and tactics.

Another thing I do not understand is the lack of Stanislaw Żółkiewski on this list. 
Everyone who heard about the Battle of Klushino knows that he deserves a place on this list. But that's not all. Stanislaw Żółkiewski fought in the campaigns against the Tatars, Russia, the Ottoman Empire and Sweden. He was the first European who took Moscow and he occupied the city and Russia for more than two years. Finally he forced the Russian boyars to choose the Polish prince for the Tsar of Russia. No one in history has done something like this. 

P. S. Jan III Sobieski was his great-grandson.
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Koniecpolski is reaaaalllly underrated here. really? francesco sforza is ahead of the guy who fought the lion of the north to a stalemate (depending on who you ask, some owuld say he was victorious).
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General Giap must be the best modern commander having masterminded Dien Bien Phu and defeated both the French and Americans as well as the South Vietnamese.
Are there really as many top generals from the 4 year American Civil War as there are from the whole of Roman, Byzantine, French or English etc history?
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I would rather think the name Muhammad, Praise be,PBUH, is enough!

But perhaps we should look at Muhammad II the Conqueror? Who may be both?

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I don't know if it fits here but i'm very interested in the syrian civil war and i know that is one of the most notable conflicts in the Middle East in recent times is the Syrian civil war. As with many such internal rifts, there is not one identifiable cause but rather multiple, integrated factors that have contributed to this conflict. So I found this about it maybe someone want to know more http://syriancivilwar.net
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