Best & Worst Commander of Medival Europe(400-1500)

Exactly, there are numerous examples of military commanders showing utter incompetence but rarely where they are given such enormous resources.  Basiliscus was given an army numbering in the area of 100,000 men with a navy of an equally impressive size, and these forces were utterly destroyed.  Adding insult to injury was the fact that raising these forces had nearly bankrupted the empire.  Comparing his performance to Belisarius shows his underwhelming ability as a leader.  Given they lived a hundred years apart but they were both given relatively similar objectives: for Basiliscus come to the aid of the western empire for belisarius reconquer africa then italy.  Belisarius was completely successful with an army that at its height had no more than 12,000-15,000 men, usually much smaller, while Basiliscus had one in the neighborhood of 5 to 6 times this.

 

I said "he couldn't fought with us(Muslims)". Yea, he couldn't fought with Salahaddin. Am I wrong?

 

I would like to read that war between Barbarossa and Salahaddin :(  

 

 

History = Lies vs Lies. Choose one and believe  

 

Barbarossa was a little bit similar to Richard I Lionheart. He has huge experience of waging, fighting and conducting a war. His numerous campaigns in Italy, and experience as a Crusader of II crusade, made him the hope of Kingdom of Jerusalem after Hattin.

 

His son was also a very good leader, yet probably far inferior in terms of military knowledge.

 

It's interesting that "most" Germans retreated to the Empire after his death instead of continuing on with his son Frederick of Swabia and the Duke of Austria, Leopold. This shows how charismatic and important he was.

 

But personally I believe that Subedei is the best of all. The "Dog of War" as he was called fought in all possible conditions, from deserts to mountains yet still he always managed to defeat a number of enemies.