• George Washington voted Britain's greatest enemy commander
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[QUOTE=The mouse;35590392]Fuck Washington, Rommel could kick his ass ten times over.[/QUOTE] Washington has line infantry with muskets, Rommel had god damn tanks and airplanes. I don't see how you can compare the two.
What about Hitler?
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[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;35589800]Didn't Washington lose 6 out of 9 battles? Seriously, why is Napoleon not number 1. This is idiotic.[/QUOTE] It's not like he was fighting a vastly superior force or anything.
[QUOTE=cqbcat;35590738]What about Hitler?[/QUOTE] Terrible commander who continuously ignored the advice of his top generals and advisers. He was arguably a pretty good politician, but that's another story.
[QUOTE=cqbcat;35590738]What about Hitler?[/QUOTE] Hitler wasn't strictly a military commander. It's like calling Obama a military commander. Yea, both technically have control of the military, but their military knowledge is limited and they mostly delegate to generals. Except later in the way when Hitler began taking more control in the Eastern Front, completely fucking it up.
[QUOTE=magicman1234;35590025]He also defeated a bengal tiger during a hurricane. [IMG]http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2010/069/1/c/Washington_Vs__Tiger_by_SharpWriter.jpg[/IMG][/QUOTE] Also he fought Zombies [img]http://fc03.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2011/073/6/4/george_washington_zombiehunter_by_sharpwriter-d3blw90.png[/img]
[QUOTE=Chrille;35590763]Terrible commander who continuously ignored the advice of his top generals and advisers. He was arguably a pretty good politician, but that's another story.[/QUOTE] Hitler was right about some things, though. Some of these commanders and advisers would happen to be the very same that wanted to proceed with Operation Sea Lion in 1940 even though the RAF had not yet been defeated (von Rundstedt, Raeder, Goering, and Weichs amongst them). He was the one who decided to ignore their "expert" advice and deemed it should be postponed until later.
he only won because nowadays he's seen as a good guy
[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;35590933]Hitler was right about some things, though. Some of these commanders and advisers would happen to be the very same that wanted to proceed with Operation Sea Lion in 1940 even though the RAF had not yet been defeated (von Rundstedt, Raeder, Goering, and Weichs amongst them). He was the one who decided to ignore their "expert" advice and deemed it should be postponed until later.[/QUOTE] It was also thanks to Hitler that over 300,000 men were able to escape Dunkirk, men who later took part retaking France a little more than 3 years later
[QUOTE=yawmwen;35591023]It was also thanks to [b]von Rundstedt[/b] that over 300,000 men were able to escape Dunkirk, men who later took part retaking France a little more than 3 years later[/QUOTE] Fixed. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_von_Rundstedt#World_War_II[/url]
[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;35591060]Fixed. [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_von_Rundstedt#World_War_II[/url][/QUOTE] The more you know.
Least Collins got a mention. The list: [quote]THE TOP FIVE FOES 1. George Washington - 1732-99 Washington's powers of military leadership during the American Revolution were legendary. He was instrumental in securing independence for the U.S from Britain in 1783, despite facing much larger forces. 2. Michael Collins - 1890-1922 He thwarted the British during the Irish War of Independence (1919-22) with just 3,000 volunteer fighters, who barely had any ammunition left when treaty discussions took place. 3. Napoleon Bonaparte - 1769-1821 Perhaps the Duke of Wellington, who defeated him at Waterloo in 1815, summed up the Frenchman best when he said of him: 'I used to say of him that his presence on the field made the difference of forty thousand men.' 4. Erwin Rommel - 1891-1944 The Nazi was one of the Second World War's greatest commanders, known in particular for his campaigns in North Africa, which earned him the title of Desert Fox. 5. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk - 1881-1938 As chief of staff of the 5th Army of the Ottoman Empire, Kemal fought a remarkable defensive campaign at Gallipoli in 1915, repelling amphibious British forces and forcing the Allied invasion army to withdraw. He would later become the 'Father of modern Turkey' Read more: [url]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2130168/George-Washington-voted-Britains-greatest-enemy-commander.html#ixzz1sBuWzUet[/url][/quote]
Thinking about kind of funny they would say the best commander Britain had ever faced was a fellow British subject.
I would have gone for Napoleon, then Rommel, then maybe Washington.
I'm kinda suprised that more ancient generals didin't get a mention, Gaius Suetonius Paulinus put the smackdown on boudica and stopped a British rebellion. Richard the third also strikes me as someone who really had a go at the British despite him being an England King himself!
[QUOTE=SilverKnight;35589528]Only reason he succeded was because the british were busy in europe with other wars like with the french which gave the americans a navy and cut off the british shipping lanes.[/QUOTE] Oh you mean they were busy fighting the allies he gained
it should have been tooth decay
Say what you will, Washington was a badass. There were 4 holes where Musket Balls went through his coat after one battle he was in
[QUOTE=W00tbeer1;35589432]Well I would guess so since that was Britain's greatest loss of land and wealth in history.[/QUOTE] I'm pretty sure the loss of India was far greater.
[QUOTE=Hidole555;35589507]if he was shit then why did we win :downs:[/QUOTE] The fact that the birts had the atlantic to cross for news and resupply.
[QUOTE=Hidole555;35589610]You already tried and failed. [URL="http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/230791/the-rebel-americans"]http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/230791/the-rebel-americans[/URL][/QUOTE] You forgot about the War of 1812... :v:
[QUOTE=LunchboxOfDoom;35590933]Hitler was right about some things, though. Some of these commanders and advisers would happen to be the very same that wanted to proceed with Operation Sea Lion in 1940 even though the RAF had not yet been defeated (von Rundstedt, Raeder, Goering, and Weichs amongst them). He was the one who decided to ignore their "expert" advice and deemed it should be postponed until later.[/QUOTE] Thats because he fired all of his good generals and replaced them with Nazi yes men.
At least we're not sore about losing it [QUOTE=Cloak Raider;35591731]it should have been tooth decay[/QUOTE] A bit ironic, Washington had wooden teeth
[QUOTE=erazor;35591290]I would have gone for Napoleon, then Rommel, then maybe Washington.[/QUOTE] Yeah but we beat Napoleon
[QUOTE=carcarcargo;35592349]Yeah but we beat Napoleon[/QUOTE] We're talking about the commander, not what they had at their disposal.
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What about Saladin?
[QUOTE=P1X3L N1NJA;35593425]What about Saladin?[/QUOTE] Are you kidding me?
I kept thinking that this said George W. Bush.
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