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Gevorg of Armenia · December 18th, 2011, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by Tercio

but any way, i am watching your list as we speak and loving it!

Thank you.I appreciate it.

Tercio · December 18th, 2011, 08:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Gevorg of Armenia

There are so many great commanders,that it very hard to rank them.

hahaha, I'm just glad to see him included, collaborating that list must've been hard! anyway for future reference perhaps shorten the pictures and lengthen the text.

P.S I see William II and William III are both ranked higher than Farnese despite him crushing William III in all encounters and forming arras

. sorry I just wont let that go. When I finish though I'll be sure to like the vid and comment on youtube.

**diddyriddick** · December 18th, 2011, 09:09 AM

An ambitious undertaking with suitably dramatic music!

I do have some reservations, though.

1. Cold Harbor (and Fredericksburg for that matter) weren't Lee's greatest victories, in my view-just the most lop-sided. Sitting in entrenched positions and cutting down an exposed enemy's ill-advised frontal assaults hardly shows any military flair or elan. The Seven Days or Chancellorsville are probably better indicators of Lee's talents.

2. No love for the navy guys? Surely Nelson and Togo deserve better than <30.

Gevorg of Armenia · December 18th, 2011, 09:17 AM

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Originally Posted by diddyriddick

An ambitious undertaking with suitably dramatic music!

I do have some reservations, though.

1. Cold Harbor (and Fredericksburg for that matter) weren't Lee's greatest victories, in my view-just the most lop-sided. Sitting in entrenched positions and cutting down an exposed enemy's ill-advised frontal assaults hardly shows any military flair or elan. The Seven Days or Chancellorsville are probably better indicators of Lee's talents.

2. No love for the navy guys? Surely Nelson and Togo deserve better than <30.

Yi Sun-Sin was an admiral, and he is #21 in the list.

**leakbrewergator** · December 18th, 2011, 09:19 AM

I only watched the first video so far. I have a few questions. Why do you consider the Battle of Sezawa to be Takeda Shingen's greatest? There is some serious doubt that the battle even ever took place.

Also, where did you get the picture for Shingen?

Good work, though. I'll watch the 2nd video shortly.

Gevorg of Armenia · December 18th, 2011, 09:25 AM

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Originally Posted by leakbrewergator

I only watched the first video so far. I have a few questions. Why do you consider the Battle of Sezawa to be Takeda Shingen's greatest? There is some serious doubt that the battle even ever took place.

Also, where did you get the picture for Shingen?

Good work, though. I'll watch the 2nd video shortly.

This list is mainly based on wikipedia

Battle_of_Sezawa

And the picture is also from wikipedia

Takeda_Shingen

**Viperlord** · December 18th, 2011, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Gevorg of Armenia

Utter defeat?I don't think. Look at this Battles of Saratoga - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Surrendering is a fairly clear sign of defeat. Overall I like what I've seen of the list, but I just don't understand that particular choice.

Montcalm · December 18th, 2011, 01:07 PM

Hello,

Very nice list indeed, would have been nice to have other music extracts too. Heart of Courage and Undying Love, always by Two Steps from Hell, would be nice added to the mix.

I would have to disagree with Frederick and Caesar being placed so high though. Frederick won some great battles, but wasn't a military genius either. He was the best statesman of his time, granted, and won some impressive battles but overall can't be compared to Napoleon, Cesar or the others.

Then again, very nice work.

Mischef_Managed · December 18th, 2011, 01:16 PM

I feel the Mehmed II needs to be much higher up. Besides that... still watching.

**Viperlord** · December 18th, 2011, 04:39 PM

Did I blink and miss him, or is Ulysses S. Grant not there?