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re: Rommel Vs Patton
Posted on 11/12/14 at 11:36 pm to trickydick12
Posted on 11/12/14 at 11:36 pm to trickydick12
They were equal. The great thing about those two is how they complimented one another ... and the similarities where their commands were concerned - with regard to their superiors.
It is the fate of all great military leaders.
The better question is:
Grant Vs Lee
Who was the better General?
Now you get into something that is far more telling.
It is the fate of all great military leaders.
The better question is:
Grant Vs Lee
Who was the better General?
Now you get into something that is far more telling.
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Posted on 11/12/14 at 11:42 pm to scrooster
Jackson.
Posted on 11/13/14 at 9:42 am to scrooster
quote:
Grant Vs Lee
Who was the better General?
Now you get into something that is far more telling.
Grant knew his advantages over Lee and used them properly to achieve victory. He could suffer losses and replace them, Lee could not. He was not afraid to take casualties if it was a means to an end. He was what the Union needed to bring an end to the conflict. From the standpoint of a battlefield tactician, however, he was very much outclassed by Lee. Earlier in the war Lee also had very capable corps commander in A.P. Hill, Longstreet, and Jackson which were a great benefit to him, too. His major blunder was Gettysburg, a tactical blunder of epic proportions, but it was an outlier to a very good military record.
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