re: Rommel Vs Patton

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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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