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re: Napoleon Bonaparte's win-loss record is a sight to behold...
Posted on 12/10/23 at 12:50 pm to RollTide1987
Posted on 12/10/23 at 12:50 pm to RollTide1987
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Waterloo
Something about it doesn't matter how many you win if you don't win the last one.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 12:53 pm to RollTide1987
Now compare him to Caesar
Posted on 12/10/23 at 12:55 pm to prplhze2000
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Now compare him to Caesar
Caesar is definitely Top 3 all-time.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:00 pm to RollTide1987
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RollTide1987
I doubt you are qualified to provide an answer to your own question.
Have you ever lead troops into battle?
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:01 pm to RollTide1987
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when the armies met in the field they were of equal sizes.
A quick check on Wiki will show that Napoleon was outnumbered in just about all of his battles.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:02 pm to RollTide1987
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Caesar is definitely Top 3 all-time.
Smacking around disorganized Gallic tribes is not that impressive. I mean, sure, he handed them their arse. But that's not really saying much.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:03 pm to RollTide1987
Clearly Napoleon had his own Tom Brady to help bolster that record.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:08 pm to RollTide1987
Silly comparison. Lee fought for a rebellion with no industry to back him up. Napoleon had an entire country, which was one of the great powers of Europe, to draw from.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:09 pm to Decker
quote:C'mon, man. Like, that's your opinion, man. He wasn't that great.
Wasn’t there an Alexander guy who was undefeated?
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:10 pm to Tom288
Caesar loses points for destroying the Library of Alexandria. How many centuries did this set us back?
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:11 pm to Philzilla
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I doubt you are qualified to provide an answer to your own question.
I don't remember asking a question. Yep, I just scrolled through my post and could not find where I asked a question.
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Have you ever lead troops into battle?
I have not. However, I am currently serving in the military so I might get my chance soon enough.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:12 pm to RollTide1987
to defeat Napoleon at Waterloo, the 7th coalition had troops and resources from 15 countries
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:13 pm to Decker
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Wasn’t there an Alexander guy who was undefeated?
He was undefeated but it's very difficult to quantify Alexander's career as the man only commanded armies in 10 battles. Napoleon commanded armies in over 80 different engagements.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:13 pm to RollTide1987
Borodino is considered a victory for Napoleon? I guess a Pyrrhic victory at best
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:14 pm to Tom288
Did you miss the part where he defeated a numerically superior Pompey the Great?
Also, to dismiss the Gauls as disorganized tribes is moronic. The Romans feared the Gauls more than any other people to that time. The Gauls managed to sack Rome—the only sacking of the city in 800 years until the crumbling of the West under weak western rulers. Vercingetorix united the Gauls into an impressive force. Caesar’s victory over them made him a superhero to the rest of the Romans
Also, to dismiss the Gauls as disorganized tribes is moronic. The Romans feared the Gauls more than any other people to that time. The Gauls managed to sack Rome—the only sacking of the city in 800 years until the crumbling of the West under weak western rulers. Vercingetorix united the Gauls into an impressive force. Caesar’s victory over them made him a superhero to the rest of the Romans
This post was edited on 12/10/23 at 2:00 pm
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:18 pm to AllbyMyRelf
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Borodino is considered a victory for Napoleon?
He pushed the Russian army from its redoubts and off the field, forcing Kutuzov to retreat. If not for all the smoke and dust, Napoleon might have pressed home the attack as the Russians were in complete disarray at one point that afternoon/evening. Napoleon was also outnumbered by roughly 50,000 soldiers, was on the offensive, and still inflicted twice as many casualties on the Russians than they did on him.
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:21 pm to RollTide1987
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I guess a Pyrrhic victory at best
Posted on 12/10/23 at 1:25 pm to AllbyMyRelf
Why would you call it a Pyrrhic victory?
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