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re: OT history and military gurus: George Washington v. Oliver Cromwell
Posted on 7/4/17 at 10:56 pm to Methuselah
Posted on 7/4/17 at 10:56 pm to Methuselah
Washington was a mediocre general and a great leader.
Cromwell was a great general and a (being generous here, considering some of what he did) mediocre leader.
Cromwell was, strategically, right there with Suvarov and Frederick the Great as far as greatest modern European generals until Napoleon came along.
Cromwell was a great general and a (being generous here, considering some of what he did) mediocre leader.
Cromwell was, strategically, right there with Suvarov and Frederick the Great as far as greatest modern European generals until Napoleon came along.
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Posted on 7/5/17 at 7:09 am to AbuTheMonkey
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Cromwell was a great general and a (being generous here, considering some of what he did) mediocre leader.
I'd say he was a very good leader of soldiers in a military setting. And he was a passable politician in parliament. But, yeah, he was way out of step with the moods and desires of vast majority of the people of the country he came to rule.
Posted on 7/5/17 at 7:35 am to AbuTheMonkey
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Cromwell was, strategically, right there with Suvarov and Frederick the Great as far as greatest modern European generals until Napoleon came along.
To a degree, we're comparing apples and oranges here. A better analogue to Cromwell is Nathan Bedford Forrest. A brilliant, yet instinctive leader who excelled with cavalry.
However, I do not see the flashes of outright genius in Cromwell as I do with Frederick and Napoleon (or even Gustavus Adolphus), particularly at the operational and strategic level.
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