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re: OT history and military gurus: George Washington v. Oliver Cromwell
Posted on 7/5/17 at 7:35 am to AbuTheMonkey
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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Posted on 7/5/17 at 8:40 am to Ace Midnight
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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.
I think he did adapt some of his stuff from Gustavus Adolphus or at least he was influenced by him. I think Cromwell's main asset, at least early on, was his ability to make a cavalry charge and keep his men in tight enough formation that he could regroup and recharge or lend aid to another part of the battlefield in short order. Which I think was a significant benefit as the art of cavalry warfare was not highly developed in England at that time.
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