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Where does Robert E Lee rank as a military tactician
Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:24 pm
Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:24 pm
On the anniversary of his birthday... throughout the Civil War he engaged much larger forces and emerged Victorious in most.... ultimately falling victim to lack of resources + 2 failed incursions into Union territory.
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Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:27 pm to mattloc
He's been determined to be retroactively racist and politically incorrect, so any good thing Robert E. Lee ever did is now null and void.
This post was edited on 1/20/20 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:28 pm to mattloc
A damn sight better than those butchers US Grant and Sherman.
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Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:30 pm to mattloc
If Lee had access to today's weapons & technology, he would be remembered as a brilliant General.
I do believe the South would have stopped the war of Northern Aggression.
I do believe the South would have stopped the war of Northern Aggression.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:30 pm to mattloc
Someone did a set of analytics on a number of generals and claimed Lee was below replacement level in quality.
The implication was that Lee was a significant detriment to the war effort.
OTOH, Rommel was also noted there as a subpar commander and it claimed Rommel’s reputation came from Allied commanders building him up to explain getting their asses whipped.
The implication was that Lee was a significant detriment to the war effort.
OTOH, Rommel was also noted there as a subpar commander and it claimed Rommel’s reputation came from Allied commanders building him up to explain getting their asses whipped.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:31 pm to mattloc
Better than most. Worse than some.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:31 pm to mattloc
Nearly perfect except day 3 of Gettysburg.
No telling what clouded his judgement. Many think he believed his troops were invincible....or would run out of supplies / ammo for his troops.
No telling what clouded his judgement. Many think he believed his troops were invincible....or would run out of supplies / ammo for his troops.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:32 pm to mattloc
As a tactician he proved himself worthy of some of the best in some battles, while also proving to be mediocre in others.
As a strategist he was downright mediocre.
As a strategist he was downright mediocre.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:33 pm to mattloc
Great leader but was all downhill for him after Jackson died
Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:33 pm to mattloc
IDK, but I did have a friend who went to West Point in the 1990s and he said they still teach tactics by Napoleon.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:34 pm to mattloc
Two centuries of American History? Him and Patton.
All of World History? Neither of them cracks the top ten. MAYBE top twenty or thirty.
All of World History? Neither of them cracks the top ten. MAYBE top twenty or thirty.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:36 pm to mattloc
He's right under, Under Grants nuts!
Posted on 1/20/20 at 2:55 pm to mattloc
After either victory at Manassas, had the Confederates marched straight into DC, the war probably ends and the country splits.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 3:13 pm to mattloc
I think he is over rated. He had the advantage of being up against incredibly incompetent opposition until Grant.
He also benefitted from Jackson who was a military genius and Longstreet . He gets a lot of press because he was in the Eastern theater .
The important stuff was in the West....Nashville,Ft.Donaldson, Shiloh,New Orleans, Vicksburg, Chattanooga were far more consequential than anything Lee did
He also benefitted from Jackson who was a military genius and Longstreet . He gets a lot of press because he was in the Eastern theater .
The important stuff was in the West....Nashville,Ft.Donaldson, Shiloh,New Orleans, Vicksburg, Chattanooga were far more consequential than anything Lee did
Posted on 1/20/20 at 3:17 pm to mattloc
If Stonewall Jackson had not been tragically killed, Gettysburg would have never happened.The outcome of the War for Southern Independence would have ended differently.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 3:32 pm to mattloc
Nathan Bedford Forrest was a better tactician than Lee. I consider him tGOAT in American history.
Posted on 1/20/20 at 4:58 pm to mattloc
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2 failed incursions into Union territory.
His big mistake imo. Should have just played defense and the union would have given up imo
Posted on 1/20/20 at 6:35 pm to mattloc
Lee was drawn into Gettysburg. It wasn’t his choice. He had lost Stonewall and JEB Stuart’s cavalry was off galavanting and left him blind. Not pulling back from Gettysburg and instead throwing a Hail Mary with Pickett’s Charge is a stain on him.
However, he bled Grant dry during Grant’s pursuit while working with scraps.
However, he bled Grant dry during Grant’s pursuit while working with scraps.
This post was edited on 1/20/20 at 6:36 pm
Posted on 1/20/20 at 6:36 pm to mattloc
Not sure where he’s ranked, but he’s last in the standings, thank God.
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