re: Napoleon Bonaparte's win-loss record is a sight to behold...

Now compare him to Caesar

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RollTide1987

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I doubt you are qualified to provide an answer to your own question.
Have you ever lead troops into battle?

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Caesar is definitely Top 3 all-time.

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Smacking around disorganized Gallic tribes is not that impressive. I mean, sure, he handed them their arse. But that's not really saying much.

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.

Caesar loses points for destroying the Library of Alexandria. How many centuries did this set us back?

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I doubt you are qualified to provide an answer to your own question.

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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?

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I have not. However, I am currently serving in the military so I might get my chance soon enough.

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Wasn’t there an Alexander guy who was undefeated?

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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.

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

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Borodino is considered a victory for Napoleon?

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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.