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Well hello Just stumbled onto this thread while looking into the military history forum. I must say it's very interesting. This is my list: 1. Khalid bin Walid 2. Napoleon Bonaparte 3. Yi Sun Sin 4. Subedei 5. Julius Caesar 6. Erich von Manstein 7. Eugene of Savoy 8. Scipio Africanus 9...

Are you serious about number two, a lunatic anarchist 'maulana' who believes he can nuke any country opposed to his own?

This isn't in any way related to what I said. But then again... Let's leave it at that.

Just who do you think you're kidding?

Are you serious about Porus? The Quaid calls Iqbal a guide twice. In the context, it seems more like giving the idea of Pakistan and 'guiding' the Muslims to a separate homeland in the Subcontinent and does not suggest a mentor/teacher-student relationship between the two.

I think 'mentored' isn't the right word to describe their relationship.

Which battles did you check? And I don't see what good propaganda will do you when it's OBVIOUS that an army of Bedouin Arabs will be inferior numericaly and qualitatively if pit against the Sasanian and Byzantine empires. Both these empires had larger manpower reserves to raise armies from...

Yeah sure

Owned!:D

As far as I know, Salman al-Farsi wasn’t present at the Siege of Damascus and even if he was, he certainly played no role in advising Khalid or assisting in the siege. You’re right. He was THE greatest general in history eclipsing the likes of Hannibal, Caesar, Subedei, Erich von Manstein and...

Oof! You again For the last time, kindness doesn’t make a great general and neither does conquering “the prize”.

Ok. But before that you called him the last greatest general due to his kindness.

You are right. Also: Babar Akbar Bairam Khan Baibars Alauddin Khilji Bakhtiyar Khilji Mehmud Ghaznavid Muhammad Ghauri Nadir Shah Sher Shah Suri Admiral Barbarossa Timur All competent military leaders. Saladin By John Man The Age of Wrath By Abraham Eraly for Mehmud, M Ghauri, Bakhtiyar...

Bro Mehmed II Selim the Grim Suleiman I Maj Gen Abrar Hussain Maj Gen Akhtar Hussain Malik Gen Abdullah Ali Malik

Umm... so? I was aware of Damascus’ size in the 7th century. It was quite small compared to modern cities but it was still one of the largest cities of Byzantium.

What surprised me is just how well Khalid bin Walid managed the siege despite the fact that he was an Arab. In those days the Arabs had absolutely NO concept of fortifications in warfare. A mere trench around Madinah was enough to deter its assailants from Makkah. And with this background Khalid...

The important word is MAY

On a more serious note a craftsmen can win 50 battles but only a van Gogh can win 50 battles against a numerically and qualitatively superior foe.

:chilli::taz::sniper::victory:

Here goes... He repeatedly annihilated larger, fresher and better equipped armies with a ragtag force. Despite belonging to a people with no concept of fortifications or sieges he successfully besieged Damascus. He also devised a variety of tactics to defeat his enemy and was also a remarkable...