Townshend, (Wanted to be Townshend of Baghdad). Oversaw one of the longest retreats in British history, and then was inside the walls for the absolute longest seige in British Army history; thought it would make him famous when some other army had to be sent to extract him.

It is interesting to note that at the time the British Army, and the dominion forces trained almost exclusively for the offensive, and were perhaps the most effective attacking (the Germans can claim to have been better overall with some justification) force the world had ever seen.

Many of the WW1 generals were a bit dim but this guy made an art of self promoting cretinry. Also one of his brigadiers died of eating grass.

The Scot in me demands that I vote for Edward II. The man was a total pillock. His father might not have been able to win at Bannockburn either, but then his father wasn't likely to have ever fought there. Unless he was stoned or something. Or someone mentioned that Bannockburn was holding the Scottish Sexeh Goat rally that year. OK, so I don't like Edward I very much, I can't help it. He does bring out the contrast with Mk 2 pretty well.