Foolish

[Pooma]

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.

[Uesugi Kenshin]

Hitler: Not snuffing the UK out when he had the chance.
Attacking Russia while fighting the UK.

[Krusader]

General Bernadotte in the French army. Did alot of things wrong, and ignored several orders from Napoleon, which could have ended disasterously sometimes hadn't it been for other skilled French commanders.

Most generals in WW1. French General Jonut/Jounot comes to mind.

Guy de Lusignan perhaps, for marching most of the crusader troops into open terrain, and defying earlier crusader state tactics.

A military mistake, was when six highly experienced Athenian admirals were executed by the Athens Council for allowing some Athenian sailors to drown during a battle. This ment inexperienced admirals and the morale in the navy spiralling due to the executions. Short while later, almost entire Athenian fleet was destroyed at Aigospotami.

Dien Bien Phu. French organization and poor plan of sending in reinforcements.

Fourth Crusade besieges Constantinople. Piss-poor leadership among Greek generals & officers, Greek troops ill-disciplined, low morale & poor training. Byzantine fleet had in addition not been maintained for 8-9 years under Emperor Alexius III rule.
Byzantine Emperors were very quick to flee.