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    Default Re: Help! All mi generals are useless morons!

    Yeah, Alexanders are few and far between.
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    Default Re: Help! All mi generals are useless morons!

    Alexander had a lot of luck involved though... Apart from the disorganized bands of levied peasants he faced... Well... That's pretty much all he ever faced to be honest... I meant proper generals who had teh 1337 like Hannibal or Caesar. *Prepares for the incoming flames for saying Alexander was lucky*

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dayve
    Alexander had a lot of luck involved though... Apart from the disorganized bands of levied peasants he faced... Well... That's pretty much all he ever faced to be honest... I meant proper generals who had teh 1337 like Hannibal or Caesar. *Prepares for the incoming flames for saying Alexander was lucky*
    Alexander faced many different enemies, not just the Persian armies (which, indeed, where mainly peasants, but also contained many good units): Greeks, Scyths, Indians, mountain tribes from all over the continent. Are you saying these were all peasants?
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    Well he is right to say Alexander was lucky, but so was every other succesful general. I'd also say the Persian Royal Army wasn't a mob of peasants, especially the cavalry wing.
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