Who would you march with?

[Thorn Is]

Taking from the Favorite historical figures idea thread
heres one...

if you were a simple warrior of history
what leaders, or generals would you most like to serve under, if you could....

they don't have to be a good military leader, or a good individual

as an example heres my list (in no particualar order)

Saladin
Flavius Aëtius
King William I
Queen Tomyris
Aleric
Rani Laximbai
Queen Boudica
Mutapa Matope
The Trung Sisters
Sir Isaac Brock

[Julian the apostate]

Wellington, George Washington, Leonidas, Pericles, King Alfred, King Jan sobieski,
Omar Bradly

A true general values his troops. but some causes are just worth it

[IrishArmenian]

Wellington, Saladin, Vartan Mamikonean, Patton, Philaretos, Bradley, Julius and Augustus Ceasar (Extremely Charismatic, both of them), Brian Boruma, Robert Bruce, Rodrigo Diaz de Bivar (El Cid), Charlemagne.

[Redleg]

General Rhame of the 1st Infantry Division during Desert Storm. He had more concern of his troops then that of the enemy.

Other historical figures - not many, Maybe General Lee if he was fighting for the Union, and General Patton.

Edit: Spelling

[AntiochusIII]

Martin Luther King.

March to Washington, baby!

[LeftEyeNine]

" I am not commanding you to assault. I am ordering you to die ! During the time we get killed, other forces and commanders may substitute us ! "

Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, 25 April 1915, Conkbayırı, Çanakkale Defense

It would be pleasure to go for martyrdom under his commandment. That was one of the cornerstones of land battles of Çanakkale Defense in WWI. A band of soldiers retreating from a heavier number of enemy were stopped and positioned where they came across with Atatürk. After their stationing at where they were by the command of Atatürk, enemy was baffled so that they had stopped progressing, hence gaining the time needed for the arrival of 57th Pioneer Regiment there.

No need to look elsewhere for me. My history is full of ones who you'd be happy to die along with.

[Lorenzo_H]

The Duke of Wellington
William T. Sherman
Julius Caeser
El Cid
Franco
Alexander the Great.

[IrishArmenian]

Forgot about the peace marches. I am wondering why you picked Crommie, Bopa.
And why Diablodelmar picked Franco.

[KrooK]

John Carol Chodkiewicz
He was very strict but honest and he never lost war :)

[Stig]

Montgomory

Monty? I wouldn't want to march with him, imo he's far too arrogant. Sacrificed about 10,000 men for his own personal glory, blamed the Poles, and considered it a victory.

[IrishArmenian]

See, if one was Canadian, Monty was practically the enemy. He threw away Canadian troops (good ones too) like used tissue.

[Stig]

Not just Canadian troops m8

he knew there were 2 SS Panzer Division at Arnhem (he said so later), but still wanted it to go on, as (and this is what he didn't tell) he wanted to be the first in Berlin.

Pity Prince Bernhard is dead and doesn't visit this forum, he could give you loads of examples. I still like these quotes:
Monty: "I consider Market Garden 90& succesfull."
Bernhard: "My country can never afford a succes of Montgomery again"

[Subedei]

Could´t think of anybody I would march for....

Well...maybe....Monty Python on their quest for the Holy Grail.

[IrishArmenian]

Not just Canadian troops m8

he knew there were 2 SS Panzer Division at Arnhem (he said so later), but still wanted it to go on, as (and this is what he didn't tell) he wanted to be the first in Berlin.

Pity Prince Bernhard is dead and doesn't visit this forum, he could give you loads of examples. I still like these quotes:
Monty: "I consider Market Garden 90& succesfull."
Bernhard: "My country can never afford a succes of Montgomery again"

Oh yes, I merely meant that there were many unsuccesful raids on the French coast "orchestrated" by Britain's favorite idiot (Not Blair, mind you this is before he screwed everything up) cost the Canadians many elite fighting units that trained with the SAS and SBS I believe.
If it was not for the damn stubborness of you Limeys, Montgomery would be widly recognised as one of the worst Commanders ever. He didn't care for any human life.

[Red Peasant]

See, if one was Canadian, Monty was practically the enemy. He threw away Canadian troops (good ones too) like used tissue.

What a load of rubbish. It's very difficult to like Montgomery as a person, but I have never heard of him being accused of deliberately wasting men's lives in any sensible history. In fact, the opposite was more probably the case, with his concern for his troops' lives causing him to be occasionally over-cautious. He had served in the blood-bath of WWI and he had been horrified at the casual slaughter and attitudes to it by the high command.

Market Garden was the one occasion when he was over-bold, with an ill-prepared plan of action. However, his own original plan had not been nearly as ambitious as the final one for the operation, which was championed by Ike and others at the top of Allied command.

I've also never heard of any Canadian resentment against Montgomery, although there will doubtless be a few whingers. They even named schools after him. The troops under his command were fiercely loyal to him because he was a common soldier's general. He may not have the 'romantic' dash of a Patton, but I'd say that Patton was far more profligate with the lives of his men.

Montgomery was also praised by German generals, especially when he stepped in and re-organized US troops during the so-called 'Battle of the Bulge'. His problems with the US generals are well documented, yet he had a high regard for Eisenhauer, and for the ordinary American soldier whom he praised fulsomely.

Monty may not have been perfect, but he was in fact a bloody good general.

[Vuk]

Charlemagne!! Didn't have to think about that one!

[Somebody Else]

Alex - though, I'd prefer to ride. And get to see more of the known world than pretty much anyone else alive at the time. Oh, and have a pretty good chance of acquiring much wealth &c.

Pompey, though I'd ditch him after his Eastern campaign. Much the same reasons as above.

Lieutenant Chard. Wouldn't mind a gong...

Otherwise though, I'll stick with present day western armies... for preference, oh, I dunno, AAC or cav. With a healthy dose of US kit (they do know how to pamper their soldiers better than we).

[UglyandHasty]

Julius Caesar

[Seamus Fermanagh]

Rogers

Grant

Forrest

Bradley

Hackworth


among "furriners:"

Boru

Hannibal

Sulla

Kesselring

Lawrence

Clive

Haig (sorry, bad joke. NFW)

[Patriarch of Constantinople]

Leonadius, Alexander, Constantine.

[Musashi]

Pericles, without question.
Julian the Apostate, most likely. Just in the hopes that I could keep him from taking that fatal spear hit during his campaign against the Sassanids, and keep him alive long enough to really let his suppression of christianity take root.

[Orb]

Pericles, without question.
Julian the Apostate, most likely. Just in the hopes that I could keep him from taking that fatal spear hit during his campaign against the Sassanids, and keep him alive long enough to really let his suppression of christianity take root.

I think Julian's problems weren't that he wasn't able to live long enough, but that people didn't really want a resurgence of paganism. They weren't fervent for it.

[Derfasciti]

Hmmm nice question.

I suppose I'd march with Napoleon Bonaparte. This was a man that could really inspire his troops and I suppose I'd be under his spell too.