Would it be accurate to list him as one of the great captains of history?

Would it be accurate to list him as one of the great captains of history?

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  1. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    yes. right at the top of the list

  2. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    He dabbed on potatoBlack folk harder than anyone in history.
    +300 based points

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      he also dabbed on the monarchy
      -400 based points

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        *+
        frick, typo

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          No, he had it right. God save the King.

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          No commies on my board. Get

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      >potatoBlack folk
      who?

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        England's second colony. Ireland

        • 11 months ago
          Anonymous

          You mean third since you're probably forgetting about Whales

          >all victories against peasants or pansies
          Not even in the top 20.

          The Irish were backed by the incalculable wealth of the Catholic mainland

  3. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    >all victories against peasants or pansies
    Not even in the top 20.

  4. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    Cromwell, as many revolutionary leaders like Napoleon, was benefited from the great asset known as "Be less moronic than your enemies".

    you know... be good at delegating, promote officers and officials who are actually good at their job rather than based on hereditary bloodline, standardize your troop equipment and training, take good care of supply and logistics, don't rush into moronic manouvers based on some archaic honor code, adopt new innovations and discard obsolete ones...

    That sort of thing.
    You would be surprised how often that's the winning ticket ...and how rarely it is actually used. So rarely, in fact, that when someone does it, it seems like a genius move.

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      That's also the main point of Sun Tzu, yet clueless idiots shit on him for being "too obvious"

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        Frick sun tzu

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        It's more so that sycophancy and corruption give you a greater advantage over someone competent who is still on your side, allowing you to rise through the ranks but leaves you unprepared to deal with someone actually trying to destroy you.

  5. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    yes

  6. 11 months ago
    Anonymous

    Fun fact: approximately 1/6th of men living in New England traveled back to old England to fight in the English Civil War. This would be kind of like being a colonist on Mars and catching a shuttle back to earth to fight in WW3.

    • 11 months ago
      Anonymous

      Well, those men in the new england were generally poor and uneducated, and had little prospects for future. They were frequently exploited by american businessmen paying pennies for hard labor.

      Fighting in a war is a good way for a young man to make money and possibly a career for himself.

      • 11 months ago
        Anonymous

        >poor and uneducated
        Colonial New England had one of the highest literacy rates in the world and it was settled largely by folks who had been economically comfortable common farmers in the old country. Even those who came over as servants were able to make names for themselves and hold local offices of responsibility.
        They went back to fight because they were exactly the type of soldier Parliament was recruiting back home: men ideologically committed to the Good Old Cause.

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