"The 8 Most Famous Manhunts in Military History" Topic

I would argue against including Booth. The war was already over, for all practical purposes. And unlike the other persons on the list, Booth was, as you noted, an actor, not a military, national, or political leader.

But I see your point, in that it was a notable instance of the U.S. Military being involved in a man hunt.

Alexander/Darius would be the top non-American one for me, then Caesar/Pompey. For gaming purposes Cumberland/Bonnie Prince Charlie, and Cromwell/Charles II would also be interesting.

Alexander/Darius would be the top non-American one for me, then Caesar/Pompey. For gaming purposes Cumberland/Bonnie Prince Charlie, and Cromwell/Charles II would also be interesting.

Che got what he deserved.

Joseph Kony has been hunted for years and years by large numbers of soldiers from quite a few militaries. Not caught yet. He should make the list when it is next updated (I hope he is caught eventually).

Please – do not turn this into dawghouse bait.

Jeff Davis gave the US Army a good run after Richmond fell.

James Wilkinson set the US Army (what there was of it at the time) chasing Aaron Burr, and caught him.

The US Army had to take Osceola under a flag of truce.

I would say that Booth meets the requirements. He assassinated Lincoln for God's sake. He and bin Laden have to be the two most famous guys from the American perspective.

Noriega and Aideed? Small potatoes if you ask me.

If Pancho Villa qualifies, then surely John Hunt Morgan does too. Chased him across 3 states. And how about the British attempt to assassinate Rommel?

I think this is heavily focused on recent history. Churchill's escape from the Boers during the Boer War was huge news at the time.

1) Garibaldi! Austrians hunted him like crazy after 1848-49 for 15 days. Hell there is a board game on it (on which Letters to Whitechapel is based. Good game)

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2) I would say the Brazilian operations against Francisco's Lopez left-over forces was really a man-hunt. Killed him at the end.

3) Napoleon III was also hunted a couple of times. His brother died in his hands during one of those (1930s)

4) I am pretty sure the Russo-Polish conflicts have some of those in them, but cannot name individuals.

5) The Kolokotroni family was hunted down by Ali Pasha Tepeleni's troops in the 1800s. Theodoros (Greek supreme general during the Revolution) was I believe born during the hunt.

6) Charles XII escape from Istanbul in the 1700s

Probably many more during he Carbonari revolts in 1820s, and the tons, tons f them in 1848 during the Spring of Nations. Just think of all those Hungarian leaders that escaped the Hungarian defeat.

Bonnie Prince Charlie in Scotland would be a big one. As would Charles the second after the Second English Civil War.

There is some thought that the Hanoverians intentionally turned their heads and let the Bonnie Prince get away. England had recent, unpleasant experience with regicide. Puting Bonnie Charlie in prison, trying him, and executing him for treason would have been a hideous, primitive embarrassment to an enlightened British monarchy in an age of reason. So the reasonable thing was to let him go…

Not Modern, but some of you guys might like to investigate the American Indian Wars with various tribes fighting against encroachment of the white eyes, typically against treaty. Would make some interesting larger scale skirmish battles.

One of the most spectacular was the chase of the Nez Perce Indians in 1877 led by Chief Joseph. He and other Chiefs led their tribe (250 warriors, 500 non combatants) on a fighting retreat of almost 1200 miles chased by 1500 troops. They gave better than they got and eventually 250 escaped to Canada to join Sitting Bull while the remaining 400-500 surrendered.

Geronimo would certainly meet the criteria.

Louis Riel?