| KTravlos | 24 May 2016 6:47 a.m. PST |
Excluding the ACW, and with a temporal period of 1816-1913 who is according to you the best 19th century land army commander. This includes wing (for those armies that still used it),Corps, Army, and Army Group commanders. For me I think its Chanzy in the Republican phase of the FPW. KTravlos |
 Saber6   | 24 May 2016 6:52 a.m. PST |
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| Mollinary | 24 May 2016 6:58 a.m. PST |
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| DisasterWargamer | 24 May 2016 7:31 a.m. PST |
My top 3 would be Moltke, Scott and San Martin |
 Artilleryman | 24 May 2016 7:37 a.m. PST |
Radetsky in 1848-49. Proof that a good commander can beat the odds despite numbers or troop quality. |
 StoneMtnMinis | 24 May 2016 7:55 a.m. PST |
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| Frederick | 24 May 2016 8:10 a.m. PST |
von Moltke and Scott for me as well |
| robert piepenbrink | 24 May 2016 8:22 a.m. PST |
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| ChrisBBB2 | 24 May 2016 9:15 a.m. PST |
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| 15th Hussar | 24 May 2016 9:16 a.m. PST |
Scott…with a nod to Benedek. |
| jefritrout | 24 May 2016 9:56 a.m. PST |
My vote would be San Martin. |
| Rapier Miniatures | 24 May 2016 10:03 a.m. PST |
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| 15th Hussar | 24 May 2016 10:36 a.m. PST |
Grrr…youse guise just had to add Bobs and San Martin. Okay, considering he literally had to build his army from scratch and cross the Andes and then defeat all comers… San Martin it is! |
| Old Contemptibles | 24 May 2016 1:03 p.m. PST |
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| Clays Russians | 24 May 2016 3:22 p.m. PST |
Menshikof !!! Just kidding |
| Mute Bystander | 24 May 2016 3:27 p.m. PST |
Colonial wars not in the running? |
| KTravlos | 25 May 2016 2:34 a.m. PST |
Since I only said excluding the ACW, that means that indeed Colonial Wars are fair game. |
| magister equitum | 25 May 2016 5:30 a.m. PST |
Garibaldi? No formal military training, yet he did an excellent job in many campaigns against austrian, french, prussian and other minor armies in a 35 years long career. |
| Ramming | 25 May 2016 5:51 a.m. PST |
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| 138SquadronRAF | 25 May 2016 7:33 a.m. PST |
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| Ramming | 25 May 2016 8:01 a.m. PST |
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| Rapier Miniatures | 25 May 2016 8:37 a.m. PST |
Of course colonial wars are allowed, Scott is legal… |
| Gunfreak | 25 May 2016 9:54 a.m. PST |
Since both Napoelonic and ACW are rule out. I'm boned I know little of this period. So I'll Say Davy Crocket!
I mean a man that can hit a fly from 400 yards with his rifle. jump the Mississippi and fight a bear hand to hand. Has to be a pretty good commander! |
| vtsaogames | 25 May 2016 12:15 p.m. PST |
I don't know about a commander, but he was a mighty fighter and was repulsed by Andrew Jackson's Indian policies, so mark him down for a decent guy. My vote for best land CO is Moltke, though Scott was pretty good in Mexico. |
| rhacelt | 26 May 2016 5:27 a.m. PST |
What about Gordon, Chinese Gordon that is. |
| Mad Guru | 27 May 2016 1:52 a.m. PST |
I'm with Rapier Miniatures: Bobs. |
| John the Greater | 27 May 2016 11:06 a.m. PST |
Scott is on my list. Also San Martín and Bolivar. Luís Alves de Lima e Silva, Duke of Caxias is certainly one of my favorites. Not too well-known, alas. |
| Royal Marine | 29 May 2016 5:33 p.m. PST |
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 chicklewis | 31 May 2016 10:01 p.m. PST |
I'll go with Garibaldi as well. If you haven't ever read his bio, do yourself a treat and order a used copy today. They sell for only a penny over the price of shipping. It will knock your socks off ! |
| WillieB | 01 Jun 2016 4:15 a.m. PST |
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| alan L | 03 Jun 2016 10:55 a.m. PST |
General William Lockhart on the NW Frontier, but perhaps I am biased. |
