Saturday, February 28, 2015

How many generals in the history of mankind fought over a hundred battles and did not lose even a single one? Name them.

I'm not sure this question can be answered, since many of
the greatest undefeated commanders lived in ancient times when there was no true
documentation of events. However, I have included a list of generals who were never
defeated in battle.


  • Alexander the
    Great
    . Considered by many the greatest commander of all time, Alexander
    (356 B. C.-323 B. C.) won dozens of battles, but whether he won more than 100 is
    unknown.

  • Sargon the Great.
    Akkadian emperor (2200-2300 B. C.)

  • Yue
    Fei
    . General (1103-1142) of the Southern Song Dynasty(1127-1279), was
    undefeated in as many as 80 battles.

  • Bai
    Qi
    . Qin general (died 257 B. C.) whose armies killed more than a million
    soldiers, earning him the nickname "Human Butcher." He captured at least 70 cities
    during his 30 years in command.

  • John II
    Komnenos
    .  Byzantine emperor (1087-1143) who regained many lands lost to
    the Turks during his 25 year reign.

Undefeated
generals of modern times include Shaka Zulu (19th century
Africa); 1st Duke of Marlborough (17th-18th century
British); Louis Nicolas Davout (Napoleon's only
unbeaten marshal); Alexander Suvorov (Russian
field-marshal); and Fedor Ushakov (18th century Russian
naval commander, undefeated in more than 40 naval battles).

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