Portrait of great generals in world history

Portraits of 10 military genius generals who have changed the world order. Please consult the list of the best generals in the world that Khoahoc.tv has summarized below.

War is part of history. Many people consider it a disaster to cause death, but the war is also the birthplace of heroes - commanding generals that change the world.

Learn and explore the life of some illustrious generals in history.

Alexander the Great

Most of us know that, in 12 years of reigning our kingdom, Alexander the Great (356-323 BC) led the Macedonian empire (336 - 323 BC), conquering almost the entire world territory. at that time.

The greatness of Alexander manifests right from his birth. The Macedonian emperor cried out on Friday in June, exactly when the temple of Artemis in Ephesus burned down. Many legends say that he is the son of a snake god and the ancient prophets prophesied, he will have a "desperate" future .

From a young age, Alexander was famous for the courage of a master.

The truth has proved the truth of that prophecy. During his reign, Alexander the Great frequently led his army to conquer and almost won the war, most prominently the campaign to conquer the Persian Empire - the first campaign of the 20-year-old emperor's life. .

Portrait of Alexander leading Persian conquering troops to be embroidered on a carpet.

The most visible battle of Alexander's military talent was the Gaugamela battle that took place in 331 BC when he engaged the Achaemenes emperor Darius III - who was then ruling Persia.

According to ancient historical sources, it is estimated that more than 40,000 Macedonian troops defeated thousands of Persian troops. During the battle, Alexander observed very well, realizing the mistakes of the Persian army to adjust the tactics of attack. Eventually, Alexander forced the enemy marshal Darius III to flee, the army was defeated, scattered.

Alexander's sculpture of the great victory over Gaugamela.

After the battle, Alexander's army lost only a few hundred people, compared with nearly 50,000 troops of Persians. Only three years after the Battle of Gaugamela, Alexander united Persia.

Genghis Khan

Among Asian heroes, Genghis Khan (1162-1227) is considered to have the greatest aggression and talent. Under his reign, from the unification of the Mongol tribes, he brought his country to expand its territory from Asia to Europe.

Portrait of majestic Genghis Khan, imposing.

His military talents are highly appreciated by researchers. Genghis Khan organized his army into groups of 10 (cross households, households, households, ten thousand households) and mainly light cavalry who were very good at archery. This organization allowed his army to attack massively, easily encircling and leading enemies into ambush areas.

On the other hand, Genghis Khan is also a master of psychological war art. Before attacking enemy strongholds, he often announced the threat of panic, if the enemy did not accept him, he would let the attacker destroy the whole city. However, he often deliberately released some survivors to spread fear to the next stronghold.

The light cavalry of Genghis Khan is superior to the slow, heavy European cavalry

The military philosophy that Genghis Khan's whole life follows is how to defeat the fastest enemy, the least damage due to the psychological battle and the strength and flexibility of the cavalry.

Genghis Khan is a master of psychological war art.

In particular, in battles, even if the opponent flees, Genghis Khan will not let go. He ordered his army to chase and kill until it was certain the enemy was dead.

Napoleon

It is not wrong that many people consider modern times to be the period of the French emperor Napoleon (1769-1821) . The whole world was terrified, admiring him for military talent and the ability to lead the genius.

Napoleon was called a god of war because he created lightning victories with unpredictable use of soldiers. And ideally, it is probably extraordinary things that no general would dare to do.

Napoleon Emperor.

One of Napoleon's victories in his talent was the Battle of the Three Emperors - Austerlitz in 1805. The reason for this name was because of the scale of the great battle, involving three emperors. of European powers: Napoleon of France, Franz II of Austria and Russian Tsar Alexander I.

Napoleon and his marshals are discussing enemy tactics

Along with talented marshals like Lannes, Ney, Davout, Murat . Napoleon successfully commanded 73,000 French troops, winning over 80,000 Austrian-Russian allied troops in 1805.

Many documents recorded that Napoleon personally fought the battle to determine the situation, judged the enemy's intentions and quietly ordered the artillery, increased the firepower to occupy the points, good support for the battle. He also made good use of the terrain, for the cannons to enter the ice lake and drown thousands of enemy troops in the cold.

Hanibal Barca (247-183)

Hanibal Barca - who has resounding victories weakens the Roman empire.

This legendary general with less and weaker forces than the Rome empire but conducted unprecedented operations from Cathegne (Spain today) hit Rome directly, with resounding victories. weak at the root of the Roman empire.

Julius Cesar (100 - 44)

Julius Cesar - who conquered almost all of Europe at that time.

The total fortune of the Roman Empire, who conquered almost all of Europe at that time, occupied both Egypt and Babylon. Those are the three famous generals for the ancient times.

Hung Dao Vuong Tran Quoc Tuan (1228 - 1300)

Hung Dao Dai Vuong - Tran Quoc Tuan.

People are often called Tran Hung Dao, a famous Vietnamese national hero who defeated the invincible army of the descendants of Genghis Khan.

These are two prominent and typical generals for the medieval period.

Oliver Cromwell (1599 - 1658)

Oliver Cromwell is a British general.

As the British general, famous in history with the iron-clad army defeated Stewart's royal army during the seventeenth-century British bourgeois revolution, beheaded King Charles I (1649), then became Bao. Public Households, Britain's total talents.

Mikhaiin Cutudop (1745 -1813)

Mikhaiin Cutudop - who stopped Napoleon's invasion of Russia.

The Russian general, who defeated Napoleon intercepted Napoleon's invasion of Russia (1812), then led the Austrian-Prussian joint forces to attack Paris to overthrow Napoleon's dominance. Along with Suvurop, he was historically honored as the master of the art of mountain crossing.

George Zukop (1896 - 1974)

George Zukop - who won the gold table for strategic direction.

Among many famous generals during World War II, Marshal GK Zhukov was ranked first in terms of the number of large and large-scale victories, taking the gold table for talent in directing campaigns and strategies.

Vo Nguyen Giap

The late General Vo Nguyen Giap (November 19, 2013) was named the No. 1 master of guerrilla warfare. Foreign media and newspapers called him "Napoleon of Vietnam".

Not going through a regular military school, but Vo Nguyen Giap became the first " 5-star general " of Vietnam when he was only 37 years old.

Portrait of the late General Vo Nguyen Giap - hero of the Vietnamese nation.

The difference of General Giap is that there are hardly any generals in the world who can do it, it is the respect and respect of the defeated generals at his hands. General De Castries lost to General Giap in the Dien Bien Phu campaign had to admit: 'I am honored to be a rival of General Giap, to be a direct victor of a talented person like General Giap. I admire and admire him. '

During the meeting with former US Secretary of Defense - Robert McNamara in 1997, General Chester Cooper of the United States expressed his admiration for the late General of Vietnam: 'Sir, I admire you 20 years ago. I'm still admiring . ' And even a former US soldier who fought in Vietnam, James G.Zumwalt, had to say: 'I can only say that he is the greatest general to belong to the greatest generation of Vietnam. '.

General Vo Nguyen Giap - master of guerrilla warfare in the world

With his strategy, he successfully led the Crazy Bien Phu campaign, destroying the 'impregnable fortress' of France, organizing the legendary Ho Chi Minh campaign, officially regaining independence for the people. our clan.

Also from here, the nickname 'Napoleon of Vietnam' began to appear. The reason why so many people call him is because Giap's army has many similarities with the French emperor.

He commanded seemingly incomprehensible campaigns, making decisions that perhaps no general would dare to perform. In particular, General Giap is very good at organizing and arranging guerrilla battles to get a lot of enemies.

Typically in the Dien Bien Phu campaign in 1954, right next to the shooting time, he ordered to withdraw all troops, artillery out of position, back to the point of attack, changing from 'fast beat fast' to 'hit hard. , make sure '.

General Giap and the leaders agreed on the plan to attack Dien Bien Phu in 1954

During the anti-American resistance war, the late General ordered the opening of the Ho Chi Minh trail - the vital, vital road and brought about to the global victory for our people.