Mercenarius
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As the title says, which military generals had the chance to leave their mark in history if their fates were different?
As the title says, which military generals had the chance to leave their mark in history if their fates were different?
As the title says, which military generals had the chance to leave their mark in history if their fates were different?
Titus Labienus was up their with Caesar in military talent-if his career wasn't interrupted by the civil war, he might be able to expect a pro-consulship of his own and some military fame.
I suspect Jomini would probably be there too. I tend to think any attempt to reduce war to a couple of principles (if not outright mathematics and geometry) might have worked well in the 18th century, but not so much against a Napoleon or any of his military offspring. (Certainly his methods didn't work too well for US generals during the Civil War).
He wasn't quite up there with Caesar, and had more expertise in commanding cavalry, but I'd sure rate him as being higher than Pompey.
Duke of Reichstatt - aka Nappy II - would have inherited his fathers genius and have led the Austrian Armies to victory in the 1866 war.